Mechanix Illustrated
Issue: Jul, 1939
Posted in: General
Posted: 03/03/2009
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Girl Exhibits Safety Gadgets (Jul, 1939)

Girl Exhibits Safety Gadgets
DENORE DOLIN prepares herself for all sorts of emergencies by wearing some of the safety devices exhibited at a safety show in New York City. Around her neck is a felt filter respirator. A transparent mask protects her face. Steel plating encases her shins and feet. The toe-guards, capable of withstanding a falling three hundred pound object, are used by workers in ice plants and steel mills.

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5 comments
  1. JM says: March 3, 200912:45 pm

    And now… from the future: IronWoman!!!

  2. Myles says: March 3, 200912:46 pm

    The toe guards can withstand a falling three hundred pound object from how high? :)

  3. Rick Auricchio says: March 3, 20098:20 pm

    At first glance, that respirator looks like some kind of alternative brassiere.

  4. Torgo says: March 4, 20091:14 am

    I find her strangely alluring.

  5. Eamonn says: March 4, 20092:21 am

    Myles, it seems less like a toe guard and more like the shoes from a suit of armor.

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