{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "When Electricity Was New and Scary, People Needed Guidelines on How to Be Safe", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/179068524053/", "html": "<p><a href=\"https://ambiguations.tumblr.com/post/179068480490/when-electricity-was-new-and-scary-people-needed\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">ambiguations</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http://historical-nonfiction.tumblr.com/post/177284820664/when-electricity-was-new-and-scary-people-needed\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">historical-nonfiction</a>:</p><blockquote>\n<p>Here are some great safety posters, from what is today the Czech Republic, circa 1920s and 1930s</p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"960\" data-orig-width=\"673\"><img src=\"/media/tumblr_inline_pca7ydqvno1qiky83_540_22e7521aee4d.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"960\" data-orig-width=\"673\"/></figure><p>\n\n\u201cDon\u2019t Use A Whip Near Electric Lines\u201d\n\n<br/></p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"960\" data-orig-width=\"671\"><img src=\"/media/tumblr_inline_pca7yjeVXk1qiky83_540_a12d646ffaa5.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"960\" data-orig-width=\"671\"/></figure><p>\u201cIf the power isn\u2019t off don\u2019t poke the outlet!\u201d<br/></p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"960\" data-orig-width=\"672\"><img src=\"/media/tumblr_inline_pca8418nBS1qiky83_540_b670327fa070.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"960\" data-orig-width=\"672\"/></figure><p>\u201cWarning! Don\u2019t wipe electric devices with a wet cloth!\u201d<br/></p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"960\" data-orig-width=\"674\"><img src=\"/media/tumblr_inline_pca7z4Yqzb1qiky83_540_ab137d0b50ab.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"960\" data-orig-width=\"674\"/></figure><p>\u201cDon\u2019t touch electric devices while taking a bath!\u201d<br/></p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"960\" data-orig-width=\"675\"><img src=\"/media/tumblr_inline_pca852M3HO1qiky83_540_fef981281441.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"960\" data-orig-width=\"675\"/></figure><p>\u201cDon\u2019t touch heaters while operating a vacuum!\u201d<br/></p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"960\" data-orig-width=\"672\"><img src=\"/media/tumblr_inline_pca865N1Ns1qiky83_540_e9d24992f10c.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"960\" data-orig-width=\"672\"/></figure><p>And my personal favorite:\u00a0\u201cFixing it yourself will cause more harm; call a professional and don\u2019t worry.\u201d</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Reminds me of the <a href=\"http://50watts.com/filter/netherlands/Vintage-Safety\" target=\"_blank\">1920s/1930s Dutch safety posters</a> (<a href=\"http://50watts.com/filter/netherlands/Hoogspanning-More-Dutch-Safety-Posters\" target=\"_blank\">more</a>) that went around a few years ago:</p><figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"863\" data-orig-width=\"650\"><img src=\"/media/tumblr_inline_pgmihhDnyf1qiy93m_540_f17cd71ca4d6.jpg\" data-orig-height=\"863\" data-orig-width=\"650\"/></figure><p>It\u2019s interesting how these consistently depict electricity as red; generally we think of it as blue today.</p></blockquote>", "thumbnail_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/media/tumblr_inline_pca7ydqvno1qiky83_540_22e7521aee4d.jpg", "thumbnail_width": 540, "thumbnail_height": 770}