Western Electric Exposition, cooking toys for girls, 1916

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, New York
1916-10-17
emulsion on glass
8 x 10 x 0 in.

8x10 glass plate negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons October 17, 1916 at an Electrical Exposition displaying products by Western Electric Company. View of a display of a little girl's dream kitchen in her size called a "Junior Range". Sign advertises, "They are Practical / Food can be cooked on the Glowing Heaters / The Cooking Utensils are Sturdy. / Real Pies can be made in the Oven." Another sign says, "SAFETY FIRST / Electric Heating Elements / No matches / No flame / No burns / Current turns off here / No shocks / No accidents". Also, "They will bring Happiness To Your Little [girl]." View of 2 little girls showing how to cook with the products to a woman and her older daughter and little girl. Handwritten negative sleeve info.: "4890 / 10/17/16 / 390-2 / Electrical Exposition / W. E. Co. / Box 390". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

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