1960s Mobile Phone

I've been watching quite a bit of ME TV and Antenna TV and with having the opportunity to see some great 1960s/1970s tech on the television programs they carry.   Here is a fine example - while this might not be the exact unit that you would see Cannon using, this is one very cool looking mobile phone.

Now this brings me to my students, who seem to feel that the 1960s were the dark ages or even a time when woolly mammoths roamed the planet.   Apparently, there were no mobile phones, televisions were a rarity and only a few folks had land line phones.

So here is a 1964 Bell System CC56 IMTS mobile phone.  What is the IMTS?  It is the Improved Mobile Telephone System and in 1964 with more than 1.5 MILLION subscribers.

Interested in reading about the history of mobile phones? http://www.privateline.com/archive/TelenorPage_022-034.pdf

"Americana" Electric Range by GE.

I must admit that when it comes to a stove and oven - I am firmly in the natural gas camp. Electricity just can not match the precise control on the burners and even heating of the oven.  Having said that - the Frigidaire Flair stove seen in Samatha's kitchen on Bewitched has always left me secretly yearning for a Flair.  While this is the GE Americana  it is a semi-sharp looking unit - even in Coppertone. But it pales when compared to the Frigidaire.....

True, this is the GE Americana version - but still it is one sharp looking unit - even in Coppertone.  

"Lowboy" Blender Part II

Of course, the idea of a 'lowboy' blender intrigued me and I had to search for a few images. It appears to be a very practical blender from a storage standpoint.  I know that my old blender is a pain in the tush and due to its height takes up far too much room in the cabinet as the motor unit and container are too tall to store in 'operation' mode.  This is ideal ...

"Lowboy" Blender

Apparently a "Lowboy" blender is a "woman sized" blender.  At least that is what this fabulous Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer ad from GE professes.  My mom had one of the hairdryers. It was harvest gold in color and took FOREVER to dry your hair.

1939 General Electric Television

Something is telling me that eventually I will need to expand the overall theme of this blog - we'll have to see.

So let's get to this posting.  This advertisement provides a glimpse into the pre-war world of selling the concept of the television to the general public - note the use of 'seeing' the baseball game. You can also see at the bottom of the ad mention of GE's presence at the 1939/40 New York World's Fair and the San Francisco Golden Gate International Expo.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - 1964

Sure, this ad has NOTHING to do with clickers - but it my holiday decoration for this blog.