Gas mask drill at Glasgow primary school

Children in a primary school class are shown how to fit their gas masks in the event of an air raid.

Taken from the film ARP SCHOOLS (1940), which was made to show children how to cope in the event of an air raid. It was filmed at Knightswood Primary, Glasgow.

The clip is from The Scottish Screen Archive collection. For more information about this film and to view the full film online please follow this link http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=0031

The Scottish Screen Archive holds thousands of films and videos from Scotland's 20th-century history. The archive contains everything from home movies and advertisements to educational films and documentaries. There are films detailing technical processes and others showing the imagination and innovation of Scottish film-makers over the years. http://www.nls.uk/ssa/

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[Stg44Assault]

Awesome! I wish my school did this 8)

[Cqub3]

@DutchDukeMan nah the filters where safe back then but now the are old are dangerous

[CrazyDude862]

they did this in WW2 in Britan because Germany killed jews and other people that fled there and lots of gas and stuff was poured in the streets near schools and stuff

[CrazyDude862]

they did this in WW2 in Britan because Germany killed jews and other people that fled there and lots of gas and stuff was poured in the streets near schools and stuff so this is why people do this

[toxicgas226]

@DutchDukeMan lol idiot

[Southern661]

@hebneh He didn't clear the mask after donning.

[DutchDukeMan]

Poor kids were pumped full with asbestos

[peyton324]

he starts laughing lol

[hebneh]

Well, DID he make any mistakes? I watched carefully but wasn't able to see any - not that I know what a mistake would look like in this case.

[Arashieatssweets]

wouldnt the drill be to put on the gas mask rather than take them off, i own 6 gas masks :D

[Tdawg1978]

Only one lenses very cool.