Although the fanciful dish washing mechanism was very modern in design, most Americans still used packaged soap chips to get their dishes clean.
Although the modern home, which was likely inspired by the recent World's Fair designs, is modern for the time, the three singing puppets were stylized after current entertainers.
The mini orchestra plays "The Little Old Fashioned Music Box," a popular song performed by Johnny Johnson and His Orchestra in 1937. It can be found on YouTube.
The exterior design of the home is a wonderful example of modern thinking 30's architecture, with its square glass bricks and rounded curves. It was an era of bold new ideas in all things.
The home's stylish interior incorporates the streamlined, futuristic design trends of the era. Furniture, wall decoration, and window treatments were moving from the fussiness of previous generations to a more sleek, aesthetic and useful version.
