Monday, February 11, 2013

Images And Words Week 197 - Ingenious Inventions

Rubber Gloves


Did You Know?

In 1889, William Stewart Halsted, the first chief of surgery at John Hopkins Hospital, invented rubber gloves in order to prevent medical staff from catching dermatitis from surgical chemicals.
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2013 at 12:32 PM

    those are some FANCY rubber gloves....my oh my!!

    great invention but the reasoning is a bit 'strange'!

    I remember Fletch....great comedy

    your response to the theme is "pretty in Pink!!!!"

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  2. UnknownFebruary 11, 2013 at 12:39 PM

    a neat entry

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  3. ShaynacwingsFebruary 11, 2013 at 4:28 PM

    Love this one Milli. They sure are pretty.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 11, 2013 at 4:30 PM

    And I figure millions of housewives are thankful to this chap too. Great entry, Milli.

    My entry

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  5. Pat Gerber-RelfFebruary 11, 2013 at 6:01 PM

    Good photo, interesting, but I have never been a friend of rubber gloves and must admit have never used them. the only protective gloves I use are sometimes in the garden.

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  6. MitchyLRFebruary 11, 2013 at 6:49 PM

    A simple but effective invention, for sure!!! Great shot. Here is MY I&W ENTRY

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  7. SofiaFebruary 11, 2013 at 11:03 PM

    What a great idea for the theme!
    I have few pairs of them. :)

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  8. Belita Isabel JaneiraFebruary 11, 2013 at 11:11 PM

    Neat shot of that pair of pretty gloves... I never wear rubber gloves but I admit that I should...

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  9. SueFebruary 12, 2013 at 5:52 AM

    Love your gloves. Hey they aren't dirty...
    They are a great invention. I
    couldn't garden without them.
    http://muzenews.ning.com/profiles/blogs/images-words-197-ingenious-inventions

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  10. MilliFebruary 12, 2013 at 9:07 PM

    Thanks dear Friends for stopping by and commenting on my fancy rubber gloves.
    A bit tongue in cheek this week but I certainly do use them and often!!

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  11. Amalie von BergenFebruary 14, 2013 at 2:28 AM

    I guess this must be typical Milli- rubber gloves!

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