JF Ptak Science Books Quick Post
[Image source: Google Books, The Mechanics’ Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette, Volume 26, 1837.]
This remarkable fire-fighting suit was present in an article in the prestigious Mechanics’ Magazine, and published in London in 1837. It does seem impossible in its way to the modern reader, particularly for the eye-popping hood and lighted-candle-belt apparatus. But it is very sobering to think that this would have been a vast step-up from what was available at the time–especially for the leader house of air into the jacket/hood. Here’s the full text of the description of the apparel: