Once upon a time, the advertising industry expected their audience to use their reading skills. (Keep in mind that in 1950, only 9% of households owned a television.)
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ThoughtCo, 11/14/2018
Mary Bellis reports:
In 1946 the first automatic electric blanket went on sale in the US for $39.50, but the term "electric blanket" was not used until the 1950s—prior to that, these blankets used to be called "warming pads" or "heated quilts"
$39.50 is the equivalent of $713 in today's dollars.
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GE refrigerator. (7/3/2026)
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