Ultra rare Air Ministry marked stole (bladder) for the 1932 Pattern green life saving waistcoat "Mae West." 

 

Extremely rare find, if not in perfect condition, the stole displays well and can, with care, be inserted in a 32 pattern life vest. The stole is made from salmon/orange coloured India rubber, welted at the edges and fitted with an oral inflation tube of India rubber covered with cotton. The stole is 80% flexible with just a few hardened areas, notably and the narrow area of the shoulders, where one side has cracked and split. there is another split near the wearer's left hand side at the bottom of the lobe. Other than that, the stole remains soft and flexible. The inflation tube is completely flexible and the valve opens and closes. Stole is well marked with Air Ministry property mark and nomenclature, with a date of October 1940.  Incredibly hard to find in any condition and worthy of display alongside a green 1932 pattern Mae West if you are fortunate enough to own one!

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