The Fuller Brush Co., was founded in 1906 by Alfred Fuller in Hartford, CT. It was one of the largest firms that relied entirely on door-to-door sales. Starting in the 1980s, when there were fewer women at home during the day, the company started catalog sales and opened a few stores. The company was sold to Sara Lee in 1968 and has changed hands a few times since, but as of 2021 is still in business.
When Sally is mistaken for a babysitter and tied up by some children playing Cowboys and Indians, she is rescued by the real babysitter, played by actress Gail Bonney. Two years later, Gail Bonney would play Mrs. Hudson in the I Love Lucy episode "The Amateur Hour," hiring Lucy Ricardo to babysit her twin boys, who would tie Lucy up while playing Cowboys and Indians.
Second of a three-picture deal Lucille Ball made with Columbia at $85,000 per picture. The other films were Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) and The Magic Carpet (1951). This would be her final studio contract before she began I Love Lucy (1951), which would make her wealthy enough to buy her own studio, RKO, six years later.
What looks like a typical record player on Mrs. Simpson's coffee table is a Wilcox-Gay 6A10 "Recordio" record cutter. This was one of the first machines that allowed people to make recordings in their homes. It came with a microphone, cutting needles, and proprietary discs. It could also be used as a PA system and a regular record player. This model was first introduced in 1947.
The character names of the four bridge-players are Mrs. North, Mrs. South, Mrs. East, and Mrs. West.
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