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- Patent Model of Marine Signal Lantern, 1863 - This marine lantern was designed to burn oil. An opaque metal shade could be moved to expose and block its glow. Moveable red and green glass shades are its most innovative feature, which served two purposes. They allowed the lantern to act as a communications device, to send messages between ships--and as an anchor light, to avoid collisions between vessels.
- July 21, 1863
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Patent Model of Marine Signal Lantern, 1863
This marine lantern was designed to burn oil. An opaque metal shade could be moved to expose and block its glow. Moveable red and green glass shades are its most innovative feature, which served two purposes. They allowed the lantern to act as a communications device, to send messages between ships--and as an anchor light, to avoid collisions between vessels.
- 1992 Buick LeSabre Ad, "Safety is Standard Equipment" - When safety sells, auto manufacturers incorporate new safety feature and trumpet their successes. This ad for the 1993 Buick LeSabre highlighted the car's standard equipment that keeps drivers and passengers safe.
- 1992
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1992 Buick LeSabre Ad, "Safety is Standard Equipment"
When safety sells, auto manufacturers incorporate new safety feature and trumpet their successes. This ad for the 1993 Buick LeSabre highlighted the car's standard equipment that keeps drivers and passengers safe.
- Ford Motor Company's Tot-Guard Car Seat, 1973 - American car manufacturers developed child restraints designed for crash protection in the late 1960s. One of the first was Ford's Tot-Guard, seen in this photograph. The seatbelt secured the padded shield and seat. This early and effective restraint was not widely used, however. Only with more stringent regulations, public education, and mandated use would children safely ride in automobiles.
- 1973
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Ford Motor Company's Tot-Guard Car Seat, 1973
American car manufacturers developed child restraints designed for crash protection in the late 1960s. One of the first was Ford's Tot-Guard, seen in this photograph. The seatbelt secured the padded shield and seat. This early and effective restraint was not widely used, however. Only with more stringent regulations, public education, and mandated use would children safely ride in automobiles.
- "Grunow Recipes by Dorothy Ayers Loudon," circa 1934 -
- circa 1934
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"Grunow Recipes by Dorothy Ayers Loudon," circa 1934
- Brass Automobile Bulb Horn, circa 1910 - Pedestrians, animals, and horse-drawn vehicles needed to be alerted when early motorists travelled down America's rural dirt roads or urban paved streets. Brass horns were one option, along with whistles and bells, available to motorists to signal others to oncoming automobiles.
- circa 1910
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Brass Automobile Bulb Horn, circa 1910
Pedestrians, animals, and horse-drawn vehicles needed to be alerted when early motorists travelled down America's rural dirt roads or urban paved streets. Brass horns were one option, along with whistles and bells, available to motorists to signal others to oncoming automobiles.
- Ford Face Mask, 2020 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. Ford set a goal to manufacture 100 million single-use masks through 2021, and to distribute them free of charge to underprivileged communities, schools, food banks, and veterans' groups.
- 2020
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Ford Face Mask, 2020
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company devoted employees and facilities to producing specialized equipment to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Face masks reduced the risk of spreading the virus through respiratory droplets. Ford set a goal to manufacture 100 million single-use masks through 2021, and to distribute them free of charge to underprivileged communities, schools, food banks, and veterans' groups.
- Advertising Poster, "Fighting for Right - the Noblest of Sports! Thanks for the Pure Food Law of 1906" - At a time when many in the manufactured food industry used adulterants (inferior substitutes or additives) and false advertising, H.J. Heinz prided himself on his "Strictly Pure" products. He became an advocate for the Pure Food & Drug Act of 1906 -- the first of several Congress-enacted consumer protection laws -- and was instrumental in lobbying to President Roosevelt (seen here) to get the law passed.
- 1906
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Advertising Poster, "Fighting for Right - the Noblest of Sports! Thanks for the Pure Food Law of 1906"
At a time when many in the manufactured food industry used adulterants (inferior substitutes or additives) and false advertising, H.J. Heinz prided himself on his "Strictly Pure" products. He became an advocate for the Pure Food & Drug Act of 1906 -- the first of several Congress-enacted consumer protection laws -- and was instrumental in lobbying to President Roosevelt (seen here) to get the law passed.
- Crash Testing at Ford Test Track, Dearborn, Michigan, 1955 - As automobiles grew larger and faster, dangers from accidents increased. Automakers began testing their vehicles in controlled collisions. In the 1950s, anthropomorphic dummies were added to the tests, to observe a crash's impact on the human body. More recently, dummies were equipped with highly sensitive instruments measuring the precise speeds and forces involved in a collision.
- August 16, 1955
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Crash Testing at Ford Test Track, Dearborn, Michigan, 1955
As automobiles grew larger and faster, dangers from accidents increased. Automakers began testing their vehicles in controlled collisions. In the 1950s, anthropomorphic dummies were added to the tests, to observe a crash's impact on the human body. More recently, dummies were equipped with highly sensitive instruments measuring the precise speeds and forces involved in a collision.
- Safety, Caution, Death Takes No Holiday!, 1940-1942 - Employers Mutuals, the first workers compensation insurance company in the U.S., produced this poster encouraging people to have a safe Fourth of July. Fireworks, careless driving, and other accidents caused hundreds of deaths during the holiday. The company reminded people to drive safely and celebrate sanely to "Stay Happy!"
- 1940-1942
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Safety, Caution, Death Takes No Holiday!, 1940-1942
Employers Mutuals, the first workers compensation insurance company in the U.S., produced this poster encouraging people to have a safe Fourth of July. Fireworks, careless driving, and other accidents caused hundreds of deaths during the holiday. The company reminded people to drive safely and celebrate sanely to "Stay Happy!"
- "Hamsa" Face Masks Gift Set, 2020 -
- 2020
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"Hamsa" Face Masks Gift Set, 2020