Antique Gas Mask? USRC Found under a garage that was torn down

[countryqt]

Found this today under a garage that we tore down
Marked USRC Dec 4

 

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[NOLA_Ken]

That is what's left of a WW1 U.S gas mask. It's in pretty rough shape though. U.S.R.C was a designation for ships, "United States Revenue Cutter" They were combined eventually with the Coast Guard. I don't know much about them other than as I remember their primary job was to patrol coastal waters for smugglers. They may have served in some capacity in Europe during the war patrolling the English channel maybe?

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I got to thinking about the USRC stamp and thinking about it now I'm going to say it stands for United States Rubber Company. I don't know what got me thinking of the Revenue Cutters......