The Sun Rubber Company was a manufacturer of consumer goods that focused on educational and recreational toys, office specialties and custom-molded rubber items and surgical goods.
It was part of a discussion of manufacturing gas masks, including ones for children, for distribution to civilians in the United States.
Porter, Chief of Chemical Warfare at the War Department in Washington D.C. Smith, the owner and General Manager of The Sun Rubber Company of Ohio, to Major General William N. It looked nothing like Mickey Mouse but as it was explained in a note from the Disney London office: “The name was given to it by Wardens and others who had the job of fitting them on small children, and the name Mickey Mouse was used to alleviate the fears of any these tiny tots who might be frightened at the sight of a gas mask.” The Disney note was relayed by T.S. They also designed a gas mask specifically for children which quickly became known as a “Mickey Mouse” gas mask. The issuing of gas masks to every household in the country was a prudent act by the British government. It looked nothing like Mickey Mouse but was still referred as such to soothe the fear in children.
The design uses bright colors along with a floppy nose element that served only as a decorative devise to add character to the mask. (British Government issued child’s gas mask.
