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Protected: 1936

Submitted by Dave on Wed, 03/25/2020 - 1:08pm.
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Protected: 1936

Oct. 15, 1936. Washington, D.C. "Protection against that dreaded disease Silicosis is assured underground workers with this new sand-blasting helmet developed by William P. Biggs, Safety Engineer of the Navy Department. Weighing only 43 ounces, the helmet has been tested for nearly a year in various naval stations throughout the country." Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.

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Where is the hood

Submitted by Kolo Jezdec on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 8:14am.

According to a safety bulletin from 1936, this came with a silk hood that went over the head and shoulders and extended to the waist, leaving only the area with the eye shield visible.

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Gauley Bridge, West Virginia

Submitted by Sayles on Wed, 03/25/2020 - 7:08pm.

Silicosis first received widespread public attention in 1936 when as many as 1,500 men died near the town of Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, as a result of breathing in silica dust. Nov 18, 1992
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/updates/93-123.html

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Fill the pointy thing with sand

Submitted by Bill T. on Mon, 05/20/2013 - 3:43pm.

point it at the workpiece, and sneeze.

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Hefty

Submitted by switzarch on Mon, 05/20/2013 - 1:06pm.

30 minutes of work and 45 minutes of resting and cold ice packs. Yikes!

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Is that all?

Submitted by Dbell on Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:17pm.

"Only" 43 ounces! Nearly 2 pounds of visual obstruction...

[Yeah, he should have calculated things better. -tterrace]

LOL! I meant to type "3 pounds".
Never caught it...

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