Old Nescafé Commercial with Margaret Draper

This is one of Nescafé's first commercials, introducing the concept of instant coffee to America. Nescafé launched their instant coffee in 1938, after developing an improved process for its production. The actress is Margaret Draper. This is a raw clip, you can hear some of the production crew's comments toward the end. I would swear that this was from the 40's, based on the look of the actress - who happens to be my mother - but the number of comments indicating that it's from a decade later now leaves me less sure. Whatever the case, it's an interesting look back.

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• Nescafe
• Commercial
• Instant Coffee
• Margaret Draper

[AmethystNail]

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[ccdesan]

@AmethystNail No worries. Nobody likes everything.

[tattoo576]

HELP!!!

I CANT FIND ANY BOILING WATER!!1one

[ccdesan]

@tattoo576 Well, you take a kettle... :P

[Wavedude21101]

@ccdesan Ok, what next?!?

[ccdesan]

@Wavedude21101 Yah, good question. Just waiting for the muse to strike and the free time to present itself...

[hippobolak]

Haha, so persuasive...mmm...better....f­lavour....than.......ground...­..coffeeee..... Love how the guy reads directly off the prompt which makes his voice sound amusingly disjointed.

[ccdesan]

@ddr122 I wish I could. She's 94, and supremely senile. At this point, I show her things that she's done and she neither remembers nor recognizes herself. But she can still sing a mean Christmas carol!

[ddr122]

@ccdesan Why do you just ask your mom? She's still alive...

[looneybun1]

..but she still had to go into the kitchen and boil the water first...just sayin' lol