Launched in 1960 at the RDS, ESB’s model home was dubbed by the Irish Farmer’s Journal as its ‘best ever’ exhibit, ‘one of the most ambitious at the Spring Show’.

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RDS model home, exterior,1960s

RDS model home, exterior, 1960s

RDS model home, hallway, 7 May 1960

RDS model home, kitchen, 7 May 1960

RDS model home, kitchen, 7 May 1960

RDS model home, iron, 7 May 1960

RDS model home, shower, 7 May 1960

RDS model home, sitting room, 7 May 1960

RDS model home, sitting room, 7 May 1960

RDS model home, sitting room, 7 May 1960

Crowds attending ESB RDS model home, 7 May 1960