Learning on ScreenGadgets for Eve
Series
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- Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- NoS Summary - Various new gadgets for the home are demonstrated.
British Pathe synopsis: M/S of woman playing the piano. The pages of her sheet music are turned automatically by a machine which is attached. C/U of her legs to show a pad she operates with her knee when she wants the pages turned. She plays and the pages turn. "Another novelty - the fender clothes-horse." M/S of woman kneeling in front of a fireplace. She opens a special compartment and pulls out a clothes horse. She puts an item of washing over the wooden bars. Cut to closer shot as she begins to collapse the bars down again. "For smokers and writers - the fountain-pen lighter." M/S of woman sitting at a desk writing a letter. She has a cigarette in her mouth. She stops writing, unscrews the lid of her pen and strikes up the lighter (she looks at the camera as she does this.) C/U of her blowing out the flame and smoking. She screws the pen lid back on then carries on writing. "And here’s a cute idea - the auto-arm stove-help." M/S of woman opening an oven door. As the door opens shelves move outwards. Woman checks on the things she is cooking. She closes the door again and they disappear inside. - Keywords
- Domestic life
- Written sources
- Pathe Inventory File Tin No.232
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP232
National Film Archive Catalogue
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