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A children’s gas mask shaped in the likeness of popular Disney cartoon
With the approval of Walt Disney himself, the Mickey Mouse gas mask was imagined in 1942. The small mask with its Mickey ears was meant to put children at ease in an emergency situation.
Behold, the Mickey Mouse gas mask from World War II
As it turns out, the man whose name has become synonymous with family entertainment designed a Mickey Mouse gas mask for children. Disney changed Hollywood forever Looking back, it's hard to imagine Hollywood without Walt Disney.
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The Mickey Mouse Gas Mask— Used in Name and Design During WWII The Mickey Mouse Gas Mask with a cloth carry pouch made by The Sun Rubber Company with the approval of Walt Disney, 1942 On December September 3rd, 1939, Britain declared war, along with France, Australia and New Zealand, on Nazi Germany.
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Walt Disney helped to design children's gas masks that looked like Mickey Mouse during World War II The child-friendly mask was designed to help children overcome the fear of wearing a.
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On Jan. 7th, 1942, a month after the Pearl Harbor Attacks, the owner of Sun Rubber Company, T.W. Smith Jr, along with his assistant, Dietrich Rempel, presented a sketch of a proposed "Mickey Mouse" gas mask to the Chief of Chemical Warfare Service, Major General William N. Porter. The mask was intended for children and was given the look of the famous "Mickey Mouse" character to make the mask.
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A Mickey Mouse gas mask was produced during WWII by the Sun Rubber Co. Walt Disney designed the masks. The Washington Post reported that the masks were meant to calm terrified children..
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But in 1942, T.W. Smith, Jr., owner of the Sun Rubber Company, and designer, Dietrich Rempel, created something to give children nightmares: the Mickey Mouse gas mask, as approved by Walt Disney. After presentation to Major General William N. Porter, Chief of the Chemical Warfare Service, 1,000 masks were made. No mask was ever used in wartime.
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Workers clearing out a house in Erdington, Birmingham, discovered the 82-year-old tin container, which held a child-sized gas mask and was decorated with jolly pictures of Disney's iconic.
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The Disney-designed gas mask is far from a company highlight. However, given the media giant's massive achievements, it's only fair it takes a relative loss once in a while. Still, the Walt.
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Walt Disney, center, shows off his studio's proposed design of the Mickey Mouse gas mask in January 1942 to Col. George Fisher, left, chief of the Civil Defense Division,Walt Disney,.
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On January 7th, 1942, one month after Pearl Harbor, T.W. Smith, Jr., the owner of the Sun Rubber Company, and his designer, Dietrich Rempel, with Walt Disney's approval introduced a protective.
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The Disney Mickey Mouse Gas Mask is a strange entry in the long and successful cannon of Disney themed merchandise. It all came about during WW2, a month after the Pearl Harbour attack. For the first time in the war an attack had taken place on American soil. Now the threat of a chemical attack seemed very real.
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When the world is at war there is nothing more important than the ability to innovate and give your side the edge in battle, but oftentimes these innovations.
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"The masks would cost $3.75 each and would be supplied in five sizes — one for babies, one for children 2 to 3 years of age, one for larger children, another for small adults and the 'universal adult mask.'" These masks were to be issued to United States people living in coastal areas more prone to attacks.