Flying Squid@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoA woman uses a vending machine that dispenses pre-lit cigarettes for a penny, 1931.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1331arrow-down16
arrow-up1325arrow-down1imageA woman uses a vending machine that dispenses pre-lit cigarettes for a penny, 1931.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square25linkfedilink
minus-squareguyrocket@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up48·1 year agoI wonder how many places burned down before they stopped the pre-lit part.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·1 year agoProbably no more than would have burned down anyway from everyone smoking inside them.
minus-squarenilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThey had incinerators in women’s bathrooms for burning sanitary pads, before tampons came around.
minus-squareHolidayGreed@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·1 year agoSafety was their number one priority, which is why they used plenty of asbestos inside each machine.
I wonder how many places burned down before they stopped the pre-lit part.
Probably no more than would have burned down anyway from everyone smoking inside them.
They had incinerators in women’s bathrooms for burning sanitary pads, before tampons came around.
Safety was their number one priority, which is why they used plenty of asbestos inside each machine.
And in the filters.