greg g Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) Grand opening of new store in new shopping center. June of 1954. The buildings are still there but all the remaining tenants were forced out last fall. Edited February 23, 2021 by greg g 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 the HULL compass is a win also......I always liked the Hull HELMENT model compass...what's the deal on the bike and boat engine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'41 Fat Bottom Girl Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Kinda amazing that a 21" flat screen TV today (Samsung at Walmart at $130) is $50 cheaper than a 21 inch TV in 1954- I can't think of many things that got cheaper over 67 years! "...(updated Jan/2020) a dollar today is worth only 10% of a dollar in 1954. $100 in 1954 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $968.30 today..." Darn! those 21 inch 1954 TVs were expensive! $1,742.46 in 2020 money. and- If that wasn't a monthly payment and he sold a lot of bicycles and outboards, that might have contributed to ol' W H Kearny's business demise...just sayin'. and- Goodyear is still making Pathfinder tires, so I guess they got their wholesale pricing right back then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ194950 Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 My eyes are not so great but it appears to me the the bike and boat motor have the prices and below it says a week? DJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 I had to enlarge the photo and you are right that is per week......wasn't it a cheech and chong skit on buying a car....50.00 down 50.00 a week for 50 years.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted February 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 They also sold washing machines, refrigerator s, sporting goods, hunting and fishing equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodTractor Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 2 hours ago, '41 Fat Bottom Girl said: Kinda amazing that a 21" flat screen TV today (Samsung at Walmart at $130) is $50 cheaper than a 21 inch TV in 1954- I can't think of many things that got cheaper over 67 years! "...(updated Jan/2020) a dollar today is worth only 10% of a dollar in 1954. $100 in 1954 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $968.30 today..." Darn! those 21 inch 1954 TVs were expensive! $1,742.46 in 2020 money. I'd spend the extra money on that old TV. It won't collect all of your browsing information, shows watched, things purchased, whatever and send it back to the company to be fully cataloged, cross referenced, and databased just to be sold to whoever wants to try and sell you things.... That being said - we have the same issue no matter what we do anymore anywhere.... buying something at a store with a credit/debit card, surfing the web, even posting here, there is probably some bot scalping information on us unsuspectingly. *goes and puts on tin foil hat* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 I remember my wife buying a betamax vcr in 1979 and psying about $1000 for it plus tapes. Now they are free. Progress, bah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithb7 Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) 21" TV was considered a giant screen! Go back and tell someone in 1954 that in the year 2020, an 85" TV might be considered half decent, in your living room. They'd look at you dumbfounded and probably write you off as unstable. Edited February 24, 2021 by keithb7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccudahy Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) Swell sale fellas! I got my Hull Compass so cheap, it was almost free.? It came with the house, was in one of the work bench drawers. Always wonder what year it might been from. Now I got an idea. Edited February 24, 2021 by ccudahy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busycoupe Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 I've got a tripod jack, like the one shown, in the trunk of my car. I don't intend to use it, although it would probably be more useable than a bumper jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eneto-55 Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 23 minutes ago, busycoupe said: I've got a tripod jack, like the one shown, in the trunk of my car. I don't intend to use it, although it would probably be more useable than a bumper jack. I have one too. Only compare the size of its base to that of a scissor jack...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T120 Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 I also carry a tripod jack in the trunk...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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