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RE: German Nippy - John Cornforth - 05-04-2021
Hi
That portable radio (Philco ?) and the pair of white sunglasses have a definite 1950's look about them. And is that a "butterfinger" candy bar ?? Maybe the lucky lady had a friend in the US Army !
RE: German Nippy - Tony Griffiths - 05-04-2021
A good guess on the radio - Model 48-360 or 49-607 and made in that style with the curved handle from 1947 to 1949: it appears here: https://philcoradio.com/gallery2/1948a/#Model_48-300 and here https://philcoradio.com/gallery2/1949a/#Model_49-607
The sunglasses? https://vintagedancer.com/1950s/history-of-1950s-glasses-sunglasses-for-women/
So, it is indeed very likely that the picture was taken, as you suggest, in the mid-1950s.
For looking up obscure things, is not the web (most of the time) utterly remarkable....
RE: German Nippy - Robert Foreman - 05-04-2021
Lovely to see the photograph coloured Tony.
Also the excellent detective work, the picture is dated August 1949 so after the hostilities.
RE: German Nippy - Tony Griffiths - 05-04-2021
Lovely to see the photograph coloured Tony. Also the excellent detective work, the picture is dated August 1949 so after the hostilities.
So, 1949 - the white sunglasses must have been works prototypes! Actually, they did exist in that form, but I can only find large "fun and wacky" ones at the moment..