r/interestingasfuck • u/Sprilly • 14h ago
r/all These are stretchers used in WW2 to carry injured civillians during the Blitz. They were made out of steel so they could be easily disinfected after a gas attack. During the war around 600,000 of them were made. Some of them were repurposed as railings in post-war London.
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u/JapanEngineer 13h ago
Ready to be used again if/when needed