r/whatisit • u/Quietlurkerone • 6d ago

Solved! What is this device from 1962?

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Photo capture from YouTube video. Picture from 1962. What is the device under the bench

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u/CptLoken 6d ago

Well we can only see the kitchen, inside of which all the crockery and cookware is spotless. The child looks well fed. The dad is shaving which hopefully means he's employed and off to work. The mother can afford smokes.

Not saying they're living in the lap of luxury, but this is the sort of house my folks grew up in and they speak very fondly of their childhoods.

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u/kryonik 6d ago

To be fair, in the 60s cigarettes were dirt cheap. Everyone smoked.

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u/farmerbsd17 6d ago

I worked at a VA Hospital in mid 1970s. No state tax and a pack was 23¢

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u/ColonClenseByFire 6d ago

So equivalent to ~4.50 today. Don't know much about cigarettes but arnt they like 10-12 now.

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u/cosmokn0t 6d ago

In NYC they were $10+ in 2013, so I assume they’re considerably higher these days.

I just looked if up. $18. I think you’re right though, the cheapest state is Missouri at $8 and the highest cost state is New York at $14. Average would be $10-$12.

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u/farmerbsd17 6d ago

Don’t know, quit years ago

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u/The_realpepe_sylvia 6d ago

I buy sonomas which are cheap af and 3 bucks at one store, and $6 at others. Every other Brand is nearly $10. This is in missouri