This ad has a funny context, yes, but it made me wonder if RCA made their own room air conditioners back then. Note it doesn't say "RCA Whirlpool."
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Note it doesn't say "RCA Whirlpool."
that is because this ad is from before Whirlpool bought RCA's Room A/C division......PAT COFFEY
that is because this ad is from before Whirlpool bought RCA's Room A/C division......PAT COFFEY
polkanut
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The caption for the bottom picture says 1955. The year is also in the text to the right of the bottom pic.
Thanks, Pat. I didn't know whether RCA made their own AC or bought the units from someone else and put their badge on.
I wonder how many other RCA AC units there were in Iraq except for the ad. They would have had to be 220/240 volts and 50 cycles, I guess.
I wonder how many other RCA AC units there were in Iraq except for the ad. They would have had to be 220/240 volts and 50 cycles, I guess.
arbilab
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1955 eh? Well now we know when Baghdad was "colorful, picturesque, romantic".
Look at the right photo and tell me the AC wasn't photoshopped.
Look at the right photo and tell me the AC wasn't photoshopped.
<span style="font-size: medium;">Indeed, where's the power cord?</span>
Indeed, where's the power cord?
the unit is probably hardwired into the electrical system....I have seen that done with through the wall units before....as for photo shopping the picture.....of course it was NOT photo shopped....they did not have photo shop in 1955....it may have been added to the photo another way though....PAT COFFEY
the unit is probably hardwired into the electrical system....I have seen that done with through the wall units before....as for photo shopping the picture.....of course it was NOT photo shopped....they did not have photo shop in 1955....it may have been added to the photo another way though....PAT COFFEY
whirlaway
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I had an RCA unit for years,it was whisper quietand ran beautifully.It was a half -ton unit.Ran on 110,it had only one fan speed.I got it used and it lasted from 72 to about 2002.Started losing freon12.Once the condenser starts going on those old ones,its time for the recycle truck.
I had an RCA unit for years,it was whisper quietand ran beautifully.It was a half -ton unit.Ran on 110,it had only one fan speed.I got it used and it lasted from 72 to about 2002.Started losing freon12.Once the condenser starts going on those old ones,its time for the recycle truck.
There was no photoshop
Artwork used to be done or enhanced by illustrators, very skilled artists, which is why artwork in old magazines, before about 1960, looked so much sharper and dramatic with deeper colors.
Artwork used to be done or enhanced by illustrators, very skilled artists, which is why artwork in old magazines, before about 1960, looked so much sharper and dramatic with deeper colors.
arbilab
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"Photoshop" as in
the concept, not the computer program. Notice absence of shadows beneath, lack of contrast on the louver knobs and lack of badging compared to the model photo bottom left.
the concept, not the computer program. Notice absence of shadows beneath, lack of contrast on the louver knobs and lack of badging compared to the model photo bottom left.
Surely the way the office probably does not have central air and that there aren't too many other places out there that have air conditioning, I'm surprised there aren't a bunch of people huddled & crowded around it...!
-- Dave
-- Dave
I don't remember seeing a power cord in any Fifties air conditioner advertisement, just as you don't generally see them in ads for electric clocks.
That particular picture may have been touched up (airbrushed as they used to say) but it is just as likely that it was staged in a photographer's studio in New York. The other three photos of Baghdad are probably from a stock photography company. Why waste money sending a cameraman to Baghdad for one interior shot when you can fix up a colorful little fake office at home and get two middle Eastern looking models to pose as "Baghdad business men?"
Those look a lot like Kellogg Red Bar telephones on the table. Would they have had those overseas?
That particular picture may have been touched up (airbrushed as they used to say) but it is just as likely that it was staged in a photographer's studio in New York. The other three photos of Baghdad are probably from a stock photography company. Why waste money sending a cameraman to Baghdad for one interior shot when you can fix up a colorful little fake office at home and get two middle Eastern looking models to pose as "Baghdad business men?"
Those look a lot like Kellogg Red Bar telephones on the table. Would they have had those overseas?
