ELECTRIC COMFORTERS

Evening Star, Issue 22572, 13 February 1937, Page 2

ELECTRIC COMFORTERS

WARMTH FOR THE SLEEPER An electric blanket has been developed by W. K. Kearsley of the General Electric Research Laboratories. Plugged into a household circuit, it obviates the necessity for any other form of covering, yet automatically keeps the sleeper warm regardless of temperature changes. It will serve on the sleeping porch as well as in the bedroom. Unlike heating pads, says the inventor, the comforter will give a gentle warmth over a large area, replacing the heat lost from the bed. It is not designed ito give concentrated heat at any given point. Many safety features have been incorporated in the comforter to make it a safe lowvoltage device. Notable is the ex ceedingly pliable wire used as the heating element. It cannot get too hot, nor can a person receive an electric shock from it. Electric comforters when manufactured, will come, in both single and double-bed sizes, with plenty of extra material for tucking in at the foot and sides of the bed where heat is not needed. They will be washable, and cost approximately four cents a night to operate, or about the same as a 100 watt hulb.