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Magnavox Wireless: Why Jones Chose a Magnavox (1925)

play Please note: this clip is silent
clip Making merry through the day

This clip chosen to be PG

Clip description

This clip from a silent Magnavox Wireless cinema advertisement shows a group of friends dancing to the music from a Magnavox Wireless at a picnic under a tree. It also shows them taking the wireless canoeing.

Curator’s notes

This clip from a silent black-and-white cinema advertisement demonstrates the portability of the Magnavox Wireless.

The use of intertitles links the images and helps to convey a fun and carefree atmosphere as they ‘make merry through the day’.