21x20 Media presents
Graveyard Shift
A tired cemetery caretaker meets very demanding residents while the phrase takes us to an old mine.
The quietest job in town has a service bell.
An exhausted cemetery caretaker discovers that his residents expect all-night hotel service, while an 1884 Arizona mining report and an 1894 Colorado court decision point to the expression in early workplace use. An 1868 safety-coffin patent documents the device, but it does not establish the popular coffin-bell origin story; the exact naming moment remains unknown.
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Studio21x20 Media
FormatAnimated short
Runtime1 minute, 5 seconds
Published
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