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| Hammond |
Black and white 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for their Organs. There is a large photo of evening in a neighborhood where one house has all of the lights on while the caption says "The new sound of music is you at the Hammond". The text underneath explains that one of the dark houses, belonging to the Andersons, had everyone turn in early again tonight because it had been a hard day for everyone. Next door at the Whitings, the house with the lights on, they are up because the wife Eleanor is playing the organ and the husband Ralph is pretending to read while he waits his turn at the Hammond. The ad also mentions that the organ was purchased by using the PlayTime Plan. |
June 5, 1962 Look magazine |
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$7.50 |
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| Wurlitzer |
Full color 9" x 12" wartime ad that attempted to bring hope to the people who were waiting for their loved ones to come home, safely, and for things to return to normal. The ad has a picture of a peaceful town in the evening, lights on in every house, and an inset that shows a little girl playing a Wurlitzer piano as her parents proudly listen. The text talks about the improvements that the technologies developed because of the war will bring to every family and the fact that items will be available again. It reminds us that, before the war, more Wurlitzer pianos were sold than any other brand and, in spite of the fact that "Wurlitzer factories are now in 100% war production", they expect to resume the fact of being the leader in Piano sales after the war. |
July 1943 Better Homes & Gardens |
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$8.00 |
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| Wurlitzer |
Full color 8 3/4" x 12" wartime ad that quickly discusses the part that Wurlitzer instruments have played in the history of America. The ad has two pictures, one of a Nineteenth Century parlor with a lady playing a piano with a man standing next to her playing a banjo. The other shows a 1940's living room where a father stands playing a Sax, the mother sits plunking on her piano and the son stands irrating the world with his accordian. The headline for these pictures says "From Oh Susannah to Comin' in on a wing and a prayer Wurlitzer has played a leading role in making America a musical nation..." and the text touches on the business history of the man. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
October 1943 Better Homes & Gardens |
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| Wurlitzer |
Black and white 9" x 12" ad for their Pianos. The ad has an overhead view of a Model 535 with information on some of the options available at that time. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
September 1948 Better Homes & Gardens |
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$8.00 |
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| Wurlitzer |
Black and white 9" x 12" ad for their Pianos. The ad has a picture of a young man sitting on the piano bench shile he smilingly plays a tune while his mother proudly stands behind him watching. The ad mentions that the piano shown is the Wurlitzer Model 430 in mahogany and it claims that "Your Number One gift should bear the Number One name". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
November 1948 Better Homes & Gardens |
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$8.00 |
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| Wurlitzer |
Black and white 9 1/4" x 12 1/4" ad for their Organs. The ad has a picture that shows a pair of feminine hands resting on a keyboard and another picture of a father in a suit playing his organ in the family's house while his wife and daughter sit entranced at his skills. Remember, this is from the days before cable and video games and kids had much less to do. The ad headline states "Announcing A Wurlitzer organ for $1095. far less than the cost of many pianos". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
May 1949 Better Homes & Gardens |
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$8.00 |
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| Wurlitzer |
Black and white 5" x 14" ad for their Electronic Pianos. The ad has a picture of TV and Radio stars Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy loading the back of their station wagon. Mary is saying "Hey, Peter! Here's the piano!" as she carries out a Wurlitzer Electronic Piano folded up all by herself. The ad text talks about the ease of using it, that it weighs just 70 pounds and gives a price of $349.95. This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view. |
June 8, 1959 Life magazine |
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