They were also issued in metal carrying cases, and sometimes even in a leather carrying case lined with thin cardboard-like paper inside. The mask was issued to people in boxes which were strung and carried around the neck. The Contex container was a small aluminium filter anodised green and attached by means of fabric-tape. They are springs covered in some form of blue elastic material and are closed with a small metal clasp.ĭue to the fear of arsine gas being used against the British during the October 1939 arsine scare, Small Child Respirators were recalled and fitted with a 'Contex' container, a pre-filter which contained a layer of resin-impregnated merino wool to better protect against arsenical smokes than the former asbestos-wool mix. The straps on this mask are also quite bizarre, and are not present on other British respirators. The eyepieces of this mask are glass disks held in place by metal rings crimped onto the rubber. These two variants were produced alongside eachother and were both fitted with a blue 60mm container known also as the GC Mk. These respirators used a unique rubber mask created in both red natural rubber and the cheaper reclaimed black rubber mix. This was called a Mickey Mouse gas mask to make it sound less scary and was designed especially. In fact in the picture displayed on the right, it is on a foam child sized head. Learn interesting information about children in World War II.
Upon comparison to other masks it can be seen that is much smaller. The mask was issued in the late 1930s to 40s It was targeted at children of ages 2-5 who did not fit into the Baby Helmet Respirator and still did not have a head large enough to fit into a normal sized gas mask. They are only Canadian if they have the Canadian variant of the broad arrow printed onto the container and/or were produced by Canadian rubber companies, such as Dominion. However, it must be noted that black ones are not Canadian just because they're black. Secondly, Britain produced these in red and black, with some speculation about blue variants. Under no circumstance should this respirator be referred to as "Mickey Mouse" or "C2". Children were instructed to keep their masks with them at all times and were the key item of luggage for evacuees. The masks came in cardboard boxes, with a strap for carrying them on the shoulder. III, or colloquially, "Small Child Respirator". When Mickey Mouse Was Used to Get Children to Wear Gas Masks The use of chemical warfare during World War II made for creative solutions back on the homefront. During the Second World War, gas masks were issued to everyone, including children and babies, as a precaution against attack by gas bombs. Note that the respirator should be referred to as General Civilian Mk. Would be advisable not to use this article until a rewrite takes place. Disclaimer: This article contains a great deal of misinformation.
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