Once again a huge thanks to Fulton History.
Ads are from the January 1, 1951 Courier Express newspaper.
The Berger’s Ad? Yup those are 1951 prices. I love the Berger’s logo.
I’m drooling. Now the only department type store that sells fabric is Walmart. Yeah, not much of a selection there…
Remember when department stores sold sewing machines? Me neither. J.N. Adams had an entire White Sewing machine department.
I want that coat.
I think Portable should be in quotes. I can barely carry my 35 year old sewing machine, I don’t event try with the 50 year old “portable”. Machines in 1951 were made of metal. Heavy metal.
That woman is looking pretty sexy for 1951..
Nowadays, shopping malls are seldom considered masterpieces. But that was completely different at the turn of the 19th century—a time when the department store was a pinnacle of high style and technology.
