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Satyr sculpture

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Mask and hat for the Swedish band Ghost

I made the masks and hats for Ghost.

How to Select a Plague Doctor Mask

We currently offer thirteen different plague doctor masks, and I imagine it can be rather confusing for individuals interested in purchasing a mask to discern the subtle differences between them. I hope that this post clarifies these differences and serves as a guide for prospective buyers.

The masks can be sorted into several categories.

What is the main construction method? We make hand-stitched, machine-stitched, and riveted. Hand-stitching is the most labor-intensive, and is the most expensive. Machine stitching is the fastest to make, and is the least expensive. Riveting is in between.

What is the overall size and shape? We make masks with short beaks, long beaks, and for eyeglass wearers. This last one requires that the lenses be further away from the eyes than our regular masks, and so we make them only with the long beak so that the proportions are appealing.

The first graph shows these two criteria and the seven basic masks we make. For example, if you want a short beaked hand-stitched plague doctor mask than you should choose the Classic. If on the other hand you want a less expensive mask that will fit over eyeglasses, than you should select Jackdaw. All are made of top grain vegetable tanned leather. Five of them are made of 5-6 oz weight leather, but Jackdaw and Stiltzkin, are made of 2-3 oz leather as they are “rumpled” and require the thinner leather to achieve the folds.

In addition to these seven we make two other kinds of plague doctor masks: First are the half-masks which exclude the upper part that includes the lenses. In other words just the beak. These are riveted, and the least expensive. Second are the steampunk masks. These are all made with cold cast aluminum beaks and lens holders. All are hand stitched and are the most expensive.

Use the chart above to select the mask most suitable for your needs. Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions.

Krankheit Plague Doctor Mask In order to make a mask that will fit over eyeglasses it is necessary to move the lenses away from the face. The further the lenses are from the eyes, the more restricted one’s vision becomes, so to counter this I make the lenses larger for eyeglass wearing masks. Before

Read about my latest plague doctor’s mask for eyeglass wearers, Bubonis. The mask pictured above is Krankheit, not Bubonis.

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Plague Doctor’s Debate

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Miasma goes for a stroll, taking in the night air.....

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Plague Doctor Costumes

We are now offering plague doctor costumes for sale on this site. Initially I only made plague doctor masks, later adding a hat and then a hood. More recently we've offered staffs with flying hourglass toppers, pouches and mantles.

The major item we were missing was the robe, and making it out of leather would have been prohibitively expensive, but I was able to find a source for good quality robes made of fabric in a wide assortment of sizes.

Our plague doctor costumes now include leather mask, leather hat, robe, leather mantle, balaclava (to cover the back of the head and neck), leather pouch and staff. Everything you would need except for belt, gloves, and shoes. When you place your order you will be able to customize sizes and colors.

Although this site has been around for several years, this is the first time we have had a store for purchasing costumes and accessories. To celebrate we are offering for a limited time a 5% discount on all purchases. At checkout use promo code 5%OFF.

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