Science and engineering technical files--fire and safety, 1932-1981.

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Science and engineering technical files--fire and safety, 1932-1981.

The records document Consumers' Research's interest in fire hazards, shock hazards, and general safety measures at home and at work. Included are magazine articles, press releases, catalogs, pamphlets, articles on injuries, technical reports, notes, reports from laboratories, Consumers' Bulletin clippings, and other materials. Subjects included are safety measures, protection of human life from accidents, accidents involving washing machines, electrical accidents, shock hazards, hospital shock and hazards, explosions, spontaneous combustion, safety gas cans, fire hazards, flammability tests, electrical fires and hazards, fire prevention, fire and smoke detection devices, and fire extinguishers.

5 cubic ft.

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Rutgers University

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For details of the history of Consumers' Research, Inc. and an overview of its records, see the introduction to this finding aid . From the guide to the Records of Consumers' Research, Inc., General Files, Series 28-45 (only)., 1903-1982, (Special Collections and University Archives. Rutgers University Libraries) From the guide to the Records of Consumers' Research, Inc.: Administrative Files: Series 1-15, 1917-1983, (Rutgers University. Special Collections and University Ar...