As war raged across Europe between 1939 and 1945 people were given gas masks to protect them from possible airborne gas attacks by the Germans. This gas mask has been passed down through the ...

More than 40 million gas masks were issued. In America there was a gas mask for children that looked like Mickey Mouse, with the character's nose and ears and even a picture of him on the gas filter.

But that has changed — now, everyday people are buying up his gas masks, hazmat suits, and even protective devices for pets. "Initially we thought it was going to be mostly preppers who are ...

triggered the government to issue gas masks to ordinary people as well as those in the military. By 1938, 35 million General Civilian Respirators had been distributed and were a familiar sight in ...