Albany NY Times Union 1950 Featherweight AdBuffalo NY Courier Express 1950 Featherweight Ad
The sticker price did not keep up with inflation- it was $145 in 1948 and remained $145 in 1950.
Buffalo NY Courier Express 1958 Singer Featherweight Ad
I miss Hengerer’s. I’m too young to remember the Singer Sewing Center on the second floor. I do wonder which slant model they were selling for $237.50 especially since the 301 Floor Model was going for $237.50 as well.
Buffalo NY Courier Express 1961 Singer Featherweight Ad
These prices! Even taking into account inflation. A singer featherweight for $4.50????
Buffalo NY Courier Express 1968 Singer Featherweight Ad
In today’s dollars that machine would cost about $687. But look! It is the start of the decline of the Singer Sewing Machines The newest Touch & Throw (opps TOUCH & SEW®) machines are available for $149.95. Buy the damn Featherweight® your grandchildren will love you for it.
Cortland NY Standard 1948 Singer Featherweight Ad
That same machine? Would be almost $2,000 today.
Greenfield MA Recorder Gazette 1953 Singer Featherweight Ad
Today’s dollars for that $19 used Featherweight? $168. Try finding a 1953 era Featherweight for $168 in today’s market.
Troy NY Times Record 1954 Featherweight Ad
I love that in 1954 Treadle Sewing Machines were still advertised (Newly manufactured machines to Treadle or handcrank are still available- they are typically sold domestically to Amish communities and internationally to developing countries)
Twin Falls ID Times News 1967 Featherweight Ad
As always a HUGE thank you to Fulton History who makes it so easy to find vintage ads (like these Singer Featherweight ads) to blog about.
Schick Shaver The Kleinhans Company BUFFALO COURIER-EXPRESS, FRIDAY JANUARY 29, 1937
Face-saving Facts Take the sting out of your daily shave! Let a Schick Electric Dry Shiver shear away your beard, smoothly, quickly and cleanly. There’s no fussing with lather, blades or brush. There’s no scraping or pulling. The Schick whisks over your face in a jiffy and removes every trace of stubble. Operates on alternating or direct current. Complete with cord. Packed in neat leather case. $15. Charge Purchases Not billed Until March 1st
The following are from:
BUFFALO EVENING NEWS: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1916.
Majestic Jewelry Shoppe upstairs 550 Main Street Buffalo NY OPPOSITE BUFFAL0 SAVINGS BANK. OPEN MONDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS.Illinois Central
New Orleans This Winter
THIS quaintest of all American cities offers all that any other winter resort offers plus a great deal. A perfect climate, restful palatial hotels, romance, diversion, wonderful cookery.
For the sportsman racing. golf, yachting, duck shooting, quail a little distance out; and. within a radius or twenty-five miles every variety of land and and water game known to the semi-tropics is found and killed and brought back as evidence of the huntsman’s prowess.
Some very enjoyable excursions may be made from New Orleans down the Mississippi to the jetties or to Grand Isle; over Lake Ponchartrain to Mandeville. Chinchuba, Covington and Abita Springs.
Along the Mississippi Coast to Bay St. Louis, Pass Christian and Biloxi; short rail trips to Leake Borgne; to the pine hills of Magnolia and Chatawa; to the state capital, Baton Rouge.
The picturesque Teche country, in which dwell the quaint Acadians is distant from New Orleans less than half a day.
The route to this romantic wonderland can be as fascinating as the wonderland itself, if you travel on The Panama Limited
Chicago to New Orleans in Twenty Three Hours.
Faster than the fastest schedule ever made before. A hundred percent more luxurious than any train ever run between North and South Ease, security, and freedom from care, the most satisfying cuisine, the most scrumptous surroundings; all these are yours when you travel this premier train to the Southland. No extra fare.
If you are going to Cuba, to Panama, to California or to South America, by all means inclue New Orleans in your trip. Over the Illinois Central you can do thai at minimum expenditure of money and time.
Leaves Chicago daily at 12:30 P. M.—Arrives New Orleans at 11:30 the following morning. Illinois Central
The Kleinhans Company
BUFFALO COURIER EXPRESS
BUFFALO, N. Y., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1930
LL Berger 25th Anniversary sale
Starting Today at 9 A. M.
BERGER’S SILVER ANNIVERSARY
Celebrates 25 Years of Success!
• • and to You Women who are judges of quality• •
• • whose Touch tells of Fabric are Judges of Quality • • whose Eyes tell of Workmanship • •
• • to whom the Language of Fashion is an Open Book • •
This Sale Offers Real
Savings on Brand New SUMMER FASHIONS
Even back in 1905, when Berger’s started business as a little one floor Shop, discerning Buffalo women were prompt to recognize it as a Shop catering to those seeking the unusual . . and because Buffalo women appreciated the smarter Fashions . . the more personal Service found at Berger’s, the little one-floor shop Grew . . and Grew . . and GREW!. , until today Berger’s is quoted as the finest Specialty Shop between New York and the Coast.
The Entire Berger Store Presents Berger High Fashion Merchandise At Less Than Regular Prices
to ” Thank Buffalo” for the Great Success which gave Berger’s in 1929 the Largest Per Cent Increase of Any High Class Store in the United States
The thrift store. the funky smells, the Bible verse screaming woman, the men in dog collars… err wait not that sort of post today. One of the fun things to do when at the thrift is to look for old store tags. If you are lucky the store separates the “New with Tag” clothing from the regular donations. Those racks can be a treasure trove of old price tags from old school and dead retail (and a few laughs when the thrift tries to price stuff for more than the final markdown price…).
This week was sort of boring in the old school price tags, but a few were found.
Kmart K-10
Ahh Kmart the land of the blue light specials. I’m not sure when Kmart switched over from using these tags to using the UPC scan system but I know these pants were in someones closet for quite a long time.
Thank you for Shopping AM&As
I can say these pants were in a closet somewhere for at least 20 years. Bon-Ton Stores bought out AM&As in 1994 and it took a few months for the rebranding to happen. I still miss AM&As. Bon-Ton is OK but it is not the same.
Hills
Hills is where the toys are! Growing up my family was not Hills shoppers- Kmart yes, Twin-Fair (later Gold Circle) yes, Two Guys yes. I don’t know if they didn’t like Hills or if it was their long time cash only policy. I really started to “shop” at Hills when I was in college. I would go to the Ames across the street since Ames had a much better Arts & crafts supply department but for some reason Ames could be empty but there would still be lines at the registers. I last shopped at Hills in Richmond, VA before moving to Texas. So I missed the whole Ames buying out Hills and running them into the ground.
The Sheridan Drive, Amherst, NY location circa 2007:
The Delaware Avenue, Buffalo NY location circa 2007 (It is now a Kohls). The Big Lots is a former Tops Supermarket:
Not new but a few other fun finds:
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Grants 100% acrylic
A lovely 100% acrylic sweater from Grants department store. It was actually a fairly nice looking cable knit sweater but again- cheap acrylic. I’m sure Salvation Army was selling it for close to what it cost new.
Memorex Tape
Finally- the coveted clear memorex tape. Everything about this tape screams 1980s mix tape with a side of sitting by the radio waiting for the songs you love to come on so you could record it.
