{Old Advertisements} This Day in 1920 (Happy Birthday 7/20 Mylotters)
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
July 20, 2020 7:57am CST
This was taken from Carson City daily appeal. [volume], July 20, 1920 and found on LOC.GOV
I meant to do this the second week of July as well, but oh well.
This ad introduces a two plug which allows for multiple items being plugged into the same socket. I wonder how reliable it was in those days? Were there power surges or shortages? Did it blow the socket? hmm...
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Jul 20
Everything was and so many people didn't have the luxury of electricity.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Jul 20
@gr8nana6 The rich, and I imagine a few of the inventors friends and family members. I would guess they'd be testers of the products.
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@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
20 Jul 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes mainly only the rich
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@LindaOHio (222896)
• United States
20 Jul 20
Angie's birthday is today (Andria Perry). I wouldn't trust anything electric from 1920.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Jul 20
Lots of 'em today. Julia, Angie and Gill and according to Mykl, a lady from the Phillippines too.
No, I wouldn't either trust it either.
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@GardenGerty (169591)
• United States
20 Jul 20
I have sent a couple of well wishes. I have always more things than I have sockets.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Jul 20
I have one of those six socket things plugged into my regular socket, and I have a power strip / surge protector on my desk for my laptop, television and roku. Eventually technology and science will figure out a way to have everything on a renewable charge without the need for sockets.
@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
20 Jul 20
Haha yeah it's a risky affair because many times it can shut down the electricity
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
20 Jul 20
I'm thinking about how new electricity was in 1920 and how many people had some unforeseen things happening.
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