![]() who assembled the masks and manufacture of the canister, the Ward Baking Co. who burned charcoal for the filter-canister, the American Can Co. Goodrich who manufactured the faceblanks with lenses, hoses, and inlet valves, the Day Chemical Co. Companies that worked on the production of parts for the mask include B.F. In under a month, just over 20,000 masks were produced with the remaining 5,000 to be produced soon afterwards. The mask that would be referred to as the Bureau of Mines Mask or the American Small Box Respirator (ASBR).ĭoctor William Chauncey Geer. Geer's goal was to reverse engineer the British Small Box Respirator to create an American made variant. As well as the Chairman of the Gas Defense Division of the War Service Committee, and the Chief Chemist for the B.F. William Chauncey Geer, a Cornell University Graduate of the class of 1905. With soldiers already on their way to France, work had to begin rapidly. Bliss commanded the surgeon general to immediately begin producing protective masks for the Army. On May 16, 1917, Acting Chief of Staff Tasker H. Of course, there was not much time for the Bureau of Mines to work on such a thing. Goodrich to design a standard gas mask for the US Army. This led to the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Mines and B.F. The United States' government wanted something domestically engineered, and manufactured. Instead the US Army had to rely on foreign manufactured and designed masks such as the French M2, British PH Helmet, British Small Box Respirator, and the French Appareil Respiratoire Tissot. 2.5 Instruction card and record-keeping tagĮntering into the First World War, the United States had no domestically manufactured gas mask to issue to soldiers.This mask is very difficult to find on the market, but its British look-a-like is a little more common. Both of the examples above have the marking "G C MK III" which could help prove they''re both from the UK. Further evidence helping this theory is the markings on the filters. Another theory of this black Mickey Mouse mask could be that it was an earlier variant of the British model, and that the black coloured face piece did not convince children how "fun" the gas mask could be, but rather scared them away. The mask has also been claimed to be called the "Minnie Mouse" mask. ![]() The markings on the filter and on the back of the mask near the right-side strap appear to be a "C" with an arrow pointing up in the middle. Mickey, wearing it, is actually attempting to frighten his nephews, by saying, "Booo-oo." One thinks "He''s a bear," while the more astute of them, proclaims, "Sonly ''Unca'' Mickey!” Local sources, and some collectors, including Johannes, have claimed it was Canadian, but it is very possible this mask was used in other countries as well. Actually, the illustration on the can addresses the fact that it is scary. Apparently, the idea of including Mickey was to make the whole concept of a gas mask seem more friendly. Made by the English tin toy manufacturer, Happy Knack. About This is a very rare Canadian Mickey Gas mask with the original and difficult to find Tin Litho Mickey Can.
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