- Title: SC-88
- Summary: THE STORY BEHIND THE FEATURES: INDUSTRIAL ABOUT WESTINGHOUSE WASHING MACHINES.
- Description:01:06:34 - MAN IN SUIT SITS AT DESK. GETS UP, SAYS GOOD MORNING TO A CUSTOMER. ASKS HER IF HE CAN HELP HER WITH HER LAUNDRY PROBLEMS. SHE WANTS A GOOD WASHER THAT WILL LAST A LONG TIME. SHE HAS BEEN FRUSTRATED WITH PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. TELLS HER SHE NEEDS A HEAVY DUTY WASHER. THEY EXCHANGE NAMES IN AN EFFORT TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR. 01:07:00 - HE BRINGS HER OVER TO A WESTINGHOUSE WASHING MACHINE IN AN ATTEMPT TO SELL HER ON IT. IT'S A REAL WORK HORSE. RUGGED CONSTRUCTION. TALKS ABOUT PEOPLE LEAVING THINGS IN POCKETS. SMALL OBJECTS WON'T STOP UP THIS WASHER. 01:07:26 - HE POINTS TO AN ILLUSTRATION WHICH SHOWS FLOW OF OBJECTS INSIDE MACHINE. SHOWS PARTS INSIDE MACHINE. TRANSLATES INTO RELIABILITY, DURABILITY. EASY TO USE. OPENS UP LID WHICH HAS COMPLETE WASHING INSTRUCTIONS. FINGER POINTS. 01:08:29 - CU PANEL WITH WATER LEVELS, HOT / COLD SETTINGS SPEED, 01:08:39 - WOMAN SHOWS HER COMPREHENSION. "I SEE". HE GIVES FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. PERMANANT PRESS SETTINGS. WASHER HAS A WEIGHT REGISTER ON THE LID. PUT THE CLOTHES ON LID & TELLS YOU HOW MUCH WATER, SOAP, & DETERGENT TO USE. 01:09:47 - CU HAND SETTING WATER LEVEL. SAVES MONEY ON SOAP ETC... AVERAGE FAMILY SAVES $24.00 A YEAR. HE TELLS HER IT'S A PRESSURE FILL MACHINE. EXPLAINS. 01:10:45 - AERIAL OF MACHINE & PEOPLE. LOOKING DOWN AT MACHINE. 01:11:35 - SALESMAN PULLS OUT THE BIG RAMP AGITATOR FOR THE WOMAN TO LOOK AT CLOSLY. EXPLAINS HOW IT HELPS MOVE CLOTHES UP, DOWN, & AROUND. SCRUB BOARD RIBS. GOOD RINSING IS AS IMPORTANT. DOUBLE RINSING. 12 GALLON SPRAY RINSE, & A DEEP AGITATION RINSE. 01:12:14 - TAKES OUT A CIGARETTE, PUTS IT ON TOP OF WASHER TO ILLUSTRATE HOW STABLE MACHINE IS. THEY TALK MORE ABOUT UNBALANCED LOADS. 01:12:17 - HE DEMONSTRATES MACHINE ABILITY WITH BOXES OF SUGAR. PUTS IN MACHINE, TURNS TIMER TO SPIN. PROVES WASHER CAN SPIN AN UNBALANCED LOAD. THE BALANCED DOME SUSPENSION SYSTEM. 01:13:15 - OPENS LID. SHOWS HER THE LOCK & SPIN SAFETY LID. SHE TRIES TO OPEN IT AND A BUZZER SOUNDS. 01:13:49 - CU PANEL. FINGER POINTS OUT STOP & SOAK CYCLE. SPINS DIAL. 01:14:27 - HE OPENS THE LID, POINTS OUT AUTOMATIC BLEACH DISPENSER, AUTOMATIC FABRIC SOFTENER DISPENSER, & A HANDY LINT FILTER. 