Vacuum Cools Man in Body Cast

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Life in Castro County Texas 1850 - 1950

In 1946 Warren Lemons dove into a shallow creek near Hart Texas and broke his neck. He was put in a body cast and the heat was 'killing' him! The only relief he could get was reversing the Electrolux vacuum and used it for months to keep himself cool. When the vacuum company learned of his clever use of their machine, they featured him in their magazine . . . photo and story courtesy Warren's son Brent Lemons

Life in Castro County 1850 -1950s