![]() ![]() The box is intact but very fragile with some light marks/scratches. TRAFFX06 LEJJX4/11 SCEJX3/13ĬONDITION: 7+ (Very Fine+): The mask is in great shape with some small areas of light wear, mostly around rim of filter. Now the threat of a chemical attack seemed very real. For the first time in the war an attack had taken place on American soil. It all came about during WW2, a month after the Pearl Harbour attack. ITEM NOTES: This is from a Great Britain collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. The Disney Mickey Mouse Gas Mask is a strange entry in the long and successful cannon of Disney themed merchandise. MK III on base LOT 82 and two stamps under flap on mask WENDY SEWARD ANDERSON written on bottom of box. MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Mask: rubber with metal and plastic lenses, elasticized straps, metal filter box cardboard, cotton laces.ĪTTACHMENT: Mask: head straps with clips box: laces. SIZE: Mask: approximately 9" in height and 5-1/4" in width box: approximately 4-3/4" in height and 4-1/2" in width and 6-1/4" in depth. It is to be returned to the local authority in whose area the possessor may be at any time, either on request or when no longer required." The mask has been stuffed with foam padding for the sake of photography only. Any person who has it in his possession is responsible in law for using care to keep it in good condition. The box reads: "This special respirator for a small child is government property. It is the British version of the American "Mickey Mouse" child's gas mask, although it looks a bit more like Kilroy than any other character. Fire Fighting & Rescue Headwear, Uniforms, Gear, Groupings, & Related Artifacts & CollectiblesĪRTIFACT: This is an extremely rare World War II English Home Defense child's gas mask accompanied by its original box. (Examples of bad WW2 masks Volks Civilian Respirator, Gp-2 Civilian Respirator, British Mickey mouse gas mask.) All Soviet filters have asbestos in the particulate layer and finally, Soviet PBF masks that have had the filters in for years without being used probably have asbestos leaked inside the mask itself.Fire Fighting & Rescue Insignia, Ribbons, & Miscellaneous Artifacts & Collectibles.Fire Fighting & Rescue Books, Paper, & Photographs.Fire Fighting & Rescue Related Artifacts & Collectibles.Police & Law Enforcement Artifacts & Collectibles.Babies were too small to wear the gas masks. Military Police, Fire, & Law Enforcement Badges Special gas masks were distributed for children and they tried to make them look like Mickey Mouse faces so they wouldnt be too frightening.Federal Police, Fire, & Law Enforcement Agency Badges.Great Britain and Commonwealth Militaria.Dawn of Time to Before the American Revolutionary War.
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