Some catalog prices from the '50s for radios and appliances

Interesting, when you consider average wage and prices in the '50s, how much a new radio, TV, or mechanical appliance actually cost the average consumer back in the day. No wonder the repair service industry was booming.

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/50selectrical.html

Rob

What a great link! Thanks for posting!

That is interesting! Of course those 1950 dollars were worth $9.65 apiece.

http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

MEZLAW wrote:What a great link! Thanks for posting!

Sure thing...It's pretty fun to look at.
quote="75X11"]That is interesting! Of course those 1950 dollars were worth $9.65 apiece.

http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/[/quote]
Nice calculator. So a $42 AM/FM tabletop radio was like paying $400. Definitely worth taking to the radio man when it quit working.

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Rob

Those ads are just as captivating now as they were when I was little. I loved catalogs, they were a old reliable rainy day activity! I'll even get one off ebay on occasion when the price is right.

Me too/ Love old catalogs. Sporting goods, household goods, etc.

cheers
Rob