eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 8x023 MANTEL RADIO advertising glass slide '36 the new battery operated model for $21.15! Date Sold 3/11/2012Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Advertising Glass Slide (measures 3 1/4" x 4" [8 x 10 cm]) (Learn More) Mantel Radio, the 1936 glass slide advertisement ("New 1936 model Mantel radio battery operated"; "$21.15 $5 down / $1.25 week"; "Authorized agency Gamble stores") promoting an AM radio and featuring art of the product. Note that $21.15 was a lot of money at the height of the Depression in 1936, but this was the latest "must have" gadget! You could buy it on time, but it took 13 weeks to pay it off at $5 down and $1.25 a week! This was an ad that was shown along with coming attraction glass slides between movies at a 1920s movie theater. If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here. Important Added Info: This slide is the kind that has two panes of glass that are taped together with black tape around all four edges (front and back), typical of many older glass slides. We have provided a high quality scan of the image, but we have not taken a photo of the slide, because there would really be very little to see! Condition: very good to fine. Learn More about condition grades
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