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1977 ad for FAME electric shower
A very "famous" electric shower here in Brazil from FAME, it was made entirely in chromed brass with insulations in bakelite and a porcelain support for the heater element, which help to get the water flow hot quickly during the passing by the heater chamber. This automatic model from FAME was invented in early 60's and suffered small non-significant changes along its life production until the early 90's. It has almost the same size of a blender motor base and about 5.5" (140mm) of diameter for the shower outlet.
Well known for its long lasting, the sound of the electric heater working, glowing under the water was higher in this specific model, this shower was very, very noisy, specially the units destinated for the cold regions, which had more power, but a bath under one of these was the best at that time thanks to the more dense and wide water jet without losses of heating.
FAME is an acronym that means "manufacturer of electric materials and appliances" in portugese for the old Company IREM (united electical manufacturer industries) founded in 1940 in São Paulo which made a wide range of differents electric showers along the 40's, contributing for the popularization of these appliances.
1977 ad for FAME electric shower
A very "famous" electric shower here in Brazil from FAME, it was made entirely in chromed brass with insulations in bakelite and a porcelain support for the heater element, which help to get the water flow hot quickly during the passing by the heater chamber. This automatic model from FAME was invented in early 60's and suffered small non-significant changes along its life production until the early 90's. It has almost the same size of a blender motor base and about 5.5" (140mm) of diameter for the shower outlet.
Well known for its long lasting, the sound of the electric heater working, glowing under the water was higher in this specific model, this shower was very, very noisy, specially the units destinated for the cold regions, which had more power, but a bath under one of these was the best at that time thanks to the more dense and wide water jet without losses of heating.
FAME is an acronym that means "manufacturer of electric materials and appliances" in portugese for the old Company IREM (united electical manufacturer industries) founded in 1940 in São Paulo which made a wide range of differents electric showers along the 40's, contributing for the popularization of these appliances.