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Title: The Jury Finds
Date(s): 1952
Contributor(s): Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Four fictional housewives and one fictional man, all with malfunctioning water heaters, are summoned to serve on a jury at the Court of Hot Water Tribulations. In court, one lawyer defends the original water heaters, and one introduces the jury to Westinghouse products, which can heat water safely and efficiently. A spoof on courtroom drama programs.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC108
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: How to Sell Home Insulation: Thirty Seconds
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: A training film for Owens-Corning Fiberglass applicator sales staff. The film argues that the first thirty seconds of a sale are the most important and demonstrates how a salesman can keep a potential buyer (in this case, a housewife) interested.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC109_01
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: How to Sell Home Insulation: Getting the Name on the Dotted Line
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corporation (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: A training film for Owens-Corning Fiberglass applicator sales staff on how to close a sale. Provides tips and instructions, such as: give the final presentations to both husband and wife, do not quote a price until the buyer's needs are reviewed, push the fire safety of fiberglass, provide demonstrations and ask leading questions, keep asking for the order, and never give a buyer the opportunity to say "no."
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC109_02
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: More than Skin Deep production script
Date(s): 1948
Contributor(s): Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Bryant Heater Company (Sponsor)
Description: A script for a training film production which describes the Bryant Heater Company's Electric Water Heater in detail. It discusses the comprehensive anatomy of a Bryant water heater, and the significance of each part. After discussing the construction of the heaters, the script addresses different models and selling points for the appliance.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films
Hagley ID: AVD_2019227_03_20
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: How to Sell the Westinghouse Water Heater production script
Date(s): 1948
Contributor(s): Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company (sponsor)
Description: A script for a sound slide training film production which begins by describing the many positive aspects of owning a hot water heater. Then, four main selling points of the Westinghouse water heater are discussed, and a Westinghouse salesman demonstrates how to incorporate each point as he pitches to a prospective buyer.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films
Hagley ID: AVD_2019227_20_12
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: A Heater is Born! production script
Date(s): 1948
Contributor(s): Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Bryant Heater Company (Sponsor)
Description: A script for a sound slide film production advertising a line of water heaters by the Bryant Heater Company. The script focuses on describing the industrial production of Bryant water heaters and explains the complete manufacture and inspection process.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films
Hagley ID: AVD_2019227_03_19
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Patty and Mike production script
Date(s): 1951
Contributor(s): Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Godley, Robert (Associated name)
Description: A script for an unknown production type in which a fictional couple, Patty and Mike, debate between spending their evening at a basketball game, or having a quiet night in. Their evening ultimately consists of Mike explaining to Patty how their furnace and hot water heater works. Patty concludes that they need an automatic water heater and that they should have gone to the basketball game instead.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films
Hagley ID: AVD_2019227_14_12
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Jury Finds production script
Date(s): 1953
Contributor(s): Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company (Sponsor), DeWitt, John (Author)
Description: A script for a motion picture film production in which four fictional housewives and one fictional man, all with malfunctioning water heaters, are summoned to serve on a jury at the Court of Hot Water Tribulations. In court, one lawyer defends the original water heaters, and one introduces the jury to Westinghouse products, which can heat water safely and efficiently.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films
Hagley ID: AVD_2019227_22_02
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Conservatory water heater at Longwood
Date(s): 1921
Contributor(s): Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (former owner)
Description: Handwritten on verso: 'Webster Feed Water Heater, 1921'
Collection ID: P.S. du Pont Longwood photograph collection (Accession 1969.002)
Hagley ID: 1969_2_2178
Collection: P.S. du Pont Longwood photographs

Title: The case of the wasted water
Date(s): 1970
Contributor(s): Rheem Manufacturing Company (originator)
Description: Guidance for water conservation in industrialized society is presented along with promotional matter for Rheem water heating and plumbing services.
Collection ID: Trade catalogs and pamphlets (Pam 2017.1043)
Hagley ID: PAM_20171043
Collection: Promotional comic books gallery

Title: Directions for installing and operating Cochrane feed-water heaters and receivers
Date(s): 1910
Creator: Harrison Safety Boiler Works
Hagley ID: 08057370_cochrane
Collection: Trade catalogs and pamphlets

Title: The Ruud multi-copper-coil automatic storage system for artificial gas, Instantaneous hot water
Date(s): 1907
Contributor(s): Ruud Manufacturing Company
Hagley ID: TC_R977_1907_1
Accession: ocm80645236
Collection: Trade catalogs and pamphlets