Gas-Proof Pram

In January 1939, these two photos appeared in numerous newspapers, accompanied by the following caption:

Necessity being the mother of invention, a resident of Hextable, England, recently perfected this baby airing outfit with an eye to the future. The air-tight and gas-proof lid fits over the pram, has an air intake, a window and a filter to insure gas free air. A rubber bulb at the rear of the perambulator keeps the air in circulation. For mother, there's a nice gas-mask.

An example of the strange effort to try to normalize life despite the threat of war. Also evident in such things as the air-raid fashions.



     Posted By: Alex - Sun Mar 05, 2017
     Category: Inventions | 1930s





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