Thanks to his cheerfulness, energy, and bravery, Mickey can coordinate all the members and solve any problem. His pet dog, Pluto, is always by his side and ready to give a helping hand. As you know by now, Mickey is the host of the Clubhouse and the leader of the group. The 45th Infantry Division Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has a production specimen on permanent display with other gas masks in the combat support area of the museum. Theres nothing they enjoy more than to work together and solve any puzzle. The US Army Chemical Museum at Fort McClellan, Alabama, has a hand-made prototype. …Very few of the Mickey Mouse gas masks survived. Unlike many WW2 collectibles, you won’t likely see any of these masks for sale on Ebay. It became an old idea whose time had passed. When the war ended, further desire for the mask vanished. These Gas masks are not functioning respirators. Adjustable nylon straps and metal buckles secure to the wearer head.
Mickey Mouse Gas Masks were distributed to senior officials and others during the war as keepsakes. Latex masks sculpted and molded to look authentic gas masks and parts. …Thankfully, no chemical attacks occurred in the United States. Of course, celebrity endorsements helped, as usual! Here’s Charlie McCarthy getting his own Mickey Mask. In fact, production had to be curtailed early due to the vast quantity produced. Overall, production of the Noncombatant Gas Masks (and in fact, all gas masks) was one of the most successful production programs of the war. The Sun Rubber Company produced approximately 1,000 Mickey Mouse gas masks and earned an Army-Navy ‘E’ for excellence in wartime production in 1944. …The Mickey Mouse Gas Mask was produced as part of the war production program. In tests, with proper coaching and good salesmanship by the leader, young children could be induced to wear the gas mask for extended periods. Ultimately, the Office of Civil Defense bought the M2 Noncombatant Gas Mask for small children to protect them from chemical agents. …The Mickey Mouse Gas Mask was designed for small children in a valiant attempt to give them something that would work and still be fun. This red and blue mask was for a two to five year old child. This would reduce the fear associated with wearing a gas mask and hopefully, improve their wear time and, hence, survivability. The mask was designed so children would carry it and wear it as part of a game. Other comic book character designs were to follow, depending on the success of the Mickey Mouse mask. Porter, Chief of the Chemical Warfare Service.Īfter approval of the CWS, Sun Rubber Products Company produced sample masks for review. This design of the Mickey Mouse Gas Mask for children was presented to Major General William N. Smith, Jr., the owner of the Sun Rubber Company, and his designer, Dietrich Rempel, with Walt Disney’s approval introduced a protective mask for children. On January 7th, 1942, one month after Pearl Harbor, T.W.
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