Pictured above are some color TVs from the 627-page 1964 Sears Christmas Catalog, from the Wishbook Web website (no longer available). The original prices are listed ($750 for the Sears Silvertone entertainment center and $800 for the more expensive one), and those prices are also shown converted to today’s 2016 dollars using the BLS Inflation Calculator: $5,800 for the basic 21-inch color TV model and $6,200 for the more expensive model.
To put that in perspective, the pictures below illustrate what about $5,800 in today’s dollars would buy in the today’s 2016 marketplace using current prices from the Sears and Best Buy websites:
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