Comments on: Seventy-two gas masks http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seventy-two-gas-masks Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:08:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Airminded · New horrors of air attack http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-162707 Airminded · New horrors of air attack Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:17:10 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-162707 [...] of a photo published in Poison Gas (London: Union of Democratic Control, 1935) which I reproduced here (I think it was taken at the same exercise as the top photograph). The Tokyo exercise predates the [...] [...] of a photo published in Poison Gas (London: Union of Democratic Control, 1935) which I reproduced here (I think it was taken at the same exercise as the top photograph). The Tokyo exercise predates the [...]

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-122520 Brett Holman Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:33:13 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-122520 I'm not sure what you mean by 'far more common chemicals than chlorine or mustard gas', as these were two of the most used gases in WWI. (The other one would be phosgene.) The masks protected against breathing in gases such as chlorine and phosgene, but not against contact, and that was how mustard gas did its damage. Interesting what you say about fur being less effective protection than human skin, but then the latter was no protection against mustard gas. I'm not sure what you mean by 'far more common chemicals than chlorine or mustard gas', as these were two of the most used gases in WWI. (The other one would be phosgene.) The masks protected against breathing in gases such as chlorine and phosgene, but not against contact, and that was how mustard gas did its damage.

Interesting what you say about fur being less effective protection than human skin, but then the latter was no protection against mustard gas.

]]> By: Ray http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-121530 Ray Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:53:04 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-121530 well there were far more common chemicals than chlorine or mustard gas. so the masks did protect "humans" to a certain degree. horses or other fur animals would not have this advantage , because of there fur witch does not have as much oil on the outside like our human skin does , in witch our skin creates a seal. but the testing of the cow hide is not totally effective against radiation but may and is probably safer than the gas masks are against mustard gas and chlorine well there were far more common chemicals than chlorine or mustard gas. so the masks did protect "humans" to a certain degree. horses or other fur animals would not have this advantage , because of there fur witch does not have as much oil on the outside like our human skin does , in witch our skin creates a seal. but the testing of the cow hide is not totally effective against radiation but may and is probably safer than the gas masks are against mustard gas and chlorine

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-118877 Brett Holman Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:29:06 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-118877 And a version of the baby 'gas bag' appears in the <em>Daily Mirror</em>, 15 May 1935, 7. The caption is: <blockquote>A child inside a special gas-protection bag, and its parents fitted with gas-masks, during an anti-gas demonstration in Paris.</blockquote> And a version of the baby 'gas bag' appears in the Daily Mirror, 15 May 1935, 7. The caption is:

A child inside a special gas-protection bag, and its parents fitted with gas-masks, during an anti-gas demonstration in Paris.

]]> By: J Ptak http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-115089 J Ptak Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:40:48 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-115089 Excellent--thanks. Excellent--thanks.

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-115088 Brett Holman Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:04:32 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-115088 I can now provide some context for the top two photos (which are actually two halves of the same photo). A differently-cropped version appears in the <em>News Chronicle</em>, 22 May 1935, with the following caption: <blockquote>FASHIONS -- OF WAR! A few of the 750 Red Cross V.A.D's., many of them business girls, who are receiving anti-gas instruction at Northwood Park, Sparsholt, near Winchester, wearing their gas masks</blockquote> I can now provide some context for the top two photos (which are actually two halves of the same photo). A differently-cropped version appears in the News Chronicle, 22 May 1935, with the following caption:

FASHIONS -- OF WAR! A few of the 750 Red Cross V.A.D's., many of them business girls, who are receiving anti-gas instruction at Northwood Park, Sparsholt, near Winchester, wearing their gas masks

]]> By: rayner http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-108225 rayner Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:35:13 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-108225 YES. YES.

]]> By: jose http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-97208 jose Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:09:12 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-97208 dats dope the people are all deep redy to go bombming even the horses r 2 dats dope the people are all deep redy to go bombming even the horses r 2

]]> By: lozzie http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-96178 lozzie Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:34:20 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-96178 BLOOMING NORA BLOOMING NORA

]]> By: lozzie http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/comment-page-1/#comment-96177 lozzie Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:33:51 +0000 http://airminded.org/2007/10/12/seventy-two-gas-masks/#comment-96177 i love horses but putting something like that on them was just sad. mmmm........... :) i love horses but putting something like that on them was just sad.
mmmm........... :)

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