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Electric power as a homemaker aid in Athens 1931
The 1931 Athens Residence Lighting consumer paid about 11.38 cents daily for all home electricity. The copy extols electric use as cost effective and convenient, citing examples: toaster for two weeks per dime, coffee per week, laundry energy at 22 1/2 cents weekly, radio two hours nightly for a week per dime, vacuuming daily for two weeks per dime, and refrigerator life for one and a half days per dina.
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