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Piping hot

United Kingdom, 1960
film

Delightfully inventive treatment of the history of water heating. Reminiscent of “Romance of Transportation in Canada”, the visual, literal repres..

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All lit up

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'For better, for worse'

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The Hottest show on earth

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The Obedient flame

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Modern guide to health

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