The Home Electrical

1915 11 minutes

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About The Home Electrical

Mr. Newhouse, a young man, tries out new electrical household machines in a house full of them. The demonstration includes a washing machine, a vacuum cleaner, a toaster, and an electric car.

More about The Home Electrical

General Electric produced this one-reel promotional short to show electrical appliances then on the market.

Themes

  • A house wired for new appliances
  • Washing machine, vacuum, toaster, and electric car
  • General Electric
  • Mr. Newhouse
  • washing machine
  • vacuum cleaner
  • toaster
  • electric car
  • promotional short

Preservation

A print is available for viewing at the Internet Archive.

Notes

  • It won two gold medals at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, which ran from February 20 to December 4, 1915.
  • The Sedalia Democrat reported the award on November 14, 1915.
  • The Clinton Daily Clintonian carried a notice of the film on March 21, 1916.

Awards

  • Two gold medals, Panama–Pacific International Exposition (1915)

Scenes

  • Mr. Newhouse tests a washing machine, a vacuum cleaner, a toaster, and an electric car inside the model house.

Also available

  • Internet Archive (0254_Home_Electrical_The_01_00_59_06)