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Locking The Brakes, Safety Cartoon
| A cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears below the heading: "Locking the Brakes". The cartoon depicts a man riding a personified tractor past a sign that reads: "Reduce Speed when making turns or applying brakes". The tractor says: "I turn over 4 times as easy when my speed is doubled!" A caption below the cartoon reads: "Reduce speed before making a turn or when applying the brakes. Remember, the danger of the tractor overturning increases four times when the speed is doubled." |
| Image ID: | 53241 |
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| Creation Date: | 1958 |
| Creator Name: | International Harvester Company |
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| Collection Name: | Operator's, parts, and service manuals (technical publications), 1879-1995 |
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| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | MCC MSS 8Z, doc. 91, pg. 17, #3 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.5 4 inches |
| This cartoon also appears in other International Harvester Manuals from approximately 1947-1965. |
| Tractors |
| Caricatures and cartoons |
| Drawing |
| Accidents |
| Prevention |
| Safety education |
| Men |
| Work clothes |
| Hats |
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