Monday, October 22, 2007

Not a Robot - A Fire Eater (1937)


This photo ran in the October 29, 1937 Chester Times (Chester, PA).
The firefighter of the future is shown making his bow at a demonstration in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Garbed in an asbestos suit, this smoke eater walks undaunted into the flames, armed with a chemical pump which quickly subdues flames. The equipment is to be used on airplane carriers.

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 22, 2007 at 10:10 PM

    Oh, the wonders of asbestos! This reminded me of the 1979 movie "Unidentified Flying Oddball". One of the characters travels back in time and is burned at the stake -- but his asbestos suit saves him.

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  2. artbotOctober 23, 2007 at 12:56 PM

    Doesn't seem the best method for putting out a fire is to walk into the middle of it (especially a fuel fire) with a pressurized canister dangling in the flames. I could be wrong...

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  3. RippleOctober 23, 2007 at 5:58 PM

    I need to get me an asbestos suit for the impending doom.

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