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May 7, 2011 02:27 am PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Hb6qfCMjwxA/1943-appliance-ad-we.html
1943 appliance ad: we didn't make fridges this year, so that the steel could be used for the war effort
In this striking, odd 1943 ad, Norge Appliances explains that it didn't make any new models for 1943 so that the materials could go into the war effort: "When the guns are stilled, you can be sure that Norge thinking and Norge skill, stimulated by the stern school of war, will bring you even greater satisfaction, greater convenience than you have enjoyed before." Norge Appliances 1943...Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Hb6qfCMjwxA/1943-appliance-ad-we.html
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