Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Harper’s Bazaar May 1951 Page 158

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To Turn Your Head,
Photo by PETER BASCH
a coiffure by L. Nicholas whose salon at 38 East 57th Street is one of the newest and most attractive in the city, Grecian decor (complete with tinkling fountain), FM music, air conditioning and highly skilled hands to shampoo, shape, curl and color your hair.
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CHOOSE YOUR GIFTS
THE lighter WAY
PAGODA. . . Strikingly styled in an oriental motif. Four golden ash trays, ebony stand. Gold finish lighter with Lucite body in ebony, orient red or jade green. Charming black and gold gift box. The lighter - $14.95. Complete set - $17.50. No Fed. Tax.
HERITAGE . . . Here is the most popular table-lighter ensemble in America. Ebony handle makes it easy 'to serve a light.' In rhodium, copper or brass - $13.95. With matching cigarette urn and companion tray - $27.50. No Fed. Tax.
WIND-PROOF... For the outdoor type, the Wind-Proof lighter with amazing new year,long flint, gives 13,000 more lights per flint than any other lighter, a whole year's supply. Built-in windscreen for outdoor service in any weather Only $8.95. No Fed. Tax.
When you start to shop for those June gifts, you'll like ASR Ascot lighters at first glance. And, people on your list just naturally take to them. They're beautiful lighters, whose appearance makes friends so quickly and whose faithful service holds them for a long, long time.
Remember, there is an ASR Ascot lighter to suit your every gift need, and don’t forget to get one for yourself
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The average price of a new home then was $9000 about 2.56 times the yearly average wage of $3510.  Which was about 2.34 times the price of a new car $1500.  Today?

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