1930 General Electric refrigerator: "With our easy payment plan, a few dollars in cash will put into your kitchen a glistening white General Electric Refrigerator of striking modern beauty-- all-steel-- permanently oiled-- with all the General Electric refinements-- high legs-- temperature regulator-- the Chiller for storing frozen desserts-- the superfreezer for quick freezing of ice cubes-- and the money-saving Monitor Top!"

1921 Hoover: "For operation on farm lighting or private electric plants The Hoover is equipped with special low voltage motors at no extra cost."

1916 WESTERN ELECTRIC: "She's leaving! Leaving her position-- disgruntled; leaving you-- discouraged. An you had just congratulated yourself on getting at last a maid who really suited, and who seemed satisfied to stay."

LISTEN: electricity will make it easier for you to get servants and to keep them-- by making housework more attractive. and it will simplify your own work if left without a maid..."

1922 Standard:  "Standard kitchen sinks, 'yard stick high,'  provide comfort and prevent back strain.  How high is yours?"

1930 General Electric All-Steel Refrigerator:  "The Monitor top, which contains the hermetically sealed-in-steel mechanism, is the modern symbol of economical refrigeration.  Its splendid performance record merits the name -- MONITOR TOP."

1930 Frigidaire:  "The new Frigidaire Hydrator freshens your vegetables with the magic effect of chilly dew on a growing garden."

1930 General Electric:   "Do you long  for a kitchen that's bright and 'easy to work in?'  You can have it in your present home.  All you have to do is rewire the old one the General Electric way."