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Drunkometer, 1953

Province newspaper photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 42992.

 Province newspaper photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 42992.Province newspaper photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 42992.

1953

Drunkometer

Demonstrating the latest Vancouver police weapon against drunk drivers — the Drunkometer — Ed Moyer, in this 1953 photo, blows into a balloon that Sergeant Rossiter then released into a chemical solution to measure the alcohol content.

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