ad for a photo ring – only $1 US in 1946 when our dollar was worth a bit more than that.
Toronto. Some people will do anything for money. While a dollar ring sounds junky (and maybe it was), 20 years later 18k gold was still about $25/ounce Canadian.
This ad, from the March 1946 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine, touts a ring with a photo for only a dollar! Mind you shipping and postage more than doubled the cost to the buyer…
The ad shows just how ubiquitous photos were about 70 years ago. A big thanks to our good friend, George Dunbar, for spotting this tiny piece of photo history and sharing it.
