Escape and evasion kit
One of a set of six escape and evasion wallets. The red plastic wallet has a black cross on both sides and the words “SYRIA LEBANON, JORDAN, ISREAL, LEBANON” printed on the front.
The contents of the escape and evasion pack include a small blue wallet containing a wire pacsaw and a small compass secured on a fabric lanyard. The wallet has the words “HALLAND’S WIRE PACSAW MADE IN ENGLAND”. The pack also contains three canvas maps of various parts of the Middle East along with a list of English phrases with their translations into various languages used in the Middle East. There is also a booklet that provides instructions when interacting with other cultures.
See ZBA9142-ZBA9146 for the five other wallets.
The contents of the escape and evasion pack include a small blue wallet containing a wire pacsaw and a small compass secured on a fabric lanyard. The wallet has the words “HALLAND’S WIRE PACSAW MADE IN ENGLAND”. The pack also contains three canvas maps of various parts of the Middle East along with a list of English phrases with their translations into various languages used in the Middle East. There is also a booklet that provides instructions when interacting with other cultures.
See ZBA9142-ZBA9146 for the five other wallets.
Object Details
| ID: | AAB0395 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Lifesaving and medical equipment |
| Type: | wallet, escape and evasion |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | Bristol |
| Events: | World War II, 1939-1945; Arab-Israeli conflict: Suez Crisis, 1956 |
| Date made: | After 1948 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 20 mm x 210 mm x 125 mm |
| Parts: | Escape and evasion kit |
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