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June 4, 2018 02:31 pm PDT
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Sentimental coal-miners carried canary resuscitators to revive their feathered lifesavers
This Canary Resuscitator was manufactured in the 1920s by Siebe Gorman and Co.; it was carried by miners to revive the canaries that were used from the late 19th century until 1987(!) as early-warning signals for potentially lethal gas leaks. (more…)
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