Seventy-five years ago, the January 13, 1947, issue of Life magazine carried this ad showing General Electric’s radio offerings, especially its FM offerings, such as the model 417 console.

Since there were still prewar FM stations on the air, the deluxe set tuned both FM bands, 42-50 MHz and 88-108 MHz. It also tuned two shortwave bands in addition to standard broadcast. The set’s ten tubes drove a 12 inch dynamic speaker.

The ad featured actress Virginia Mayo, who had most recently appeared in The Best Years of our Lives.