Saf-t-Bra explained
Saf-t-Bra |
Launch Year: | 1943–1944 |
Company: | Willson Goggles |
Available: | sizes 30 to 38, 39 to 44, and 45 to 48[1] |
Saf-t-Bra was a hard plastic brassiere introduced during World War II,[2] to prevent injuries to the breasts of women war workers.[3] It was produced by Willson Goggles.[4]
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Notes and References
- News: National Safety News. 48. 15.
- Book: Aldrich, Mark. Safety first : technology, labor, and business in the building of American work safety, 1870-1939. 1997. Johns Hopkins Univ. Press. Baltimore [u.a.]. 0801854059. 136. https://books.google.com/books?id=XxqjIqE4yqIC&q=SAF-T-BRA&pg=PA136. Safety First. registration.
- American Machinist. 1944. 88. 1–4. 337. SAF-T-BRA . Penton Publications. SAF-T-BRA — Willson Products, Inc., Reading, Pa. The device is made of plastic and provides protection for breasts of women workers..
- Web site: Callahan. Chris. The Women's Armored Bra of WWII. Guns.com. 3 May 2013. 1 May 2013. 2 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130502231550/http://www.guns.com/2013/05/01/the-womens-armored-bra-of-wwii/. dead.