Christmas season in 1963 had little cheer to offer those who genuinely yearn for.peace on earth and goodwill toward men but not everything was gloomy in the world's richest Christian country. In fact cash registers never sounded merrier, Here are some of the toys and presents America's businessmen were buying in New York:
At Abercrombie & Fitch, a $125 pig-sticking spear and $90 cashmere underwear with long legs. The connection between the two gifts remains obscure, a
At Van Cleef & Arpels, wooden rings -- set with diamonds, A popular design could be had at $1,200. , .
At Hammacher Schlemmer, a miniature Model-T Ford automobile -- it really runs -~ for the children, Only $395. .
The same company also reported several sales of its Golfatron -= just the present for a golf-crazy banker. It consists of a netted room with | electronic instruments to be set up inside a living room or basement for indoor golf practice, Cost? A mere $8,500.
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Hammacher Schlemmer won the Annual Wall Street Award for the Most Intriguing Gadget of the Year -- a mechanical parrot, Hidden under the bird's feathers is a tape recorder, Speak to the intelligent robot.. It turns its head, blinks its electric eyes and delivers a 15-second play~ back of any conversation it hears, Most wonderful feature of alls it never expects a cracker! The store reported that it sold 800 of these novel toys at $40 each to the adult trade. One of them was scheduled to show up under the Christmas tree of the Hisenhowers.