Electrical
Some tv adverts of electrical items being sold in the 80′s
1977 Goblin Teasmade
Published February 22, 2011 | 
1977 Goblin Teasmade advert from the UK
A teasmade is a device for making tea automatically, which was once common in the United Kingdom and some of its former colonies. They generally feature an analogue alarm clock and are designed to be used at the bedside, to ensure tea is ready first thing in the morning. Although crude versions existed in Victorian times, they only became practical with the availability of electric versions in the 1930s. They reached their peak in popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, but have since declined to the extent that in the few places they are sold new, it is as a retro novelty item.
The name teasmade is an example of a genericized trademark; Goblin were the first to market their teamakers under the name teasmade, it is now commonly used to refer to any automatic teamaking appliance. Teasmade is a registered trademark for Swan.
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Leave a comment1978 Polaroid 1000
Published December 13, 2010 | 1978 Polaroid 1000 commercial.
Alongside the ‘prosumer’ range of folding SLRs, Polaroid released a large number of plastic bodied, non-folding consumer cameras that used the SX-70 integral film. There were several lines that varied in the type and amount of features they offered, but fall into three distinct categories differentiated by the method of focusing:
- Fixed focus – Generally known (in the US) as OneStep models
- Zone-focused – Generally known (in the US) as Pronto! models; e.g. Pronto RF
- Sonar Autofocus – Labelled as both Pronto! and OneStep models, but usually with an AF or Sonar moniker.
1978 Polaroid 1000
Published December 8, 2010 | 
1978 advert for the Polaroid 1000 .
The Polaroid Land Camera 1000 is a consumer camera line using SX-70 integral film. There were several models:
- Fixed focus – known (in the U.S.) as OneStep
- Zone-focused – known (in the U.S.) as Pronto! ; e.g. Pronto RF
- Sonar Autofocus – Labeled as both Pronto! and OneStep models, usually with an AF or Sonar designation
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1975 Kodak Ektra Cameras
Published November 8, 2010 | 1975 Kodak Ektra Cameras advert.
The Ektra was a very advanced 35mm rangefinder camera launched by Kodak USA in 1941. Before World War II, Kodak presented some really advanced cameras under the supervision of Joe Mihalyi, among which the Medalist, Super Six 20 and Bantam Special.
The Ektra was a 35mm coupled rangefinder camera. The shutter was of the focal plane type, from 1s to 1/1000, with horizontally traveling cloth curtains. The Ektra had a system of interchangeable magazine backs, allowing to change film in the middle of a roll. The advance lever was at the left of the magazine back, and needed two strokes. The release button was at the left of the top plate. It is said that Mihalyi was left-handed, so all the camera was designed to be used by a left-handed person. However this theory is contradicted here.
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Published October 27, 2010 | 1975 Dixons commercial.
Dixons is an online retailer in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and is owned by DSG International plc.
With its origins in a photographic shop opened by Charles Kalms, the chain had a store in most towns and cities across the UK and Ireland. On 5 April 2006, Dixons announced that they were removing the brand from the high street (except in Ireland) and would only be using the Currys brand, branded as Currys.digital. DSG Ireland followed suit in August 2008.
The Dixons stores in The Netherlands had been sold off years before the rebrand, but still carry the Dixons brand.
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