Model 1917 U.S. Infantry Fencing Mask

Title: Model 1917 U.S. Infantry Fencing Mask
Subject: Military Fencing—USA; Protective Equipment—Masks
Description: Padded fencing mask manufactured by Hamblin & Russell Mfg. Co. of Worcester, Massachusetts for use by the U.S. military. Mesh extends to behind the ears and crown of the head. Soft leather-lined padding along the top and cheeks and a quilted canvas bib. Tongue is attached with a coiled spring. Two buckled leather straps (one attaching to both sides of the bib below of the jaw and the other from below the ears) tighten the mask into place and hook on to the tongue.
Creator: Hamblin & Russell Mfg. Co.
Publisher: Fencing Arms & Artifacts
Date: 1917
Temporal Coverage: 1910s
Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0
Extent: Steel, wire mesh, canvas, cotton batting, leather, brass. Total: height 46cm, width 25.5cm, depth 28cm. Face mesh circumference: width 52cm (ear to ear), height 61cm (chin to tongue). Mesh openings: 5mm (mesh), 2cm (bars). Bib height: 13cm (chin to sternum). Tongue: 14cm long. Weight: 1786g.
Type: Fencing mask
Identifier: 2020.07.001
Provenance: Loaned for digitization by an anonymous patron; Digitized by Benjamin Bowles; Cataloged by Benjamin Bowles