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1950s AUTO MECHANIC WEARING DENIM WORK JACKET PUTS
TOOLS AWAY, CLEANS UP AT CLOSING. TALKS WITH CO-
WORKER, SITS ON EDGE OF DESK IN SHOP TALKING.
MECHANIC TAKES HIS WORK JACKET OFF. STAYING AT WORK
AFTER CLOSING TO CATCH UP. CO-WORKER LEAVES
00:02:06 73.23
MECHANIC SITS AT DESK IN WORKSHOP GOING THROUGH PAPER
WORK. MAN TALKS TO HIMSELF. LEANS BACK WITH HANDS
BEHIND HEAD. SWEAT STAINS IN THE ARMPITS OF HIS
SHIRT. BLUE COLLAR WORKER.
00:02:45 112.23
CU CALENDER WITH PHOTO OF OLD MAN SMOKING A PIPE.
MECHANIC TALKS TO CALENDER MAN. MAN ON THE CALENDER
COMES ALIVE AND TALKS TO THE MECHANIC. OLD MAN GIVES
YOUNGER MAN ADVICE
00:04:02 189.23
CU MAN THINKING BACK IN TIME
00:04:12 199.23
SALESMAN SELLING DELCO BATTERIES TO AUTO MECHANIC. CU
FINGER POINTING OUT BATTERY FEATURES ON DELCO
BROCHURE. ELECTROLIGHT RESERVES. PRODUCT COMPARISON.
TAILORED CASE. THERMO-RIGID CASES. HARD RUBBER CASES
00:06:19 326.23
CU DELCO BATTERY BROCHURE.
00:06:45 352.23
CALENDER PORTRAIT TALKS TO MECHANIC. CALENDER COMES
ALIVE. ASKS MECHANIC FOR A MATCH & HE SAYS "YOUR
BREATH & A BUFFALO FART". MECHANIC LIGHTS A MATCH FOR
MAN IN WALL CALENDER WHO GIVES HIM ADVICE
00:07:53 420.23
BUSINESS MEETING. ENGINEER EXPLAINS BATTERY TESTS.
DIALECTIC TESTS. CASING TESTS. CU 1950s TYPED REPORT
TEST FINDINGS.
00:08:50 477.23
ENGINEER DRAWS A DIAGRAM OF ULTRASONIC WAVE PATTERNS
00:09:25 512.23
MECHANIC TALKS TO MAN IN WALL CALENDER PHOTO.
00:09:39 526.23
MECHANIC LISTENS TO DELCO BATTERY SALESMAN 12 VOLT
BATTERY. BATTERY DESIGNED TO GO BETTER WITH THE REST
OF THE CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GIVES BETTER SERVICE.
MAN NODS HEAD IN AGREEMENT.
00:10:38 585.23
MECHANIC TURNS AND HANDS SALESMAN FLYER "WORLD'S
GREATEST BATTERY THE NEW SENSATION PERPETUAL ZING,
RECHARGES ITSELF. SALESMAN EXPLAINS LEAD ACID BATTERY
RECUPERATING POWER.
00:11:13 620.23
PIPE SMOKING MAN UP ON WALL IN CALENDER COMES TO LIFE
AND TALKS TO 1950s AUTO MECHANIC
00:11:43 650.23
DRY LAB WORKER HANDS CYCLE TEST RESULTS TO MECHANIC.
PRODUCT COMPARISON, BATTERY X AND DELCO.
00:12:16 683.23
MAN IN WALL CALENDER TALKS TO MECHANIC IN SHOP
OFFICE. MECHANIC LIGHTS A MATCH. LIGHTS PIPE FOR MAN
IN CALENDER PHOTO. DISCUSS DELCO QUALITY
00:13:02 729.23
DELCO BATTERY SALESMAN SHOWS MECHANIC BROCHURE, "THE
NATION'S #1 BATTERY". FLIPPING BROCHURE PAGES.
SALESMAN ANSWERS QUESTIONS
00:15:00 847.23
CU MAN DRAWING A BLOCK OF SUBURBAN HOMES Xs WHERE
HOMES WOULD BE
00:15:39 886.23
