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NY Camera Store advert from 1947
Mar 28, 2021 01:37:22 #
Mar 28, 2021 06:10:48 #
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
You can use this inflation calculator to see how much the cost of those items would be in today's dollars.
You can use this inflation calculator to see how much the cost of those items would be in today's dollars.
Mar 28, 2021 11:57:02 #
JRiepe wrote:
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
You can use this inflation calculator to see how much the cost of those items would be in today's dollars.
You can use this inflation calculator to see how much the cost of those items would be in today's dollars.
Very interesting. Nice calculator. A $2000 camera in 1947 would cost $23,000 today.
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Mar 28, 2021 13:09:08 #
from ‘65 to ‘68 when I wasn’t on duty, no Saturday was complete without a trip to Peerless. One of my best buys was a used set of Exakta camera/ lens repair tools for $15.00. Used and “nonfunctional for parts” Exaktas and Exas were other favorite finds.
Haven’t been back since the digital revolution and the Willoughby take/over. Does it still have a “used” inventory? A trip to peerless was like unto a leisurely stroll through the Museum of Natural History- another favorite Saturday haunt since childhood!
When asked what I miss about NYC PEERLESS is always well up in the top-20!
Dave
Haven’t been back since the digital revolution and the Willoughby take/over. Does it still have a “used” inventory? A trip to peerless was like unto a leisurely stroll through the Museum of Natural History- another favorite Saturday haunt since childhood!
When asked what I miss about NYC PEERLESS is always well up in the top-20!
Dave
Mar 28, 2021 13:13:55 #
bobmcculloch wrote:
Argus C3 in the ad, had my Dad's and my uncles, C3's
Made me smile. I wound up with two, also from dad and uncle.
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Mar 28, 2021 13:16:51 #
AviRoad wrote:
There was a time when, if you lived in NYC, the only place that came to mind when it came to a camera store...was Peerless.
Amen to that!
Dave
Mar 28, 2021 17:41:31 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
Saw this on another site and thought it was interesting.
I miss thumbing through old magazine ads. When I was just getting into photography I remember thinking I could afford a Praktika SLR. Wound up with a more modern Miranda G for my first.
Feel free to add any others to this. Cheers!
I miss thumbing through old magazine ads. When I was just getting into photography I remember thinking I could afford a Praktika SLR. Wound up with a more modern Miranda G for my first.
Feel free to add any others to this. Cheers!
I worked for the accounting firm that did the audit work for Peerless Camera.after deciding if I wanted a 35(Leica) or box camera, I decided on a box type! I wound up with a Rollei!
Bob
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