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Philco Sound cart
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Somehow, I cannot see that appealing to a woman.
Some odd things about that address line. There's an Ossining, New York but no "Assining" that I can see. Also, back then New York would have been abbreviated "N.Y." instead of "NY". A search for "10 Ersatzen Way" shows no hits, but "ersatz" is German for "fake."
Philco was famous for being in Philadelphia and it would be strange for them to list an address elsewhere.
I wonder if this is a fake ad....
Philco was famous for being in Philadelphia and it would be strange for them to list an address elsewhere.
I wonder if this is a fake ad....
stricklybojack
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In living color..
In living color..
Advert is "fake" and has been kicking around
Internet for some time now: http://philcoradio.com/phorum/archive/index.php?thread-10462.html
As noted (and you can ask any secretary or typist around from the period) New York was abbreviated as "N.Y.". The invention of NY is rather recent and born of the Internet age. Say this as one who spent more time than care to recall typing the darn thing.
As also noted "Assining, NY" is no such place.
Finally Philco never used lightening blots as part of their logo. The one depicted in advert is clearly a fake. This allows use without violating copyright laws.
http://monthlybrand.com/page/20/
Finally if examine the advert carefully you'll notice the thing does not have a power cord. No where is anything plugged into any sort of electrical socket without that power it wouldn't work.
The cart is a standard fancy tea/coffee cart as found in many middle class and above homes going back years including the 1950's.
Internet for some time now: http://philcoradio.com/phorum/archive/index.php?thread-10462.html
As noted (and you can ask any secretary or typist around from the period) New York was abbreviated as "N.Y.". The invention of NY is rather recent and born of the Internet age. Say this as one who spent more time than care to recall typing the darn thing.
As also noted "Assining, NY" is no such place.
Finally Philco never used lightening blots as part of their logo. The one depicted in advert is clearly a fake. This allows use without violating copyright laws.
http://monthlybrand.com/page/20/
Finally if examine the advert carefully you'll notice the thing does not have a power cord. No where is anything plugged into any sort of electrical socket without that power it wouldn't work.
The cart is a standard fancy tea/coffee cart as found in many middle class and above homes going back years including the 1950's.
lordkenmore
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>Finally if examine the advert carefully you'll notice the thing does not have a power cord. No where is anything plugged into any sort of electrical socket without that power it wouldn't work.
I won't argue against the other evidence Launderess states for this ad being a fake. But...for future questionable ads, no power cord may not necessarily alone mean the ad is fake. It could be just an effort to make things look neater. I think I've seen audio promotional photos that have no cables, presumably to keep things tidy, or else it just wasn't worth the trouble hooking power and signal connections up for a photo shoot.
Back to this ad... I don't know Philco history that well, but from what I know, they wouldn't be making this sort of product. More likely to advertise a Philco radio for every room.
I won't argue against the other evidence Launderess states for this ad being a fake. But...for future questionable ads, no power cord may not necessarily alone mean the ad is fake. It could be just an effort to make things look neater. I think I've seen audio promotional photos that have no cables, presumably to keep things tidy, or else it just wasn't worth the trouble hooking power and signal connections up for a photo shoot.
Back to this ad... I don't know Philco history that well, but from what I know, they wouldn't be making this sort of product. More likely to advertise a Philco radio for every room.
lordkenmore
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"Assining, NY"
This could be a misspelling of "Ossining." But do note the first 3 letters of "Assining"...
This could be a misspelling of "Ossining." But do note the first 3 letters of "Assining"...
Yes,look at the picture----no cord.Also didn't think Philco was into Hi-Fi components.Thought they only provided radios,TV,record players and consoles.A cart like this could have been made up with just about any components available at the time the ad was portraid to be.Look at this some more----It just a tea or serving cart with Hi-Fi components on it.There doesn't appear to be a radio tuner of any sort-the thing is really an expensive record player!
Also the way the cart is placed in the kitchen-the lady dancing with the roast could stuble over it!And sort of another thought-no cage over the amp to prevent burns to dog noses,kids fingers from the hot tubes!And of course don't move the cart while the record is playing-don't want skips!
Aother possible problem with the sound cart--speaker under the TT and amp,play loud-the TT could get feedback from the speaker-and microphonic tubes will then feedback,too.Also how the amp is placed might make loading-unloading the TT difficult.Do you want to reach over hot tubes to change records?Put the TT in front of the amp and have the controls facing away from the TT.Otherwards amp controls facing the handle of the cart-TT on the front.
Oy, that mixer bowl!!
<span style="font-family: courier new,courier;">This ad has to be a fake. Look at the mixer bowl!! It doesn't belong with that mixer. If she set the bowl selector to High and turned it on that thing would dance all over the place!! Would sunbeam allow such a thing??
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<span style="font-family: courier new,courier;">This ad has to be a fake. Look at the mixer bowl!! It doesn't belong with that mixer. If she set the bowl selector to High and turned it on that thing would dance all over the place!! Would sunbeam allow such a thing??
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crevicetool
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also,
Would there not have been a number between the city and state? Assuming of course, that this is supposed to be before 1963.
Example: Chicago 10, Illinois
Would there not have been a number between the city and state? Assuming of course, that this is supposed to be before 1963.
Example: Chicago 10, Illinois
Maybe they "doctored" a Hotpoint ad, as I see their dishwasher and range in it.
Zone numbers didn't exist before 1943, and at first only for the larger cities, so any ad before that time wouldn't have them. Not all advertising used zone numbers even in the 1950s, from what I've seen.
