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Post by MattS on Jul 19, 2018 18:05:27 GMT -5
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Post by MattS on Jul 19, 2018 18:10:21 GMT -5
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Post by MattS on Jul 19, 2018 18:34:54 GMT -5
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Post by MattS on Jul 19, 2018 18:41:09 GMT -5
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Post by Jordan U on Jul 24, 2018 10:32:57 GMT -5
Really interesting catalogs, thanks for posting..
It's incredible to think of how much these things costed back in the day, but it was a case of getting what you paid for since they all still work 60+ years later..
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Post by MattS on Jul 25, 2018 21:25:28 GMT -5
I know they were expensive back then being that the prices for today's fans are about the same. I have plugged some of those prices into an inflation calculator just out of curiosity and it seems like your basic box fans from the 60's runs about $90-$100 in today's money. I'd be willing to pay $100 for a brand new box fan today if it was powerful and would last over 60 years without issue.
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Post by Duane B on Jul 26, 2018 16:50:25 GMT -5
Neat stuff! What you and Jordan are saying about the cost relates to how things were bought back then - these fans were an investment that would last a lifetime with a little basic maintenance.
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Post by Cole D on Jul 28, 2018 15:24:10 GMT -5
Nice catalogs! Thanks for posting, I see a lot of familiar fans there, neat to see the prices. In a way it's a good thing we live in this day and age, we couldn't have afforded to collect fans back then!
I remember seeing some 70s and late 60s Grainger catalogs at the DT site.
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