Gas Company Commercials From The 60's and Early 70's
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ronhic
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...and here's one from Oz
Probably the best remembered Natural Gas advert from the 1980's
Probably the best remembered Natural Gas advert from the 1980's
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You guys are so lucky to have that. Here in Maine, it has only been the last few years that its been available and only in the bigger cities. Its 9 miles to the closest pipeline from me, so I will probably be on propane for life. As a kid, we had "City Gas" piped to the homes that was very unreliable. Turning the stove on at dinner time meant a tiny flame on the burner because all the users were doing the same thing. Maine Utility Gas Company had 3 gas plants in the state and basically bought many radio commercials an hour that were the same over and over ending every time with "Gas is best by every test." Now that company is paying millions of dollars in cleanup for the toxic coal tar thay dumped into the waterways.
You guys are so lucky to have that. Here in Maine, it has only been the last few years that its been available and only in the bigger cities. Its 9 miles to the closest pipeline from me, so I will probably be on propane for life. As a kid, we had "City Gas" piped to the homes that was very unreliable. Turning the stove on at dinner time meant a tiny flame on the burner because all the users were doing the same thing. Maine Utility Gas Company had 3 gas plants in the state and basically bought many radio commercials an hour that were the same over and over ending every time with "Gas is best by every test." Now that company is paying millions of dollars in cleanup for the toxic coal tar thay dumped into the waterways.
We'd "town gas" well into the early 1980s here in Ireland as natural gas was only found off the south coast in the late 1970s. Before that, there was no supply at all.
There were a lot of issues with clean-up of some of those sites in Ireland and Britian. They would have operated since the Victorian era. The first gas lights were installed in this part of the world in 1792!!
There were a lot of issues with clean-up of some of those sites in Ireland and Britian. They would have operated since the Victorian era. The first gas lights were installed in this part of the world in 1792!!
I miss the American Gas Association
ads from the late 1960s to early 70s. They were either stylish or funny. Funny one featured a carnival dunking tank, and a harvest pair of Speed Queens, dryer gas. I remember them most for sponsoring National Geographic/Undersea World of Jaques Cousteau. I've tried to find them on YouTube, but without luck.
I DO like the British Gas ones, not the newer ones pitching call out boiler service and "stuff" like that but the "Cookability...that's the beauty of Gas" ones, and the one where Madeleine Bell is singing about "simmering the pot....water nice and hot...." I believe, but am not certain that particular one is "Wonderfuel Gas."
There is a very funny one with Joan Collins and (I presume--) the White Knight gas dryer as well......she demands that it be gold plated immediately since it's so inexpensive to run.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
ads from the late 1960s to early 70s. They were either stylish or funny. Funny one featured a carnival dunking tank, and a harvest pair of Speed Queens, dryer gas. I remember them most for sponsoring National Geographic/Undersea World of Jaques Cousteau. I've tried to find them on YouTube, but without luck.
I DO like the British Gas ones, not the newer ones pitching call out boiler service and "stuff" like that but the "Cookability...that's the beauty of Gas" ones, and the one where Madeleine Bell is singing about "simmering the pot....water nice and hot...." I believe, but am not certain that particular one is "Wonderfuel Gas."
There is a very funny one with Joan Collins and (I presume--) the White Knight gas dryer as well......she demands that it be gold plated immediately since it's so inexpensive to run.
Lawrence/Maytagbear
Did someone say Fanny?
Fanny Cradock worked closely with the gas board for all of her career as a celebrity cook
Fanny Cradock worked closely with the gas board for all of her career as a celebrity cook
And part 2
She was NEVER seen cooking on electricity - it was always gas for her
Al
She was NEVER seen cooking on electricity - it was always gas for her
Al
E.M. Forster's story The Celestial Omnibus mentions flying over the gas works near a town; probably a toxic cleanup site now.
Our post lantern was often the only light on nights when an ice storm had knocked out power. Shining in through the large windows, it made the living and dining rooms light enough to walk through, but not light enough for reading. During one such storm, a mocking bird perched on the brass eagle finial on top of the lantern for a couple of days to enjoy the heat since all of the tree branches were coated in ice. We used to buy the Coleman lantern mantles for ours in the hardware or sporting goods stores. After the lanterns became so expensive to use, a company came on the scene offering electrification of the lanterns with bulbs that looked like the mantles.
Our post lantern was often the only light on nights when an ice storm had knocked out power. Shining in through the large windows, it made the living and dining rooms light enough to walk through, but not light enough for reading. During one such storm, a mocking bird perched on the brass eagle finial on top of the lantern for a couple of days to enjoy the heat since all of the tree branches were coated in ice. We used to buy the Coleman lantern mantles for ours in the hardware or sporting goods stores. After the lanterns became so expensive to use, a company came on the scene offering electrification of the lanterns with bulbs that looked like the mantles.
dirtybuck
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I enjoy reading the comments about the gas lights. And yes, whirlcool, they do look cool on a snowy night, especially if it's during the holiday season and they're decorated.
To the best of my knowledge, there were only two families who had these in the neighborhood where we lived for 10 years before we moved. The family right next door to us, the McCuaigs, and another family up the street (and I kid you not, this was their last name), the Butts. I seem to remember a few years later when we had a visit with the McCuaigs, they had also converted to electric.
When we packed up in '72 and moved to a developing suburb outside of El Paso, my dad was very anxious to get a light for the driveway/parking area of our new house. An employee from Southern Union came out and surveyed the area Unfortunately, he delivered bad news. There wasn't a gas line in that area, and to add one would be some outrageous amount. Needless to say dad nixed that idea rather fast, although he did talk about having an electric one installed...but it never happened.
To the best of my knowledge, there were only two families who had these in the neighborhood where we lived for 10 years before we moved. The family right next door to us, the McCuaigs, and another family up the street (and I kid you not, this was their last name), the Butts. I seem to remember a few years later when we had a visit with the McCuaigs, they had also converted to electric.
When we packed up in '72 and moved to a developing suburb outside of El Paso, my dad was very anxious to get a light for the driveway/parking area of our new house. An employee from Southern Union came out and surveyed the area Unfortunately, he delivered bad news. There wasn't a gas line in that area, and to add one would be some outrageous amount. Needless to say dad nixed that idea rather fast, although he did talk about having an electric one installed...but it never happened.
