- Title: PA-54
- Summary: STEP-SAVING KITCHEN: HOUSES AND HOMES; KITCHENS; OCCUPATIONS; HOUSE WORK; RE-DOING THE KITCHEN Design and functions of U-shaped farm kitchen layout for maximum efficiency designed by Department of Agriculture
- Description:01:00:17 - TITLE: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PRESENTS, "DEMONSTRATING A U-SHAPED KITCHEN DEVELOPED BY THE HOUSING STAFF OF THE BUREAU OF HUMAN NUTRITION AND HOME ECONOMICS". 01:00:23 - FEMALE EXECUTIVE OF THE BUREAU SITTING AT DESK, SHOWING MODERN KITCHEN PLANS DEVELOPED BY THE BUREAU, TO MARRIED COUPLE. SHE TELLS HOW THE PLAN WAS DEVELOPED. 01:01:39 - CU HOUSEWIFE'S HAND USING COOKIE CUTTER ON ROLLED OUT DOUGH. PAN COOKIE INGREDIENTS SURROUNDING HER WORK SPACE. VOICE OVER, "WE HAVE LEARNED THAT MORE COUNTER SPACE IS NEEDED FOR BAKING COOKIES AND BREAD, THAN FOR ANY OTHER MIXING. OPERATION .............". 01:02:00 - MS THREE FEMALE LAB WORKERS AT TABLE, MIXING BATTER IN BOWLS, EACH BOWL LAYING ON SLABS OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS HOW DIFFERENT WORKING HEIGHTS HAVE BEEN TRIED TO DISCOVER WHICH HEIGHT WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE FOR HOUSEWIVES. 01:02:12 - MS CABINET MAKER AT LAB, MAKING CORNER KITCHEN CABINET WITH REVOLVING SHELF.. VOICE OVER EXPLAINS BENEFITS. MCU CARPENTER MAKING HOME-MADE FLORESCENT FIXTURES TO MOUNT IN KITCHEN TO SAVE COSTS, TO BE MOUNTED ABOVE THE WORK SPACE. 01:02:20 - VIEWS OF DRAWING OF KITCHEN DESIGNED BY LAN AND ACTUAL IDEAL KITCHEN. 01:02:21 - CU WALL PHONE (DIAL TYPE, CIRCA 1960S) IN KITCHEN RINGS, HOUSEWIFE ANSWERS. AT SMALL DESK IN KITCHEN (PLANNING CENTER), WHICK IS ACTUALLY A DROP-LEAF TABLE ON CASTERS. USED AS TEA CART OR EXTRA DINING TABLE. SMALL RADIO ON SHELF ABOVE DESK. LS VIEW KITCHEN WITH HOUSEWIFE SEATED ANSWERING PHONE, SHOWS LARGE PICTURE WINDOW IN KITCHEN,"WE GAIN THE BENEFIT OF NATURAL LIGHT OVER ALL WORK SURFACES". 01 04 03 MS HOUSEWIFE AT MIXING CENTER ON KITCHEN COUNTER. "SINCE MOST WOMEN WORK LEFT TO RIGHT......", MIXING CENTER WAS PLACED TO ACCOMMODATE THIS FACT. HOUSEWIFE OPENS DOUBLE DOOR CABINET CONTAINING ALL NECESSARY ITEMS NEEDED FOR WORK DONE AT THAT CENTER AT HER FINGERTIPS. MS HOUSEWIFE TAKES SMALL SIDE STEP, OPENS REVOLVING CORNER SHELF, CONTAINING FREQUENTLY USED ITEMS AT EYE LEVEL. 0 1 04 00 WITHOUT MOVING ONE STEP, HOUSEWIFE OPENS COUNTER TOP DRAWER TO GET KNIFE. TILT DOWN TO OTHER DRAWERS BELOW, WITH THINGS ONLY USED OCCASIONALLY ARE STORED IN LOWER DRAWERS TO MINIMIZE CONSTANT BENDING. VARIOUS SHOTS HOUSEWIFE MAKING USE OF THESE CABINETS AND SHELVES. FEW STEPS NEEDED. 01:05:44 - HOUSEWIFE OPENS SMALL DRAWERS CONTAINING BINS OF FLOUR AND SUGAR PLACED IN SPACES ORDINARILY WASTED. ABOVE VIEW HOUSEWIFE WORKING AT MIXING CENTER IN KITVHEN. 01:06:30 - MS PULL-OUT DRAWER AT LAP LEVEL IS USED BY HOUSEWIFE TO SIT COMFORTABLY WHILE SHE WORKS AT LONG AND TEDIOUS JOB. TABLE FROM PLANNING CENTER IS ROLLED OVER AND PLACED NEXT TO ROLL OUT TABLE TO PROVIDE MORE WORKING SPACE.. 01:07:32 - VARIOUS SCENES HOUSEWIFE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF STEP-SAVING ITEMS, INCLUDING BINS FOR POTATOES AND VEGETABLES ALL WITHIN EASY REACH; A COOKING AND SERVING CENTER WITH ALL THE SUPPLIES NEEDED AT THE RANGE. HOUSEWIFE PLACES POT ON BURNER. CU ITEMS USED AT THE RANGE ARE CONVENIENTLY ACCESSED BY HOUSEWIFE. FOLD BACK DOORS ABOVE COOKING CENTER. 01:10:04 - CU HOUSEWIFE USES SPOON TO FILL DINNER PLATE WITH POTATOES AND GOOD SIZE ROAST. VARIOUS SHOTS HOUSEWIFE AT DISH-WASHING CENTER SCRAPING FOOD OFF DISHES INTO HOLE IN COUNTER LEADING TO GARBAGE PAIL IN CABINET BELOW, STACKING THE DISHES FOR WASHING. CU HOUSEWIFE WASHING DISHES, STACKING THEM IN DRAINER. AFTER DRYING, DISHES ARE STORED IN NEARBY CUPBOARD. 01:11:55 - CU HOUSEWIFE USING CAKE NIFE TO CUT AND PLACE SLICES OF LAYER CAKE ON PLATES, SERVES IT TO HUSBAND AND TWO KIDS SEATED AT TABLE IN KITCHEN. ABOVE VIEW FAMILY OF FOUR EATING DINNER IN SPACE WITHIN KITCHEN.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1948
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1940s
- File Name: PA-54