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Asbestos in the collection of the Royal Armouries and the conservation of a First World War German gasmask |
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| Abstract: | In March 2015, in order to comply with Health and Safety Regulations, the Royal Armouries contracted an external company to carry out an asbestos audit. This article looks at what that audit entailed and also how a gasmask suspected of containing asbestos, was made safe in order to conserve and display it. |
| Keywords: | asbestos gas mask conservation first world war Royal Armouries |