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During the 1920s, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, and washing machines seemed to promise consumers more time for leisure activities. Advertising came of age during this era to sell the goods that bustling factories were producing.

The traditional "wash day" in many homes was Monday, and the arrival of the washing machine did, indeed, free up part of that day for other activities.

How did advertisers appeal to consumers during the 1920s?

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Can you mention three electric appliances that appear in the video?

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Vacuum cleaner

Shaver

Book-shelf freezer

Washing machine

Cell phone

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Can you mention two other elements that are not appliances and appear in the video?

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Gangsters

Fashion line up

Rap music

Cinema

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