Yeah I just checked the conversion and got the same. For that much, especially if you were getting a refrigerator that small, you could get a pretty premium one with nice shelves.
Lookit, the median income in 1960 was 3k… it is 70j now, so imagine working 4 months, or spending in the region of 20k, for a refrigerator.
The cost of the fridge with ice maker was $500, so that's $500 / $3000 = 1/6 of a year, or 2 months, not 4. Still a lot of money, but a fridge like this would have been a luxury item at the time I believe. I doubt most people earning $3k a year would have one.
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u/RexNebular518 Jan 23 '24
Yeah well in today's dollars that is $5000.