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Mirror | Beatles memorabilia
Bassett Mirror Company's 15" x 21" Pittsburgh Plate Glass mirror let fans style their moptops beneath four swappable 3¼" x 3½" band photos, housed in an 18" x 32" frame available in maple, white, or green. Sold through Gimbels department stores for $19.99, its playful ad copy leaned hard into the era's slang, promising a "beat teen treat" with a back panel for easy photo changes.
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Oct 1, 20232 min read


Wallpaper - sold, but not made, in the U.S.A. | Beatles memorabilia
Wall Paper Manufacturers Ltd of Manchester timed it perfectly: 24,000 rolls landed in North America on February 21, 1964, two days before the Beatles' third Ed Sullivan appearance. Labeled "Beat770," with repeating photos every 21", later rolls shifted to Canadian production. Sales disappointed retailers — fans bought one roll and cut it into strips to share rather than papering whole rooms — prompting shaky 1964 headlines about the Beatles' popularity "slipping."
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Aug 1, 20212 min read
Beatles memorabilia 1963-1966
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