Fun with Baby :-))

I did a double-take when I saw this contraption in a vintage shop in Bognor Regis. Thankfully, the "baby" turned out to be a realistic looking doll.

During WWII, babies had special gas-respirators like this one. When all the flaps were folded in place and the straps fastened the baby was totally enclosed. Filtered air was then pumped in by hand.

Leo W, Xata, Jean Paul Capdeville, Colin Ashcroft and 23 other people have particularly liked this photo

45 comments - The latest ones

Joe, Son of the Rock ^club

A great novelty pic, John! Have a great weekend. All the best, Joe

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Joe, Son of the Rock ^club

Thank you so much Joe..........glad you enjoyed this strange find!

5 weeks ago.

Anton Cruz Carro ^club

An intriguing and shocking photograph that cannot be indifferent to anyone's eyes. Contrast the protection of our babies in the past with the unflattering future that awaits those of today. Warm greetings, Anton.

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Anton Cruz Carro ^club

Thanks for your well thought out comments Anton................it's good of you to drop by!

5 weeks ago.

Annemarie ^club

this is impressive Keith

nevermore!!!!!!!!

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thank you so much Annemarie.

5 weeks ago.

Annemarie ^club

Happy Spring and Eastertime!

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

.............and the same to you Annemarie.

5 weeks ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Stunning work Keith.

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you very much Jaap..........glad you like it.

5 weeks ago.

Amelia ^club

I don't suppose this was ever used - thank goodness. I remember my pink Micky Mouse gas mask. Horrible thing it was, and only used a couple of times in practice sessions, which I don't remember.

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Amelia ^club

I've never seen one in real life before, just in pictures and at first glance it looked so realistic with the toy baby..!!

5 weeks ago.

Stephan Fey ^club

Ha, ha, this is awesome!

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Stephan Fey ^club

Glad you like it Stephan........thank you.

5 weeks ago.

MaggsMep ^club

Great find, well captured and Bugger Bognor as George V may or may not have said !!

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to MaggsMep ^club

Glad you like it Maggie and thanks for dropping by. Those would normally be my thoughts about Bognor as well, I don't like the town, but the beach is lovely.

5 weeks ago.

Jean-luc Drouin ^club

C'est peut-être ce qui nous attend, si les Ukrainiens ne tiennent pas... ;-(((

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Jean-luc Drouin ^club

That's a touch pessimistic Jean-luc...............but who knows!

I don't know it you've seen the news about the terrorist attack in Moscow, which ISIS has claimed it carried out (and their claim seems to have been confirmed by US intelligence), but the FSB are already claiming that the terrorists were backed by Ukraine!

5 weeks ago.

trester88 ^club has replied to Jean-luc Drouin ^club

Oder wenn Macron Truppen in die Ukraine schickt und sich Putin mit einer Rakete auf Paris bedankt.

5 weeks ago.

Günter Klaus ^club

Wow,was hast du da wieder entdeckt lieber Keith,unbedingt muss ich da nicht unter dieser Maske sein,deine Entdeckung hast du wieder toll gezeigt und danke auch für die Info dazu :))

Wünsche noch ein schönes Wochenende,liebe Grüße Güni :))

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Günter Klaus ^club

Glad you like my discovery Güni, even if it is a bit strange! Thanks for your lovely comments and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

5 weeks ago.

aNNa schramm ^club

Grrrrrrrrrrrr - horrible - a terrible thing... I can remember gas masks during the war!!!!!!! I couldn't breathe with it as a child

5 weeks ago. Edited 5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to aNNa schramm ^club

I'm sorry if I have brought up some bad memories for you aNNa :-(

5 weeks ago.

Gudrun ^club

Goodness, the baby looks realistic! What a find, though quite frightening.

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

It does at first glance.........and I doubt a real baby would like it at all..!!

5 weeks ago.

TOZ ^club

A bit scary Keith great find.
Have a good weekend.
TOZ

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to TOZ ^club

Just a little bit TOZ................thanks for commenting.

5 weeks ago.

Mikus ^club

Skurril. Praktisch im Alltag ;-))) Vielleicht als Taucherglocke.

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Mikus ^club

Ha,ha...........thanks Mikus.

5 weeks ago.

Typo93 ^club

A bit surreal!

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Typo93 ^club

Just a touch Typo...............it caught me by surprise!

5 weeks ago.

Ulrich John ^club

!!!

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Indeed..!!

5 weeks ago.

trester88 ^club

Im Kleinbild sah es aus wie ein Taucherhelm. Zum Glück ist nur eine Puppe darin.
Eine interessante Entdeckung, gut präsentiert, Keith!

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to trester88 ^club

Thanks very much Wilhelm...........glad you like it, even if it is a bit weird!

5 weeks ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

diepzee baby Keith lollig

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Fred Fouarge ^club

:-)))

4 weeks ago.

Don Sutherland ^club

Wonderful photo.

5 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Don Sutherland ^club

Many thanks Don.

4 weeks ago.

Diane Putnam ^club

My eyes bugged out a little bit when I saw this! Haha - what a great find, and you've caught it in such great light/shadow. That makes it all the creepier!

4 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Diane Putnam ^club

Ha, ha..........mine too Diane :-)))..Glad you like the photo though........many thanks!

4 weeks ago.

Colin Ashcroft ^club

What a shock!

4 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Colin Ashcroft ^club

Ha, ha...........indeed..!!

4 weeks ago.

Jean Paul Capdeville ^club

J'étais persuadé que ce Bébé était un vrai. L'effet photographique est saisissant.

4 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Jean Paul Capdeville ^club

Ha, ha.............at first I was too.........it really caught me by surprise. Glad you like the photo......and thanks very much.

4 weeks ago.

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