Electricity’s Early Days: The Gadgets, Contraptions and Conveniences of the '30s and '40s

March 17, 2016
Take a look at some of the electrical appliances that were being used in 1930s and 1940s.

Many of the conveniences we take for granted today were still in their infancy during the 1930s and 1940s. Here’s a look at some of the gadgets and gizmos people were experiencing for the very first time during the years of the Great Depression and World War II.

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