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Actions	Black Rubber Face Mask Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberED.CS.2025.35.119 TitleBlack Rubber Face Mask DescriptionBlack rubber peadiatric face mask with metal mount at top where tubing would be attached. wide shape, moulded to fit over the nose and mouth. At the chin portion there is a stamp reading 'Rendell-Baker Soucek Mask, Made in England', and a small circle containing the number 1. There is a yellow circle at the tip of the nose section. The Rendell-Baker Soucek (RBS) Mask was introduced in 1961. Previously, such masks were scaled-down versions of adult masks, but the faces of infants and young children lack the prominent bones of adults. Ill-proportioned masks did not provide a good seal, and also left a space where carbon dioxide could build up. Numerous molds were made of the faces of intubated young patients, using a layer of elastic material, which was then covered with plaster. These impressions were then cast in “dental stone” to make the models on which the experimental masks could be shaped. Production placeLondon Production date 1961 Production periodTwentieth century Object nameMask, anaesthetic Object categoryMedical Equipment MaterialRubber, Metal Dimensions Prop Width: 7 cm Depth: 6 cm Height: 4.5 cm

Object numberED.CS.2025.35.119

TitleBlack Rubber Face Mask

DescriptionBlack rubber peadiatric face mask with metal mount at top where tubing would be attached. wide shape, moulded to fit over the nose and mouth. At the chin portion there is a stamp reading 'Rendell-Baker Soucek Mask, Made in England', and a small circle containing the number 1. There is a yellow circle at the tip of the nose section. The Rendell-Baker Soucek (RBS) Mask was introduced in 1961. Previously, such masks were scaled-down versions of adult masks, but the faces of infants and young children lack the prominent bones of adults. Ill-proportioned masks did not provide a good seal, and also left a space where carbon dioxide could build up. Numerous molds were made of the faces of intubated young patients, using a layer of elastic material, which was then covered with plaster. These impressions were then cast in “dental stone” to make the models on which the experimental masks could be shaped.

Production placeLondon

Production date 1961

Production periodTwentieth century

Object nameMask, anaesthetic

Object categoryMedical Equipment

MaterialRubber, Metal

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