The "Super" Laundress of Today

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

464

Date Released

24 Apr 1930

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

NoS Summary - New technology in action in a modern laundry.
British Pathe synopsis: A new industrial iron is demonstrated by a woman in a laundry. The iron glides over the board with a light touch. C/U of the iron being used. The "rotary scrubber" is used on soiled collar and cuff edges. C/U of a woman using a metal machine to scrub dirt off a collar, soapy water emerges from the machine. Another labour saving device is demonstrated. This one feeds sheets through a large industrial ironing machine. The sheets emerge at the other side and are folded. A "cute" machine is demonstrated - the "cuffer". A shirt collar and cuffs are placed on curved pads then a steam iron is lowered onto them. A novel "air" dryer is used. A dress is hung up then moved around in a jet of hot air. A man then takes the dress down and off the hanger. A dryer which uses compressed air is demonstrated. A ball is suspended in a jet of hot air - a man looks on. When the machine is turned off, the ball falls down.

Keywords

Science and technology

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.187
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP187 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue

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