Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Personal scrubbers

[ToolRoomTrustee@aol.com]

The Momsen lung was a US Navy device invented/designed by an officer
named "Swede" Momsen, likely in 20s or 30s.
Draeger is name I think went with these german tubes, now I recall
"potash" being mentioned  with them.
Larry Murray

In a message dated 9/8/2002 11:21:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time, coalbunny@vcn.com writes:
> A Munson (sp?) Lung.
> Carl
> ToolRoomTrustee@aol.com wrote:
> > I recall reading about WWII U-boats that carried individual scrubbers.
> > That was a tube that had a CO2 absorbing chemical.  One end put in
> > mouth  to breath through.  Somewhere else I read they came with a clamp to
> > pinch
> > nostrils shut.
> > Larry Murray