"Factory Related Injuries and Deaths" was a children's Pop-Up book published by Scarfolk Books as part of their Local Tragedies series in 1975.
Written by local historian Bill 'thumbless' Chunt, the book was soon withdrawn because the free 'cotton mill and severed fingers' playset contained small parts that some children choked on, and the carboard was sharp enough to cause painful paper cuts.
Scarfolk is a town in North West England that did not progress beyond 1979. Instead, the entire decade of the 1970s loops ad infinitum. Here in Scarfolk, pagan rituals blend seamlessly with science; hauntology is a compulsory subject at school, and everyone must be in bed by 8pm because they are perpetually running a slight fever. "Visit Scarfolk today. Our number one priority is keeping rabies at bay." For more information please reread.
Saturday 9 February 2013
Pop-Up Factory Related Injuries & Deaths (1975)
Labels:
1970s,
Books,
children,
death,
Hauntology,
injury,
Public Information,
Scarfolk
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My personal favorite was The Big Pop-Up Book of Drowning, wherein you received a doll that when placed in a bowl of water would sink at first, then afterwards would grow bigger, become blue and white-tinged, and finally float gently up to the surface for easy retrieval.
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