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The Proto-men and The Development of Breathing Apparatus
Up until the 1920s the use of breathing apparatus was limited by the distance dictated by the length of tubing attached to a bellows...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Mar 10, 2023
3 min read
Where there is smoke, there's fire...
The Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus ‘Where there’s smoke, there’s fire’ may just be a mere adage to most, but the danger of smoke...
Museum of Fire Heritage Team
Nov 10, 2020
4 min read
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