THE STORY OF MONEY
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Year Published: 1950s
Description: Dating to the 1950s, "The Story of Money" is an elementary educational film on the purpose of money. It was likely produced by Encyclopedia Brittanica Films (although the titles are missing). Man and boy at parking meter; white man in a suit asks African American man in a suit for change for meter (0:13). Footage of outside of a furniture store (0:20). Man and boy in room looking at furniture (0:27). Man looking at sale tag (0:32). Boy exams desk and lamp (0:50). Two boys looking at a go-kart (1:05). Boy trades another boy a go in his go-kart for a piece of Bazooka bubble gum (1:20). Boy looks at coffee maker in hardware store (1:30). Boy looks at model train (1:35). Closeups of Lionel or American Flyer electric trains (1:50). Boy examines model trains in store (2:15). Boy counts change out of savings (2:20). Boy doing chores (2:40). Boy doing lawn work (3:00). Boy sitting on his bed looking at money (3:20). Boys Aunt working as a teacher (3:30). Dentist working (3:35). Baker making bread (3:40). Woman cashier ringing a customer up at grocery store (3:55). African American taxi driver and Checker Cab / Yellow Cab (3:57). African American taxi driver buying a meal at a diner (4:15). Boy receiving allowance money from his dad (4:20). Boy’s dad receiving a check from his boss at a construction site (4:25).
Complete Record: Dating to the 1950s, "The Story of Money" is an elementary educational film on the purpose of money. It was likely produced by Encyclopedia Brittanica Films (although the titles are missing). Man and boy at parking meter; white man in a suit asks African American man in a suit for change for meter (0:13). Footage of outside of a furniture store (0:20). Man and boy in room looking at furniture (0:27). Man looking at sale tag (0:32). Boy exams desk and lamp (0:50). Two boys looking at a go-kart (1:05). Boy trades another boy a go in his go-kart for a piece of Bazooka bubble gum (1:20). Boy looks at coffee maker in hardware store (1:30). Boy looks at model train (1:35). Closeups of Lionel or American Flyer electric trains (1:50). Boy examines model trains in store (2:15). Boy counts change out of savings (2:20). Boy doing chores (2:40). Boy doing lawn work (3:00). Boy sitting on his bed looking at money (3:20). Boys Aunt working as a teacher (3:30). Dentist working (3:35). Baker making bread (3:40). Woman cashier ringing a customer up at grocery store (3:55). African American taxi driver and Checker Cab / Yellow Cab (3:57). African American taxi driver buying a meal at a diner (4:15). Boy receiving allowance money from his dad (4:20). Boy’s dad receiving a check from his boss at a construction site (4:25).
Transcription
[Music] it takes a nickel it takes money it takes money too to buy the things in this furniture store [Applause] like a new desk or a new bed sometimes it takes more money than we have you just can't trade the bubble gum and the marbles in your pockets for the furniture in this store now sometimes things can be traded you might be able to trade a piece of bubble gum for a ride in a friend's racer if you happen to have a friend with a racer who wants a piece of bubble gum but trading doesn't always work you may be willing to trade some of that bubble gum for the glass coffee maker to give your mom for her birthday but the man in the hardware store just may not be interested in that gun that's why money was invented it's easier for everyone to exchange money for the different things they want the world is filled with all sorts of things that you can get with money you could even exchange money for one of these trains if you had enough but do you have that much money in your bank at home well you have some and where did you get that money in the first place from mom and dad that's one place you get it from this is money you were able to save from your weekly allowance for this allowance money perhaps you're expected to do certain extra things like helping with groceries or helping to keep the garage neat this money you got for helping take care of your neighbor's lawn this summer and with this birthday card from ant clara you got still more money a dollar just for being one year older but where did they get the money to give you well aunt clara has paid money for the time she spends and the work she does teaching school other people get their money for doing other things the dentist has paid for his special knowledge about our teeth the baker for his special skill in baking bread many people are paid for selling things but whatever kind of work people do they trade their time and their skills for money and then they trade that money for the different things they want or need so tom's allowance money from his dad is part of the money his dad earns for the work he does you
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