![]() ![]() The seller is “mikaeloverby” and is located in Fetsund. This item is in the category “Business & Industrial\Facility Maintenance & Safety\Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)\Masks & Respirators\Other Masks & Respirators”. The item “Rare authentic UK Mickey Mouse kids gas mask ww2 with complete kit” is in sale since Wednesday, November 6, 2019. Paper, instructions, mask and box are in the one of the finest shapes you can find and is a valuable historical piece from ww2. UK used blue asbestos in their mask, also activated charcoal and this mask contains it. This is a non used gasmask with intact filter. Later they also called it Mickey Mouse, but it never made sense and not even today because there is non Mickey Mouse look at the mask. UK designed their mask with sharp colors so it looked more friendly. As you can see it was very restricting around the face. The story for the US mask was to make kids want to wear it because it’s Mickey Mouse and not a scary respirator. The Mickey Mouse gas mask was designed by Walt Disney in the 1940s especially for British children to try to take away the fear of wearing them. On December September 3rd, 1939, Britain declared war, along with France, Australia and New Zealand, on Nazi Germany. The Mickey Mouse Gas Mask with a cloth carry pouch made by The Sun Rubber Company with the approval of Walt Disney, 1942. The name comes from the American Mickey Mouse who was actually designed by Walt Disney. The Mickey Mouse Gas Mask Used in Name and Design During WWII. It’s made for children use and were for kids in UK. This is a real complete Mickey Mouse gasmask from ww2/wwII. Rare authentic UK Mickey Mouse kids gas mask ww2 with complete kit December 1, 2019 Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom.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. The item “Rare authentic UK Mickey Mouse kids gas mask ww2 with complete kit” is in sale since Tuesday, October 19, 2021. ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare World War II English Home Defense child's gas mask accompanied by its original box. The story for the US mask was to make kids want to wear it because it’s Mickey Mouse and not a scary respirator. The name comes from the American Mickey Mouse who was actually designed by Walt Disney. ![]()
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