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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 3, 15 September 1950, Page 288

A Safety Device for Electric Jugs ,|W - ' ' 111- ' . JlililJlj •' * 'fe ■ JjWe ■'=■-$ fii : < •L- “L ■t I? J’fk l"l£ TA I i , ■M J n*i* i; ,’.| •■• '' ■ a «- • fefe !‘ i s . ■' ■>•<*-• - f F® ! 'W I . . TV *T 1 K ,f '-'' J y -■’’ ’ ' '" r A .' '■ ■ ' "' a , .A ?/1 ■ ; \A- >‘Blit ,»ESI ■ ,3 'k '•■ ' < -J ■»»■'**'■ f* • - ■' ’’’ ■' ■' ’ »fe s y :1: ><* - i -, - MrewMg. / .: B ALL too frequently reports appear in the newspapers of accidents caused by boiling water from electric F 1 jugs being spilt on small children who have pulled the MKakkL* -»>u ammM flex or caught their hands in. it. The flex of a jug can KflP be secured in one of several ways to avoid such accidents, So|||||||g|iS " but the safest and best method of securing the jug is MLA .> y illustrated. A stand, with - two arms to encircle the jug |WSMjajy has a clamp which can be fixed to the edge of a shelf or table. The stand holds the jug firmly and no amount A, J of tugging at the flex will upset it. A small shelf for the ? '* ‘ 8 jug with the stand clamped to the edge would ensure I T’ V, */'j# * < that no such accidents could occur. t-»■ I EVA TOPPING, Rural Sociologist, » Department of Agriculture, Auckland. Photographs by Sparrow Industrial Pictures Ltd.