General Electric 1954
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Vintage Appliance Advertisements: Part Nine
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Universal 1949
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Hotpoint 1948
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Reply #57: Had that mid-50s GE television in college. My stepfather gave it to me; it had been mounted on a wall in his workshop for years. Not a scratch on it. It survived five years with me at college then came home again and was used for a few more years before it was replaced with a color set. A workhorse!
Louis: As always, thanks for taking the time to share these with us. What better way to spend a crisp, sunny Sunday morning than with a cup of coffee and vintage ads?
Louis: As always, thanks for taking the time to share these with us. What better way to spend a crisp, sunny Sunday morning than with a cup of coffee and vintage ads?
You're very welcomed Eugene.
I get a kick reading and rereading these ads too!
I get a kick reading and rereading these ads too!
Kelvinator 1966
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Frigidaire 1947
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RCA Whirlpool 1962
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Universal 1958
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General Electric 1955
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$19.95 for a GE Hand Mixer in 1955
wasn’t exactly economical. The average yearly wage in 1955 was $3301.44 or $63.49 per week. Hence, the average worker would have had to work over 1/3 of the week to afford that handy little GE mixer. No wonder my Mom said we didn’t need one.
Nevertheless, they are a cunning little kitchen appliance. But, the Chinese crap we buy today is more affordable, if not more durable. You can’t have everything I guess.
Eddie
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wasn’t exactly economical. The average yearly wage in 1955 was $3301.44 or $63.49 per week. Hence, the average worker would have had to work over 1/3 of the week to afford that handy little GE mixer. No wonder my Mom said we didn’t need one.
Nevertheless, they are a cunning little kitchen appliance. But, the Chinese crap we buy today is more affordable, if not more durable. You can’t have everything I guess.
Eddie
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_Indexed_Monthly_Earnings
Speaking of Chinese crap, has anyone noticed any prices increasing? I havn't. Not yet anyway.
General Electric 1929
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Hotpoint 1956
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<script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>I think the GE hand mixer would be MORE durable than the Chinese "crap" we buy today.The mixer may have been high priced in its day-but would have been MORE long term durable than ones we can buy today--will the mixer bought today still be around and working 20,50 yrs from today???
The "headlight" iron sounds like a good idea!We could do that today with LEDs!
I have the Zenith TV in reply #25 and the Revco refrigerator and freezer in reply #47.
Toastmaster 1928
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General Electric 1951
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Admiral 1969
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Western Auto 1956
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General Electric 1946
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re GE hand mixer
I have several of these, mine are white and turquoise, I never saw a pink or yellow one, now I have something else to hunt, yes, they still work wonderfully, they are much better built than any portable today, the gears run is a sealed case full of grease unlike the very cheap junk today.
I have several of these, mine are white and turquoise, I never saw a pink or yellow one, now I have something else to hunt, yes, they still work wonderfully, they are much better built than any portable today, the gears run is a sealed case full of grease unlike the very cheap junk today.
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Chamber Built In Kitchen Appliances
IIRC were the last gasp of that once great range company attempts at staying relevant.
Having made their money, and built fame upon those heavy ranges with deeply insulated ovens, changes in American appeties along with kitchen design called for something new.
IIRC were the last gasp of that once great range company attempts at staying relevant.
Having made their money, and built fame upon those heavy ranges with deeply insulated ovens, changes in American appeties along with kitchen design called for something new.
Hotpoint 1954
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Presto 1968
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Whirlpool 1969
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RCA 1953
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Frigidaire 1957
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Deepfreeze 1950
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