World War 2 British Gas Alarm Rattle. The wooden gas rattle was adopted to alert soldiers in the trenches of an impending gas attack. During the war they were also standard equipment of the 'Air Raid Precaution' (ARP). Nice original rattle in good used condition!

This item originates from the collection of the recently closed Eyewitness Museum and was in display in the diorama in the last picture!