Delightfully inventive treatment of the history of water heating. Reminiscent of “Romance of Transportation in Canada”, the visual, literal representation of straight commentary. Beautifully drawn and a decidedly funny cartoon.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008412
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - Great Britain
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water use
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water consumption
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Household appliances
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Water consumption
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)