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TO FOIL CAR THIEVES. A patent has been taken out in England for a new device for protecting motor vehicles from thieves. The device, which has been tested by and has won the approval of the Metropolitan Police, consists of an opaque screen, in the form of a flexible metal blind, which can be lowered in front of or behind the windscreen. In this position it is locked, and completely obscures the view through the windscreen. Any unauthorised person attempting to drive off the car could only do so by peering round the screen, at one side or the other, obviously a difficult and highly suspicious proceeding. In addition, some such wording as “Stop! Motor thief!” can be written on the blind in order to notify the public and the police that the car is being stolen.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19512, 10 June 1933, Page 12
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139NOVEL DEVICE Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19512, 10 June 1933, Page 12
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