Turnstiles Black and White
by Terri Waters
Title
Turnstiles Black and White
Artist
Terri Waters
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Photograph - Photograph
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When we think of turnstiles, we picture football matches, amusement parks and train stations. Although limiting entry to one person at a time is the primary objective of these gates today, this is a far cry from the gates' original purpose of allowing people to move while restricting livestock to their pens.
The design of the modern turnstile is attributed to a man called Clarence Saunders who put them into operation in the first self-service supermarket, amusingly named the Piggly Wiggly store. The selective entry system was installed to avoid overcrowding in the 4 aisled, 605 product packed store, and prevent mass hysteria amongst the bedazzled supermarket shoppers.
The idea of limiting entry and exit via the method of a turnstile soon caught on, and it wasn't long before they were being employed at venues which hosted large football matches. Interestingly enough, the first recorded use of turnstiles at a UK sporting venue was at Scotland's National Stadium, Hampden Park.
From http://www.silversecurity.co.uk/the-history-of-turnstiles/
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August 6th, 2015
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