1968, GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: G.E. AIR CONDITIONERS IN AVOCADO GREEN AND...

How well we remember the year when Aunt Marguerite simply had to have her bedroom air conditioner in avocado green. Alas, they were on back order...delivered instead a week before Christmas of 1968. By then the allure had worn off.

Click on the images below to see a full page ad for the newest thing: General Electric Air Conditioners in color, 1968, Life Magazine.

You may also have an interest in our other posts from Everything Croton's GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN series:

--1900, HARRIS FIRE ESCAPE FURNITURE  http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/05/harris-fire-escape-furniture-gone-but.html 

--THE 1894 FLY FAN http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-1894-fly-fan-gone-but-not-forgotten.html 

--THE 1928 ROLMONICA http://www.everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-1928-rolmonica-gone-but-not.html 

--Late 20's, 30's, THE VE-PO-AD! http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/06/late-20s-early-30s-ve-po-ad-gone-but.html 

--1938, THE TONETTE  http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/06/1938-gone-but-not-forgotten-tonette.html 

--1940, THE CROSLEY XERVAC http://www.everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2014/06/1940-gone-but-not-forgotten-crosley.html