How to Display Box Respirators

Here is a video on how to Display the Box Respirators of World War 1

[@JudeClem-s8v]

Very helpful tutorial thanks (by the way I was the redditor lol)

[@ZacharyCornes]

would you say its worth it to buy a original gm17?

[@baronsgasmasks]

@@ZacharyCornes Only if it's less than $600 tbh

[@ZacharyCornes]

@@baronsgasmasks yea thers one on ebay rn for like 640 pounds idk what that is in dollar but its definatly more

[@psychogopher7894]

Why would you make a video about conservation when you "don't care enough" because the masks are "already falling apart." The whole point of conservation is to slow down degradation so these historical items can be preserved into the future. Ripping the rubber out with an old T-shirt seems counterproductive to that end, no? Why not just wait until you have the proper materials, rather than cause damage.

[@baronsgasmasks]

@psychogopher7894 The "don't care enough" was more or less a joke. I care quite a lot about preserving these masks, this is just an example where I have not had the time to switch out the shirt with packing paper, I did not damage the mask by pulling the shirt out and more than it already was. The rubber and fabric on this mask are extremely pliable yet very gummy so it allows slightly less care, though I do usually treat these with the same care as any other World War 1 Era mask I happen to own. I am sorry if I came off as dismissive to the preservation of these masks, this video is meant to be informative.