Advertisements and Ephemera from yesteryear
1968
These adverts were published on the 21st November, 1968 in the Birmingham Post
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Currys Ltd |
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The Broad Street branch near Five Ways was the only branch at that time
that had not been modernised in the 1960's and remained open until the
opening of the new superstore. (photo by Mac Joseph) |
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G.E.C. 25" Colour TV 269 Guineas' "Living Colour" for modern living. Colour TV was just a year old in the UK. The only 625 lines colour transmissions at the time were on BBC2. BBC1 and ITV were black and white 405 lines for a few years to come. Remember "Rowan and Martins Laugh In" with a very young Goldie Hawn |
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Murphy 23" Black & White TV 82 Guineas' "Mummy never told you there'd be tele's like this" The first modern style to replace the usual slimline TV with thin legs. It was available in white, orange, green or grey. The only choice in size was 19" or 23" |
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IGNIS 10 Cu Ft Fridge 65 Guineas'. "Big on space but still surprisingly little on price" The first Italian import. |
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Electrolux 9 cu ft. Home Freezer �103/8s/7d |
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Hoover Auto-Jet Dishwasher 89 Guineas' or on easy terms |
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Raleigh RSW 14 and the
Gresham Flyer �15/8s/11d Another new style small wheel bike not in this advert was the Raleigh "Chopper" which became a cult bike for teenagers. |
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Philips Transistor Radio 45 Guineas' "The world at your fingertips" Long, Medium, Short and VHF bands. Powered by a EverReady PP9 battery |
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Ronson Hairdryers | |
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When Tom Says 'Monday' he means it. Who was Tom Gamble? Senior Engineer at Currys was also well known for his Ham Radio as G3DBL and was the first manger of Norman H Field in Hurst Street. |
N.B.
If you don't remember pre decimalisation and the Guinea you need to
know that The average weekly wage was about �18 a week and we did not need calculators to add up the money! |
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| If you like old adverts and photographs of Birmingham in the fifties you will enjoy these books which are packed with hundreds of pictures and adverts. | |
 Birmingham in the Sixties Vol 1 Alton Douglas
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 Birmingham in the Sixties Vol 2 Alton Douglas
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This advert was published in Car Mechanics 1968 and sent in by George Lovegrove
