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    Posted 7 years ago

    AnythingOb…
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    Here's another oddball thing that I acquired someplace years ago (presumably for cheap and because I thought it was cool?) which has otherwise now been laying around here ever since. It is a sturdy red fiberboard case with heavy duty riveted steel edges/hardware and a leather handle, which formerly held an "INDUSTRIAL GAS MASK" made by MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO.", a firm which apparently still remains in business today. It measures roughly 14" x 9" x 6.5". The gas mask itself is long gone, the only thing remaining inside are fiberboard dividers and the original usage/maintenance instructions card for the mask fastened to the inside of the lid. Its one likely unique feature is a small brass property tag (?) riveted to its top near the handle,which is stamped "IOWA P M A / 508 / MUSCATINE CO.". I have found online references suggesting this could date from the 1940's, but cannot confirm that...nor do I really have any idea what "IOWA PMA" is/was.

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    1. AnythingObscure AnythingObscure, 6 years ago
      My most gracious (if tardy) THANKS to fortapache, racer4four, gargoylecollector, lisa, officialfuel, and ho2cultcha for your <love it>s! :-) :-) :-)

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