Check out these amazing photos of the modern home exhibition at the RDS from 1967

By 1967 many homes were connected so there was a strong focus on electrical devices for sale.

PHOTOGRAPHS OF ESB’S modern home exhibition from the 1960s have been revealed as part of a new website from the electricity company.

The archives website has been launched ahead of the company’s 90^th anniversary next year.

It’s made up of a collection of photographs and maps that reveal the significant change electricity has made to Irish society.

The home exhibition was launched at the RDS in 1960 with the Irish Farmer’s Journal dubbing it the ‘best ever’ exhibit and ‘one of the most ambitious at the Spring Show’.

Here’s a look at what the perfect Irish home looked like in 1967:

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Demonstrators were on hand to explain how to use all the devices.

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Here’s the sitting room. Those curtains.

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ESB had launched its Rural Electrification Scheme from 1956 to 1965, by 1967 many homes were connected so there was a strong focus on electrical devices for sale:

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Check out these amazing photos of the modern home exhibition at the RDS from 1967

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