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October 12, 1889
The Dickinson Press
Dickinson, Stark County, North Dakota
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In 1868, German inventor M. Vester created a safety coffin to prevent premature burial. The oversized coffin featured a movable head lid connected to the surface via a trough, allowing escape, and included refreshments to avoid starvation.
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The Safety Coffin.
One of the most curious inventions of 1868 was that of a safety coffin, intended to obviate the results of premature burial, and invented by M. Vester, a German. The coffin was made larger than required by the size of the body: it had at the head a movable lid, communicating with the open air by means of a square trough from the bottom of the grave. The arrangement was such that a person might thus readily escape from the tomb. The inventor proposed to place refreshments in the coffin as a prudent precaution against starvation!
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One of the most curious inventions of 1868 was that of a safety coffin, intended to obviate the results of premature burial, and invented by M. Vester, a German. The coffin was made larger than required by the size of the body: it had at the head a movable lid, communicating with the open air by means of a square trough from the bottom of the grave. The arrangement was such that a person might thus readily escape from the tomb. The inventor proposed to place refreshments in the coffin as a prudent precaution against starvation!
Once a Week.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What keywords are associated?
Safety Coffin
Premature Burial
Invention
1868
German Inventor
Escape Mechanism
What entities or persons were involved?
M. Vester
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Topic
Safety Coffin To Prevent Premature Burial
Key Persons
M. Vester
Event Details
M. Vester invented a safety coffin in 1868, larger than needed, with a movable head lid connected to the air via a trough from the grave bottom, allowing escape. Refreshments were proposed inside to prevent starvation.