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Default How prices have changed


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How prices have changed.

A friend of mine who was on a bomber crew over Japan in 1944/45, told
us how after that he sold major appliances for Gimbels in Philly.

He said that a Kelvinator model, the first one to have side by side
doors for freezer and fridge, sold for 399 dollars in 1945. Isn't
that interesting. You can buy a refridgerator for the same price now,
I think, and a side by side for probably not much more.


Same with computers. In 1989, my graphic design department bought me a "top
of the line" 386 PC with an Apple Laserwriter printer. The bill was over
$10,000. Mind boggling.