While making my way through the workday today I decided to throw on a Youtube video or two. I’ve been in a nostalgic mood lately. I ended up dialing up a 1947 film which was basically a 30 minute infomercial for an electric range by Westinghouse.
In this film, a couple has invited their rich uncle over to convince him to help pay for their daughter’s tuition at the community college. They’re dependent on cooking the perfect meal for him, and when their old oven door blows off, their neighbor comes to the rescue with her new electric range by Westinghouse.
A special nod to the uncle’s nurse play by Margaret Hamilton, also known as the Wicked Witch of the West.
I really enjoy these old presentations. People dressed nicer, folks seemed friendlier, and the appliances they’re showing off are built to last a generation. And the knobs on the stove are real knobs with a color indicator as to the heat setting for the burner! What will they think of next!
You can be sure … if it’s a Westinghouse.
Same! I adore these “modern life” and “life in the future” videos.
Me too! There’s something very comforting in them. I know folks had problems just like we have problems today, but the times just seemed simpler.