Gas Masks Demonstrated AKA French Gas Mask (1914-1918)

France. World War One; technology; chemical warfare; poison gas. French gas masks demonstrated. Opens with CU French soldier wearing gas mask; with beret on top; and bag hanging round his neck--sorta looks like bandages covering his face; with safety goggles attached--he looks like horror movie villain. Next; a man wearing a gas mask; with tank on his back; is pulling a wire from the tank like he’s pumping it; while with other hand he holds a long thin spray thing; like an exterminator; or pesticide sprayer since he’s outdoors .. this man also wears a Red Cross patch on his arm; which makes it really strange but I imagine he’s just demonstrating the mask. Nice view; looking down on pine trees. Next CU & pan down row of men in gas masks standing in front of trees: guy in mask; helmet; with tube from tank in front to his mouth; another guy breathing in oxygen; 3rd is holding a big tube shaped oxygen tank up to his mouth; then a guy in a gas mask is gesturing; as if he’s talking to someone. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.