Description: FANTASTIC FIREFIGHTING COLLECTIBLE!! This contains a FULL-COLOR front-page poster-like display showing a new FIRE PROXIMITY ASBESTOS SUIT to be worn by FIREFIGHTERS for their protection entering burning buildings! THE IRONY!!!!!! This also contains a GORGEOUS 1941 displayable newspaper section with a COLOR AD for the 1941 Mercury automobile - inv # 7X-341 SEE PHOTO-----COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER SECTION (Pictures), the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (ST. Louis, MO), dated June 15, 1941 with GORGEOUS and very displayable FULL COLOR front page, with SIX (6) large, bright, vibrant color photographs of a newly invented ASBESTOS FIREFIGHTING SUIT, to be worn by FIREMEN entering burning buildings for their protection!! Stunningly-bright and BEAUTIFUL Firefighter history!! Inside is also a full-page color ad for the new MERCURY EIGHT automobile!! A fire proximity suit (also, silvers or silver bunker suit) is a suit designed to protect a firefighter from high temperatures, especially near fires of extreme temperature such as aircraft fires. Fire proximity suits first appeared during the 1930s, and were originally made of asbestos fabric (hence also known as the asbestos suit). Today they are manufactured from vacuu-deposited aluminized materials that reflect the high radiant loads produced by the fire. There are three basic types of these aluminized suits: Approach suit—used for work in the general area of high temperatures such as steel mills and smelting facilities. (Ambient heat protection up to ~200 °F (93 °C).) Proximity suit—used for aircraft rescue and fire fighting (AR-FF) and, in more heavily insulated versions, for kiln work requiring entry into the heated kiln. (Kiln suit ambient protection ~2,000 °F (1,093 °C) and proximity ambient protection~ 500 °F (260 °C)) Entry suit—used for entry into extreme heat and situations requiring protection from total flame engulfment. Most commonly made of Zetex or Vermiculite and not aluminized. (Entry suit ambient protection ~2,000 °F (1,093 °C)) for short duration and prolonged radiant heat up to 1,500 °F (816 ° Very good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper magazine section, NOT the complete newspaper. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 45 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 45+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.
Price: 18 USD
Location: Oxford, Maryland
End Time: 2024-11-10T19:42:54.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
