Vehicle Windshield
Object
2026.10.1
No. 10 Liberty Electric Frost Shield in original box. Glass with electric lines running through, encased in steel frame, with suction cups with knobs on either end. Includes electric wire and instruction sheet. Label on box includes a picture of a winter scene seen through the windshield, with 1920-30s style vehicles
Possibly used by donor's grandparents, Alice and Weldon Beebe, on a trip through Yukon and Alaska.
"PREVENTS ACCIDENTS
No need for "feeling" your way behind a cloudy or sleet covered windshield. The Liberty Electric Frost Shield enables you to SEE where you are driving, at all times, regardless of weather conditions. No blind spots. Nothing to interfere with vision. The Liberty operates with or without electric current. Its sturdy tapered rubber frame provides a perfect seal - real dead air space - which alone prevents clouding or frosting. Should heavy snow or ice accumulate on windshield, merely plug in for current. Electric heat melts snow and sleet."
[from original box];"EASY TO ATTACH
Apply thin coat of sealer to suction cups, then with one hand merely hold the Liberty Frost Shield in position against the windshield and with the other hand press rubber suction cups firmly against windshield pushing on ends of screws. Hold for a few seconds, then screw on knobs, tightening each one gently until sealing strip fits snugly against windshield. Electric connections under instrument board easily made. For detailed instructions refer to direction sheet inside the box."
[from original box];"Manufactured in U.S.A. by THE LIBERTY MFG CO."
"KEEPS WINDSHIELD CLEAR OF FROST * SLEET * ICE * SNOW"
[from original box]
No need for "feeling" your way behind a cloudy or sleet covered windshield. The Liberty Electric Frost Shield enables you to SEE where you are driving, at all times, regardless of weather conditions. No blind spots. Nothing to interfere with vision. The Liberty operates with or without electric current. Its sturdy tapered rubber frame provides a perfect seal - real dead air space - which alone prevents clouding or frosting. Should heavy snow or ice accumulate on windshield, merely plug in for current. Electric heat melts snow and sleet."
[from original box];"EASY TO ATTACH
Apply thin coat of sealer to suction cups, then with one hand merely hold the Liberty Frost Shield in position against the windshield and with the other hand press rubber suction cups firmly against windshield pushing on ends of screws. Hold for a few seconds, then screw on knobs, tightening each one gently until sealing strip fits snugly against windshield. Electric connections under instrument board easily made. For detailed instructions refer to direction sheet inside the box."
[from original box];"Manufactured in U.S.A. by THE LIBERTY MFG CO."
"KEEPS WINDSHIELD CLEAR OF FROST * SLEET * ICE * SNOW"
[from original box]