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Posters printed by the EAW to advertise new domestic appliances and to inform consumers of changes to electric wiring conventions and standards and to emphasise safety in the home. Also posters involved in the campaign to have more sockets built into houses and the overall message, that electricity could make a woman's life easier. Includes new deposit Acc. 2008-06- 7 charts/posters with cross sections of various electrical domestic appliances used for educational purposes. Between 1930 and 1955 EAW produced 3 different series of posters. The first series, circa 1930 to 1935, was called, 'electricity made easy' and consisted of 3 posters/charts; Chart 01: Generation of electricity (black & white); Chart 02: Transmission and distribution of electricity (black & white); Chart 03: Circuit in the home (black & white originally but revised version in colour produced in 1947); The second series of posters/charts, produced between 1936 and 1949, was called, 'how it works', and comprised 8 or possibly 9 charts; Chart 04: Electric iron (black & white). Advertised in vol.3 no.4 The Electrical Age, October 1936; Chart 05: Electric cooker (black & white but revised version in colour produced in 1947). Advertised in vol.3 no.7 The Electrical Age, October 1936; Chart 06: Electric washer and wringer (black & white). Advertised in vol.3 no.7 The Electrical Age, Summer 1937; Chart 07: Electric suction cleaner (black & white). Advertised in vol.4 no.4 The Electrical Age, October 1943; Chart 08: Electric refrigerator (black & white). Advertised in vol.4 no.6 The Electrical Age, April 1944; Chart 09: Electric refrigerator mechanical unit (black & white). Advertised in vol.4 no.6 The Electrical Age, April 1944; Chart 10: Heat controlled electric iron (colour). Advertised in vol.4 no.20 The Electrical Age, October 1947; Chart 11: The electric water heater (colour). Advertised in vol.5 no.1 The Electrical Age, January 1949; Chart 12: Not yet identified, but it is known that the next series began with chart no.13. The third series of posters/charts, produced between 1950 and 1955, was called, 'how to do it', and comprised 4 charts; Chart 13: Connections for standard 3 pin plug tops (colour). Advertised in vol.5 no.12 The Electrical Age, October 1951; Chart 14: Universal all purpose fused plug + electric iron connector (colour). Advertised in vol.5 no.19 The Electrical Age, April 1953; Chart 15: Standard ceiling rose and lampholder connection (colour). Advertised in vol.5 no.20 The Electrical Age, October 1953; and Chart 16: Typical rewirable fuses (colour). Advertised in The Electrical Age, October 1955;