My father was Laurence Brown, out of the Boston office.  He retired around '82.  He used to go on location to many mills, mainly to test wiring and switches.  Besides all the wiring, he worked on things as small as the animated Annalee Dolls up to th...

My father travelled diligently in NE, for UL the oldest independent testing agency in the US.  He worked there for many decades!  Your point is well taken about the safety of any gift.