WEAPON FOR MOTORISTS BRANDS THUG WITH DYE (Jan, 1933)
Filed under: Crime and Police, Impractical — @ 10:00 am
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1933
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1933
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WEAPON FOR MOTORISTS BRANDS THUG WITH DYE
A new weapon for the protection of motorists and shopkeepers not only subdues the most vicious thug, but also brands him for identification in case he should escape. When he is struck with the club-shaped weapon, an airtight membrane breaks, releasing a chemical similar to tear gas and also a spray of aniline dye that indelibly stains, his face, hands, and clothing, thus identifying him.
I wonder what the patent situation is on this thing. I could easily see it coming back…
Comment by Kryten007 — March 29, 2007 @ 2:19 pm
Oh yeah, I want to get close enough to an attacker to hit them with a stick.
Need non-lethal, unlicensed protection?
I recommend a can of Easy Off, don’t need to hit the eyes to completely disable anyone. it will mark them better than dye and they won’t be thinking about coming after you…
Comment by Stannous — March 29, 2007 @ 8:56 pm
Did you have an accident with Easy Off Stannous?
Comment by Charlie — March 29, 2007 @ 9:02 pm
That woman looks absolutely gleeful! I bet it’s fun to club a thug. Wasn’t thug-clubbing a fad during the early 1930s? It think the clubs were the first big breakthrough product for an upstart novelty toy company called Wham-O. And the rest is history.
Comment by RangerGordon — March 8, 2008 @ 5:00 pm