Every home should have one : the appliance age in New Zealand / illustrations, Rosie Louise and Terry Moyle; Terry Moyle.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Welcome to the appliance age -- Electric home servants & the masters of power -- The Hotpoint electric Iron -- Selling the beneficent revolution -- Living inside with a vacuum -- A radio is fine, but I need a refrigerator -- Every home should have one -- The Immersion heater -- The long shortage (1940s) -- Our own consumer society (1950s) -- The Ultimate Glo-Warm space heater 1954 -- Manuals & Menus -- Designed for modern living (1960s) -- The Shacklock Conray heaters -- Robat Avon & Skope -- Mixers -- Turning on the Zip -- Heater beauty -- Commercial break -- We've got TV! -- The electronic range -- PDL -- It's my party & I'll record what I want to -- Made in Masterton -- Rely on Ralta -- Made in Dunedin -- Venetta -- Made in Christchurch -- Sunset -- Reform & Replay -- Animals & appliances -- The Big Screen & the Big picture -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Appendix I -- Appendix 2 -- Notes -- Index.

"Every Home Should Have One celebrates New Zealand appliance history. The revolutionary washing machine, radios, irons and of course our high-definition TV sets. They are all covered. Contains over 250 full-colour photographs, not only of the appliances but also how they featured in a house setting. Fun extracts of classic advertisements and a lively and engaging narrative. The book covers a 50 year period from 1938 to 1988 when New Zealand manufacturers such as Zip, Shacklock and Fisher & Paykel transformed our lives."--Publisher's information.