Advertise here with Carbon Ads

This site is made possible by member support. 💞

Big thanks to Arcustech for hosting the site and offering amazing tech support.

When you buy through links on kottke.org, I may earn an affiliate commission. Thanks for supporting the site!

kottke.org. home of fine hypertext products since 1998.

🍔  💀  📸  😭  🕳️  🤠  🎬  🥔

posted by Jason Kottke  ·  gift link

The Horror of Vintage Dutch Safety Posters

vintage Dutch safety poster showing a saw blade and a hand missing some fingers

vintage Dutch safety poster showing someone getting electrocuted

vintage Dutch safety poster showing someone getting their hair caught in a drill

When it came to making safety posters, the Dutch were pretty hardcore — a lot of these vintage posters look more like horror film adverts than safety warnings. (via meanwhile)