Retro Ad of The Week: Jerrold Universal Remote, 1974

Before there was the remote, there was “the box.” And, didn’t you know – it was the hottest thing since the calculator. Calculators are pretty hot, aren’t they.

 

FUN FACT:  Founder Milton Jerrold Schapp sold his interest in the company in 1967 and went on to become the first Jewish governor of the state of Pennsylvania.  (Source:  Wikipedia)

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