Seventy-five years ago this month, the September 1945 issue of Radio Retailing was a thick one–175 pages. It was packed with ads from radio suppliers announcing that new radio would be rolling off the assembly lines for the first time in over three years. There was a pent up demand, and it was going to be a great time to be a radio dealer.

This editorial from that issue of the magazine tells all about the great day that was finally there. It was going to be a prosperous time, as Americans hit the showrooms for radios, appliances, and even television.

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