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- Child's Sit-N-Stand Car Seat, 1965 - Montgomery Ward sold this "Tiny World Deluxe Sit-N-Stand Car Seat" in the mid-1960s. As suggested, little children could ride in a seated or standing position--a convenient feature for the parent. For protection, a catalog ad stated the seat's padding would absorb "bumps." Would you trust your child's safety in this seat today?
- circa 1965
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Child's Sit-N-Stand Car Seat, 1965
Montgomery Ward sold this "Tiny World Deluxe Sit-N-Stand Car Seat" in the mid-1960s. As suggested, little children could ride in a seated or standing position--a convenient feature for the parent. For protection, a catalog ad stated the seat's padding would absorb "bumps." Would you trust your child's safety in this seat today?
- "Buckling Up" Clip from Interview with Jeanine Head Miller, 2011 - Seat belts are the single most important safety device in an automobile. Nevertheless, drivers were slow to use them. State laws, public education campaigns, and short-lived ignition interlocks -- which prevented a car from starting unless seat belts were fastened -- all promoted seat belt use. By the 1990s, buckling up was a habit for American motorists.
- 2011
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"Buckling Up" Clip from Interview with Jeanine Head Miller, 2011
Seat belts are the single most important safety device in an automobile. Nevertheless, drivers were slow to use them. State laws, public education campaigns, and short-lived ignition interlocks -- which prevented a car from starting unless seat belts were fastened -- all promoted seat belt use. By the 1990s, buckling up was a habit for American motorists.
- Safe Driver Award Given by the National Safety Council, circa 1967 -
- circa 1967
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Safe Driver Award Given by the National Safety Council, circa 1967
- Carnegie Steel Company "Safety First" Calendar, 1927 -
- 1927
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Carnegie Steel Company "Safety First" Calendar, 1927
- Acetone Warning Sign, 1992 - A safe workplace benefits both employees and employers. Warning signs alert workers of possible dangers that may cause harm -- and help prevent accidents and loss of valuable worktime. Informational signs, like this one from the 1990s, remind readers about potentially hazardous materials used in their area and how to stay safe when working with them.
- 1992
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Acetone Warning Sign, 1992
A safe workplace benefits both employees and employers. Warning signs alert workers of possible dangers that may cause harm -- and help prevent accidents and loss of valuable worktime. Informational signs, like this one from the 1990s, remind readers about potentially hazardous materials used in their area and how to stay safe when working with them.
- 1975 Ford Advertisement for Using Seat Belts, "The Better Idea We Didn't Invent" - Ford offered factory-installed seat belts as optional equipment in some models in 1955. But people did not have to use them -- and most would not. By 1975, the time of this ad, seat belts were required equipment. And beginning in the 1980s, most states would pass laws enforcing passenger use of seat belts.
- June 27, 1975
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1975 Ford Advertisement for Using Seat Belts, "The Better Idea We Didn't Invent"
Ford offered factory-installed seat belts as optional equipment in some models in 1955. But people did not have to use them -- and most would not. By 1975, the time of this ad, seat belts were required equipment. And beginning in the 1980s, most states would pass laws enforcing passenger use of seat belts.
- Safe Driver Award Given by the National Safety Council, circa 1956 -
- circa 1956
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Safe Driver Award Given by the National Safety Council, circa 1956
- Fisher-Price Infant Car Seat, 1991 - Fisher-Price produced this infant safety seat in 1991. It provided security for the infant while in the car, but also provided convenience for the parent. The seat doubled as an infant carrier. The baby could be transported comfortably and securely in or out of a car with this seat.
- September 05, 1991
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Fisher-Price Infant Car Seat, 1991
Fisher-Price produced this infant safety seat in 1991. It provided security for the infant while in the car, but also provided convenience for the parent. The seat doubled as an infant carrier. The baby could be transported comfortably and securely in or out of a car with this seat.
- Woman Modeling Automobile Seat Belt, 1952 - In the early 1950s, crash testing proved that seat belts could prevent injury or death during automobile accidents. This woman models appropriate safety belt use. The research was sound, but it did not persuade many Americans. Even after seat belts became standard equipment in automobiles in the mid-1960s, most drivers and passengers refused to use them.
- December 08, 1952
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Woman Modeling Automobile Seat Belt, 1952
In the early 1950s, crash testing proved that seat belts could prevent injury or death during automobile accidents. This woman models appropriate safety belt use. The research was sound, but it did not persuade many Americans. Even after seat belts became standard equipment in automobiles in the mid-1960s, most drivers and passengers refused to use them.
- Patent Model of Lamp Reflector, 1874 - From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.
- July 07, 1874
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Patent Model of Lamp Reflector, 1874
From 1790 to 1880, the U.S. Patent Office required applicants to submit a miniature model along with diagrams and written descriptions detailing the operation of their invention. Patent models could be no larger than 12" by 12" by 12". Though they were usually not operational, these models helped explain an inventor's idea and protect it from competitors.