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July 26, 2006
Electronics Ads from 1975 and 1981
I've been cleaning out some old stuff of mine and my parents and have come across an interesting collection of stuff from my childhood. Two things I had saved for future reference included a 1975 World Series (baseball) program and a 1981 newspaper about the Space Shuttle. Looking through these, I discovered a veritable time capsule of consumer electronics -- advertisements from brands like Tandy, Zenith, Polaroid, and Magnavox are pretty amusing compared to today's offerings.
Take a look at some full-page ads for TVs, computers, cameras, and more after the jump...
1975
From the 1975 World Series program (pictured above) come three great ads. Click on the small images for high-res images in case you want to read the fine print (highly recommended!).
Magnavox's Stunning 19" Color TV
At that size, thank goodness it comes with a remote!
Three Cutting-Edge Cameras from Polaroid
Yes, there was a time when a 24-ounce camera was considered "lightweight."
Zenith Shows Off Its "Genuine Wood Veneer" TV
Back when people liked their televisions to also serve as furniture.
1981
In an April, 1981 edition of Today's Shuttle Logbook (above), a specialty newspaper published around Cape Canaveral, Florida, we find a couple more highly entertaining advertisements.
The Tandy TRS-80 Model II and III
And to think that we once luxuriated in a blissful 64K of RAM.
RCA Introduces the SelectaVision VideoDisc
Almost stupid enough to make you appreciate Blu-Ray.
Posted by Craig in Computing and Home A/V and Photography and Technology
Comments
Hey Craig,
That 1975 World Series program... wanna get rid of it? :-)
Posted by: Renee at July 26, 2006 5:30 PM
Probably not, Renee, unless someone offered me a lot of money for it. ;-)
Posted by: Craig at July 26, 2006 8:32 PM
That was cool seeing those old ads. especially the one for the TV because that's the tv that we had.
Posted by: russ at April 30, 2007 11:12 PM