CU BROCHURE SHOWING SHOP ADVERTISING DISPLAYS
00:15:56 903.23
CU MAN CONVINCED BY SALESMAN, PURSES HIS LIPS THEN
GIVES IN "OK, COME AROUND TO THE DESK". SUCCESSFUL
SALES PITCH SALESMAN WINS THE SALE
00:16:08 915.23
MAN IN PHOTOGRAPH ON WALL CALENDER COMES TO LIFE AND
IS TALKING TO MECHANIC IN SHOP OFFICE, GIVES ADVICE
TO YOUNGER MAN, SHARING HIS WISDOM. MAN NOT CONVINCED
TURNS HIS BACK AND THINKS ABOUT IT. RUBBING HIS CHIN.
DISPLAY OF PACKARD BATTERY CABLES IN BKGD
00:17:04 971.23
HE TURNS TO RESPOND BUT THE MAN HAS DISAPPEARED BACK
INTO THE WALL CALENDER. MAN LOSING HIS MIND. GOING
CRAZY. SEEING THINGS. QUESTIONS HIS SANITY
00:17:17 984.23
SMILING MECHANIC TALKS TO SALESMAN ON OTHER SIDE OF
THE COUNTER. DELCO BATTERY SALESMAN GIVES MECHANIC
CARD, HE READS OUT LOUD, BATTERY WARRANTY. SALES
PERK.
00:18:47 1074.23
MECHANIC TURNS FROM SALESMAN TO TAKE CARE OF A
CUSTOMER WHO GOT A BAD BATTERY FROM HIM, PROMISES HIM
IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. SALESMAN GIVES MECHANIC
ADVICE ON BATTERIES
00:19:50 1137.23
THEY STOP TO WATCH MECHANIC TALKING TO CUSTOMER,
MAKING SURE HE'S THOROUGH AT HIS JOB. ADVISES
CUSTOMER TO GET A NEW DELCO BATTERY
00:21:01 1208.23
SALESMAN WRAPS UP HIS MEETING., CLOSES HIS BRIEFCASE
"IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, GIVES US A CALL" SALESMAN
LEAVES THE SHOP
00:21:21 1228.23
AUTO MECHANICS CLOSING DOWN FOR THE NIGHT "I'LL TURN
OFF THE LIGHTS BILL". SHOP OWNER ADDS UP THE SALES FOR THE DAY, CLOSING THE SHOP REGISTER. PAPER WORK,
TALKS WITH EMPLOYEE ABOUT SALES BEING UP DUE TO DELCO
BATTERIES
00:22:01 1268.23
LEFT ALONE IN THE SHOP OFFICE, MAN WALKS OVER TO SHOP
CALENDER, RIPS A PAGE OFF, PASSAGE OF TIME, TALKS TO
PHOTO ON WALL CALENDER. NO RESPONSE. SITS DOWN
CONFUSED AS IF HE'S LOSING HIS MIND. GOING CRAZY.
00:22:40 1307.23
WALL CALENDER COMES ALIVE AND TALKS TO MAN, ASKS FOR
A LIGHT, MECHANIC LIGHTS PIPE FOR WALL CALENDER MAN.
TURNS BACK INTO PHOTO ON CALENDER, MAN TURNS TO THE
CAMERA AND SHRUGS AND SAYS "IF THAT GUY IN THE
CALENDER STARTS TALKING TO YOU SOME NIGHT, JUST TELL
HIM HE'S A LITTLE LATE, YOU'VE ALREADY GOT A FULL
CHARGE"
00:23:55 1382.23
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Year: 1950-1959  Color: Color
Genre: AUTOMOTIVE

Description: 1950s AUTO MECHANIC SELLING DELCO CAR BATTERIES. PIPE SMOKING PORTRAIT OF A MAN ON WALL CALENDER COMES TO LIFE AND GIVES MECHANIC ADVICE.

Keywords: mechanically skillful


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