@PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-22 months agoFemale firefighter posing for a picture, London, UK, 1925lemmy.worldimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1196arrow-down16
arrow-up1190arrow-down1imageFemale firefighter posing for a picture, London, UK, 1925lemmy.world@PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-22 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareDrusaslinkfedilink22•2 months agoI don’t know what it all was made of, but that outfit sure looks flammable.
minus-squareTar_AlcaranlinkfedilinkEnglish13•edit-22 months agoApparently a woolen tunic, and rubber leggings. Although this isn’t the classic double-breasted tunic. https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/museum/history-and-stories/firefighters-uniforms/
minus-square@FiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglish9•2 months agoNot really, wool is quite flame resistant actually!
minus-squareDrusaslinkfedilink3•2 months agoI had no idea. It somehow just looks like it would be highly flammable. All the little fibers, I suppose.
I don’t know what it all was made of, but that outfit sure looks flammable.
Apparently a woolen tunic, and rubber leggings. Although this isn’t the classic double-breasted tunic.
https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/museum/history-and-stories/firefighters-uniforms/
Not really, wool is quite flame resistant actually!
I had no idea. It somehow just looks like it would be highly flammable. All the little fibers, I suppose.
Wool and asbestos?