http://howtobearetronaut.com/2010/12/19th-century-rescue-masks/ Ever get the feeling you're living in the wrong time? Sat, 18 Jun 2025 16:32:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://howtobearetronaut.com/2010/12/19th-century-rescue-masks/#comment-39696 Larry Wed, 23 Feb 2025 07:06:04 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=9022#comment-39696 The one on the left reminds me of one I saw in the collection of the North Carolina State Museum of History. That one is based on a WWI German "pickelhaube" helmet. Since there was no provenance with it, we weren't sure just what it was for. (It's not on display, but if you're into this, you might ask them about it.) The one on the left reminds me of one I saw in the collection of the North Carolina State Museum of History. That one is based on a WWI German “pickelhaube” helmet. Since there was no provenance with it, we weren’t sure just what it was for. (It’s not on display, but if you’re into this, you might ask them about it.)

]]> http://howtobearetronaut.com/2010/12/19th-century-rescue-masks/#comment-24158 Amanda Uren Mon, 20 Dec 2025 16:10:04 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=9022#comment-24158 Dammit!! Almost everybody else on the net got there before me! Dammit!! Almost everybody else on the net got there before me!

]]> http://howtobearetronaut.com/2010/12/19th-century-rescue-masks/#comment-24157 Amanda Uren Mon, 20 Dec 2025 16:05:13 +0000 http://howtobearetronaut.com/?p=9022#comment-24157 Darth Vader and C3PO. The early years! Darth Vader and C3PO. The early years!

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