Distressed Metal and Leather Catcher's Mask c.1920 Nautical Minor damage on the frame

Minor damage on the frame

Rare blue body and bellows

leather handle and brass locks

Stamped with the "Early Cincinnati Milacron (Mercedes) dates it 1958-1965

Wilkerson from Fort Knox

Distressed Metal and Leather Catcher's Mask c.1920 Nautical Minor damage on the frameABOUT This is an original vintage catcher's mask. The main body is metal with distressed thick leather padding. The padding is held onto the body of the mask by leather straps. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1920. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Metal, Leather. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 10 in. W 11. 5 in. D 4. 5 in. HISTORY Masks were more obviously a protective device. Probably the first one was invented by an