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Fear of being buried alive in the 19 century was so widespread there was a patent for 'life indicator coffin'

Random FactsCuriousOnealive, being, Buried, century, coffin, fear, indicator, Life, nineteenth, Patent, popularComment
Fear of being buried alive in the 19 century was so widespread there was a patent for 'life indicator coffin'
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Life indicator for coffins patent, 1882. Artwork of a device designed by John Krichbaum to save a person accidentally buried alive. The person would rotate a set of handles connected to a periscope like device while a dial visible above the surface revealed the movement. A more forceful upwards push allowed air to enter the coffin. Such 'safety coffins' were a common invention at the time owing to a fear of unintentional live burial. There are no known reports of such devices actually saving an accidentally buried person.@Curionic

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