01:14:40 - HE THEN GOES ON TO EXPLAIN THE HAND WASHING FEATURE. SHE LOOKS QUIZATIVE. PULLS OUT AGITATOR TO REVEAL SECOND SMALLER AGITATOR. ILLUSTRATES GENTLE ACTION. SHE PICKS IT UP AND EXAMINES IT. 01:15:39 - INTERIOR OF HOUSE. LAUNDRY CENTER. COMPACT WASHER & DRYER WITH DOORS OPEN. SPACE MATE UNIT. HANDY LOADING DOOR. 01:15:53 - STILL OF WOMAN DRINKING LIQUID WATCHING THE CLOTHES GO ROUND. NARRATOR GOES ON TO EXPLAIN THE PROS OF THE SPACE SAVER; ORDERLY, CONVIENENT, & EFFICIENT. HAS THE WEIGH TO SAVE DOOR WHICH TELLS THE SIZE OF THE LOAD. 01:16:11 - CU MACHINE. COMPACT, EASY TO USE. CLOTHES TOSSING IN DRYER. CU TUMBLE WASHING ACTION. 01:16:28 - ANIMATED ILLUSTRATION OF HOW MACHINE WORKS. 01:17:32 - SPINNING, DIZZYING CU OF CLOTHES. CAMERA ZOOMS OUT TO A MORE REALISTIC VIEW OF DRYER. CAMERA MOVES UP TO CONTROL PANEL. 01:17:53 - CU WATER TEMPERATURE DIAL. 5 SETTINGS. WATER SAVER. WASHING DIAL. 01:18:18 - 1960s HOUSEWIFE OPENS TOP OF WASHER, PUTS IN WASH SETS DIALS. SHUTS DOORS, PATS MACHINE & WALKS AWAY. CU AUTO CALL, WHICH TELLS YOU WHEN LOAD IS DONE. 01:19:02 - CU MACHINE. SHE WALKS BACK OVER & UNLOADS INTO BASKET. SHE SMILES, PICKS UP A TOWEL, RUBS ON HER FACE. SMUG LOOK OF SATISFACTION. SHE CLOSES THE DOORS AND WALKS AWAY. 01:19:47 - BACK TO SALESMAN & WOMAN IN STORE. HE EXPLAINS THE VERSATILITY OF THE DRYER. WESTINGHOUSE CROSS- VANE TUMBLING SYSTEM. FASTER, MORE EFFECTIVE EVEN DRYING. 01:20:28 - CU BASKET IN DRYER. FINGER POINTS OUT VARIOUS FEATURES. FINGER CIRCLES IN A COUNTER CLOCK WISE MOTION. WALKS OVER A LARGE SAMPLE DRYER. POINTS 01:21:04 - CROSS VANE TUMBLING IN ACTION. USES RED TOWEL TO ILLUSTRATE. 01:21:50 - CU DRYER DIAL. 01:22:07 - CU HAND ON DIAL, TURNING. 01:22:22 - WOMAN HAS GOOD LOOK OF CONCENTRATION ON FACE. GREAT FACIAL EXPRESSIONS. LIFTS EYEBROWS. WRINKLES FOREHEAD. HE ALSO HAS GOOD EXPRESSIONS. WRINKLES EYEBROWS TOGETHER. 01:22:46 - MAN FREEZES. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS DETAILS OF AUTO DRY. 01:22:50 - CU PANEL ON DRYER. HAND TURNS KNOB. GRAPH IN FRONT SHOWS TEMPERATURES. RED LINE MOVES AROUND THE CHART RED LINE DOES A ZIG ZAG. 01:23:30 - HAND OPENS DRYER DOOR, POINTS AT THERMOSTAT. EMPTY DRYER. 01:23:41 - SALESMAN POINTS OUT THE UNIQUE WESTINGHOUSE AUTO CALL. LETS YOU KNOW WHEN CLOTHES ARE DRY. BUZZER. AUTO CALL LOUDNESS BUZZER. 01:24:20 - MAN COUNTS OUT FEATURES ON HAND. 01:24:29 - MAN POINTS OUT MORE FEATURES. POINTS. OPENS DOOR. PULLS OUT LINT FILTER. PUTS BACK IN. WOMAN WITH HAND ON HIP. 01:25:28 - INDUSTRIAL ENDS.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1969
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1960s
- File Name: SC-88