Saf-t-Bra

Saf-t-Bra
Inception 1943–1944
Manufacturer Wilson Goggles
Available sizes 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 Wilson Goggles.[4]

References

  1. ↑ National Safety News. 48. p. 15. 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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