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Looks at the history of household products, including air conditioners, clothes dryers, jar openers, and radios.
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From egg timers to commuter cups, this thorough reference details the domestic technology and innovations that in part defined the 20th century.This amusing and thought provoking A–Z encyclopedia examines modern domestic technology and innovations during the 20th century, exploring the social and cultural conditions that produced such products as the electric iron and the vacuum cleaner.188 A–Z entriesIntroduction and bibliographyProvides extensive illustrationsOffers references to websites and end of entry suggestions for further reading
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