Saf-t-Bra
Inception1943–1944
ManufacturerWillson Goggles
Availablesizes 30 to 38, 39 to 44, and 45 to 48[1]

Saf-t-Bra was a hard plastic brassiere introduced during World War II,[2] to prevent injuries to the breasts of women war workers.[3] It was produced by Willson Goggles.[4]

References

  1. National Safety News. Vol. 48. p. 15. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Aldrich, Mark (1997). "Safety First". Safety first : technology, labor, and business in the building of American work safety, 1870-1939. Baltimore [u.a.]: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press. p. 136. ISBN 0801854059.
  3. "SAF-T-BRA". American Machinist. Penton Publications. 88 (1–4): 337. 1944. SAF-T-BRA — Willson Products, Inc., Reading, Pa. The device is made of plastic and provides protection for breasts of women workers.
  4. Callahan, Chris (1 May 2013). "The Women's Armored Bra of WWII". Guns.com. Retrieved 3 May 2013.


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