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This marvelous vintage 1943 advertising booklet or pamphlet, The Care and Use of Electric Appliances in the Home, Revised Wartime Edition, was published by Westinghouse and addressed to women on the homefront during World War II. "We're in charge of our homes for the duration!" the introduction explains. "We'll get no medals or citations or headlines for doing it well. We'll get nothing but the serene knowledge that we have played our active part in winning the war." The pamphlet is printed in black and salmon pink and filled with charming two-color line drawings and photographs of things like refrigerators. Chapters cover maintenance and use of kitchen appliances, coffee makers, washers, irons, lamps, vaccuum cleaners, roaster-ovens, and more. This is a great bit of history. Throughout the pamphlet there are wartime features such as "Special Wartime Uses for Your Refrigerator"; a special oath for consumers in defense of democracy, with a picture of Uncle Sam; and an essay on the spirit of cooperation. The pamphlet is in excellent condition. The pages have yellowed. There's a little cover wear, including a small tear on the back cover and evidence of a paper clip on the inside front cover. The back cover is stamped Union Electric System, Serving Greater St. Louis and Vicinity. Size: 48 pp plus soft cover; 6 x 9 inches (15.2 x 22.8 cm)