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The Mickey Mouse gas mask first appeared early in 1940- they were designed for children to wear in the event of chemical weapons being used by Nazi Germany, and were an attempt to make the appearance of the masks more appealing to young children, who sometimes found conventional masks daunting or sinister-looking.
