Gas Mask for Baby (Jun, 1939)
Filed under: Scary, War — @ 4:45 pm
Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1939
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Tags: chemical warfare
Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1939
| Buy on Ebay
Tags: chemical warfare
Devise Gas Mask for Baby
Designed for children under two years of age, the gas mask shown at right was developed by the British Government as part of its precautions against air raids. The helmet is slipped over the infant’s head and shoulders and strapped firmly around its chest so that the headpiece is sealed from the air. A small bellows, operated by the mothers hand as shown, supplies air to the helmet. The air is chemically purified of all poisonous gases before reaching the child.
Give the terrorists a little freer hand, and there might be quite a market for theese.
Beets the hell out of duct tape and plastic sheeting.
Comment by Quin Ryan — January 14, 2006 @ 3:58 pm
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