Your Own Lifeboat.
‘‘Carry your own lifeboat,” is the motto of an Italian inventor, G. Piperno, who has visited England with what is probably the most ambitious life-saving appliance on record. When not in use the apparatus is packed into what looks like a man’s suitcase, measuring 24in. by 16in. by Sin., and weighing 20tb. When disaster is imminent the passenger brings the suitcase on deck, breaks the seal, and the apparatus opens out and becomes a small boat. If it is necfessary to abandon the ship the passenger steps into his private boat, closes the outer cover, and launches his craft by hurling himself overboard. Then, according to Mr. Piperno, the apparatus rights itself in the water, the top cover is thrown open, and the occupant finds himself sitting in an absolutely unsinkable ship,
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 32, 27 April 1917, Page 2
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135Your Own Lifeboat. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 29, Issue 32, 27 April 1917, Page 2
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