The Browder Life-Savings Net: A Wonderful Invention - Adopted by the Government at Washington D.C. and Every Truck Carries a Net
- Greenfield, OH: The Cory-Patterson MFG. CO, ca. 1910
Greenfield, OH: The Cory-Patterson MFG. CO, ca. 1910. Cover shifted slightly. Staple rust.. 30pp. Gray-brown paper cover with stapled binding. Cover has a a decorative illustration of a flower arrangement on a small table, with a border around the outside edges. This marketing pamphlet was made by the Cory & Patterson manufacturing company to promote their product 'The Browder Life-Saving Net'. Invented around 1901, the net consists of a large, circular metal frame with tightly stretched canvas across it. When unfolded, the canvas can catch a falling person and, by attaching the canvas to the hoop with hinges, the weight falls towards the center, protecting those holding the net from the accumulated force. This pamphlet is filled with testimonials from all around the United States, telling stories of the net in action, accompanied by numerous photographs. All praising the Browder Life-Saving net, the excerpts from letters and news articles talk about the new invention, and the numerous public demonstrations of its capabilities, many of which consisted of a man jumping off of a building to prove that the net was safe. Measures 9 1/2" x 6".
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Title
The Browder Life-Savings Net: A Wonderful Invention - Adopted by the Government at Washington D.C. and Every Truck Carries a Net
Condition
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Publisher
The Cory-Patterson MFG. CO: Greenfield, OH
Date
ca. 1910