Long Throw Lifeline & SOS Swimsuit

Series

Series Name: Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

140

Date Released

1974

Length of issue (in feet)

469

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: Cord in a bottle, and air in a ring. For a person in aquatic difficulties, one of these devices could save his life. The bottle contains 40 metres of cord for fishing someone out of the water, and the swimsuit has an inflatable belt, a floating asset for a drowning man.

Keywords

Science and technology; Swimming; Safety devices; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 51 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/140

Credits:

Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Editor: Peter Greenaway
Cutter: Peter Greenaway

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