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05-23-2008, 02:24 AM
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Cool old TV ad from 1957
From the L.A. Times, looks like the Westcott in the other thread.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thed...1957_ad_tv.jpg 
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05-24-2008, 09:56 PM
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Thanks for the great post!
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05-25-2008, 11:14 AM
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Man,, that was huge money in 57. Very cool ad.
Dan
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05-25-2008, 12:20 PM
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Regularly $3695 - I bet 50's Salesguy could beat that!
According to one popular internet inflation calculator, $495 in 1957 equates to over $3700 in 2007!
 That's some serious jack for a TV!
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05-25-2008, 12:33 PM
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That's a great Los Angeles ad! Just curious; does anyone know when Dorn's House of Miracles disappeared? I know they were a big store in TV & appliances for a long time. I think they were gone before my time, maybe replaced by Adrays (a similar store from the '70s-'80s in LA)
I think the ONLY one of the big early TV dealer chain stores is Ken Crane's. When they first opened, I believe they were an exclusive Raytheon-Belmont TV dealer. Later they hooked up on an exclusive deal with Magnavox in the late 60s, and became Magnavox City. Still in business, they sell Mitsubishi now. Charles
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