Charlene Cole
Sandy Creek/Lacona Historian
Historian's Corner
October 31, 2018
This photo is of Jacob Maas.
The history of protective masks dates back to the sixteenth century when Leonardo DaVinci designed a toxic powder and suggested that a fine cloth dipped in water could protect sailors.
When the United States entered World War 1 in 1917, the German High Command and the Allies used five kinds of poisonous gases and more than 30 percent, or 70, 552, of the Americans wounded in World War 1 were gas casualties. Gas warfare pushed the development of protective masks from Great Britain's initial use of a piece of cloth tied over the face to those with more sophisticated construction and chemical absorbents. The horrors of World War 1 gas warfare increased precautions during World War II.
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Charlene Cole
Sandy Creek/Lacona Historian
1992 Harwood Drive
Sandy Creek, NY 13145
315-387-5456 x7
Office hours: Friday 9am to 2pm
www.sandycreeknyhistory.com
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