Explosion of an industrial oxygen container in a factory, causing death: before filling the reservoir of a gas motor, either nitrogen or carbon monoxide should have been used first. Colour lithograph, 192-.

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[between 1920 and 1929]
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663443i
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Explosion of an industrial oxygen container in a factory, causing death: before filling the reservoir of a gas motor, either nitrogen or carbon monoxide should have been used first. Colour lithograph, 192-. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Shows explosion in a sugarbeet factory at Roosendaal, the Netherlands, on 31 December 1924, in which the release of oxygen from a twin stroke engine caused the workers' heads to be blown off

Publication/Creation

[Amsterdam] : [Raden van Arbeid?], [between 1920 and 1929] (A.dam [Amsterdam] : Lith. Kunst & Arbeid)

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1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 63.6 x 49.7 cm

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Nooit zuurstof. Voor vulling der aanzetketels van gasmotoren, gebruikt stikstof of koolzuur, electrischen stroom of gasvergiftiging (lichtgas kolendamp e.d.) ... Bears number: No. 43

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"Bezoekt het Veiligheidsmuseum Hobbemastr. 22 Amsterdam. Deze platen zijn verkrijgbaar bij de Risico-Bank en bij de Raden van Arbeid prijs 30 cent. "

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Wellcome Collection 663443i

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