| TV Ad for Boston Edison Company, 1950s | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 2300 |
| Catalog #: | 502815 | |
| Clip Number: | 502815-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ||
| Timecode: | 01:03:25 - 01:04:34 | |
| Location: | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1954 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMERCIALS: Misc DOMESTIC LIFE: Housework LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Massachusetts, Boston | |
| Description: | TV commercial for Boston Edison Company, 1950s. CU hand of white man flicking electric switch, turning on household lights. Quoth the hilarious VO: "Today, we live electrically. And this is electric living." Flashing card: "Boston Edison Company, Electric Living." Excellent LS cramped Boston street scene, night, gloriously aglow in neon signs for various stores & theaters including the Paramount Theater. TLS white adults boarding elevators with assistance of elevator operators. MS white man manning lathe in factory. MS white man wearing white dress shirt & tie, smoking pipe while sitting in easy chair & reading newspaper; man turns on lamp, continues reading. MS refrigerator door being opened, revealing glass bottle of milk, food. MS white housewife wearing checkered dress removing pan from oven. MS white girl taking bubble bath in tub, placing dollop of soap bubbles on shoulder. MS white woman (housewife) placing clothes in washer, closing lid. Sideview MS white woman ironing linen on roller in kitchen. MCU woman wearing black pumps (high heels) vacuuming rug w/ antiquated vacuum cleaner. Behold the wondrous glories of electricity! | |
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