1 Comments Posted by Shrapnoid

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So, that's what model this thing is. Interesting... Had no idea that it was from as far back as the 40's.
If that's the case then this one could indeed be the same type that took off that guy's forearms as King said that that happened right after WWII.

If I remember it right, these industrial ironing machines got their start as far back as the teens or 20's and employees frequently lost fingers, hands arms and so on from getting to close to the machine's moving parts or by getting their clothing caught in it such as was the case with the laundry co-worker that King mentioned.

I read "The Mangler" in Stephen King's "Night Shift" when I was 17. It scared me pretty good.
So good in fact that my fascination for large, powerful, machines quickly took on a healthy terror-driven respect as well!

The movie delivered on the special effects in making the machine look truly monstrous, bulky, long and old and the gothic look was a nice touch as well but, they butchered -no pun intended- the story line with the whole devil cult crap about sacrificing people to the machine and also added a lot of other garbage that wasn't necessary.

If you have any kind of fascination for big, scary, industrial machines or are curious about just how bad industrial accidents involving machines can be then, I highly recommend that you read "The Mangler"