Transparent Face Mask (Mar, 1940)
Transparent Face Mask
Slipped over the head, a bag of cellulose tissue designed for use in skiing and other outdoor sports offers protection for the face without interfering with vision. The transparent mask can also be used as a shower cap, an apron, a tray cover, and a turban, the makers say.





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Where the “This is Not a Toy” Message First Came From…
No, seriously. All you need is “yellow and blue make green and turn you blue” in the instructions and they would be complete.
Enjoy.
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Trackback by Needcoffee.com — November 7, 2006 @ 11:15 pm
Breathing is non-essential.
Comment by Anne — April 8, 2008 @ 1:54 pm
Maybe our litigious society isn’t that bad after all.
Comment by Richard Chapman — April 16, 2008 @ 12:41 pm
LOL@this
Apparently the designer didn’t take the human need of oxygen into account when he made this.
Comment by huh — July 14, 2008 @ 5:25 am
I want to see the turban!
Comment by TimeFlies — January 9, 2009 @ 12:56 pm
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