Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›A life vest used by Uncle Sam's aviators furnishes more than ample floating support for Elaine Eversole, Akron, Ohio, speed swimmer. Manufactured for the U.S. Army Air Corps by The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, the vest can be worn deflated without interfering with the movements of the wearer. Pulling a cord at the bottom of the vest punctures a carbon dioxide cartridge which inflates it in less than three seconds. The vest is so constructed that, even should the wearer be unconscious, it automatically holds his face above water.
A life vest used by Uncle Sam's aviators furnishes more than ample floating support for Elaine Eversole, Akron, Ohio, speed swimmer. Manufactured for the U.S. Army Air Corps by The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, the vest can be worn deflated without interfering with the movements of the wearer. Pulling a cord at the bottom of the vest punctures a carbon dioxide cartridge which inflates it in less than three seconds. The vest is so constructed that, even should the wearer be unconscious, it automatically holds his face above water.
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A life vest used by Uncle Sam's aviators furnishes more than ample floating support for Elaine Eversole, Akron, Ohio, speed swimmer. Manufactured for the U.S. Army Air Corps by The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, the vest can be worn deflated without interfering with the movements of the wearer. Pulling a cord at the bottom of the vest punctures a carbon dioxide cartridge which inflates it in less than three seconds. The vest is so constructed that, even should the wearer be unconscious, it automatically holds his face above water.

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company · [ca. June 1942]

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