Love these old ads - would love to see more of them.
The costs for vacuums, fans, and other appliances were way up there. Today we see the value in these old relics compared to the new stuff. Very high build quality for many things back then - would last and last if you just took some care of them. Long ago these were often considered luxuries and people were willing to pay for them.
Now we take the function of these things for granted and we want the cheapest cost. We now get what we pay for when buying new.