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Here are some great safety posters, from what is today the Czech Republic, circa 1920s and 1930s
“Don’t Use A Whip Near Electric Lines”
“If the power isn’t off don’t poke the outlet!”
“Warning! Don’t wipe electric devices with a wet cloth!”
“Don’t touch electric devices while taking a bath!”
“Don’t touch heaters while operating a vacuum!”
And my personal favorite: “Fixing it yourself will cause more harm; call a professional and don’t worry.”
Reminds me of the 1920s/1930s Dutch safety posters (more) that went around a few years ago:
It’s interesting how these consistently depict electricity as red; generally we think of it as blue today.
I though electricity was yellow.
“Don’t touch heaters while operating a vacuum!”
???
is this a thing?
I could definitely build a functional vacuum that’ll have a 50% chance of killing you if you touch ground.
(Cars are still built from this design pattern, but it’s not a problem because they run on batteries and don’t share “ground” with the actual ground)
The world before 3-wire cords was a scary place.
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The world before 2-wire circuits was a scary place.
