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I think they probably did. In the pre-HD camera era where most cameras were of questionable quality. They softened your features enough that a positive ID was made more difficult and same with eye-witnesses. Like yeah people could pick you out of a line-up without them compared to with them but they wouldn't be able to give police sketch artists descriptions that were as good.
That and unlike masks they're sold everywhere. Any drug store you could buy some. Any big box store. etc.
Also consider many masks take time to put on. Time during which you look very suspicious putting on a mask. Whereas these you can quickly slip over your head in a few seconds before anyone has time to really scrutinize you. They can appear and disappear from a pocket in moments. And unlike a balaclava you can just toss them on.