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Spic n Span - Save 2 Steps

A 1950s TV ad for Spic n Span, emphasizing a simplified cleaning method for linoleum or plastic tile floors. It contrasts traditional three-step cleaning (suds, rinse, wipe dry) with Spic n Span's single-step process, which requires just dampening a mop for effective cleaning. The ad highlights the ease and efficiency of using Spic n Span, making cleaning faster and gentler on hands. Keywords cleaning, Spic n Span, 1950s, TV ad, linoleum, plastic tile, efficiency, household tips, detergent, easy cleaning Home transfer from 16mm. Print courtesy of Niagara Artists Centre.

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A 1950s TV ad for Spic n Span, emphasizing a simplified cleaning method for linoleum or plastic tile floors. It contrasts traditional three-step cleaning (suds, rinse, wipe dry) with Spic n Span's single-step process, which requires just dampening a mop for effective cleaning. The ad highlights the ease and efficiency of using Spic n Span, making cleaning faster and gentler on hands.

Keywords


cleaning, Spic n Span, 1950s, TV ad, linoleum, plastic tile, efficiency, household tips, detergent, easy cleaning

Home transfer from 16mm. Print courtesy of Niagara Artists Centre.
Transcription

Steps, steps, steps. Extra steps make extra work in cleaning lenolium or plastic tile. So, Grace Albertson and I want to show you how to save two such work steps. This floor is dirtier than yours for demonstration purposes. Now, here's the three-step way to clean with a laundry detergent. First, you have to suds with a really wet mop and really rub hard. And second, you have to rinse. And third, you still have to wipe dry. Now, let's watch and Span special cleaning formula at work. You just dampen your mop and go once over. Just one step. You don't have to rinse or wipe dry. And look how little effort it takes. It's twice as fast and twice as easy. Yet that Lenolium gleams and and spans wonderfully mild and gentle to your hands. Save two steps with once over and span.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, genre, catalog record, video
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