is the advertising slogan for Japanese brand "National" in the 1950s before changing their name to "Panasonic" in 2003.

Can you spot the advertisement here in Batu Road (now Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman) in 1959?

I can't find any advertisements in BM. Perhaps the language is not popular yet.

why they change name to panasonic?

Ben-Hur

"Portable Tape Recorder"

My ceiling fan still working till now....

Electric appliances last last last decade. So tough.

wven my late granma refrigerator was still standing stronk, for 30 fukkin years oredi still tahan

my mum's fridge too, still working like brand new altho had been bought since past 20 yrs

nowadays punya appliances sikit sikit rosak sikit sikit jammed...

corrected for more accuracy.

Nowadays appliances have built-in obsolescence - few years only, kaput!

It is actually an open-reel tape recorder.

i know but i dont want to buy

Big sign in the olden days.

Ben-hur!! I just saw its in the torrent list 😂😂

My sister's radio werks until naw...still remambar bought in 1991...

Kalau susah rosak, nanti tak leh jual banyak sebab semua peti sejuk elok.

my mother peti ais until now still ok...if remember correctly more than 20 years..

even rice cooker, until now still operable. that one bought around 1986... early few years after buying using daily(my mom open cafe for industrial factory around shah alam) and then using few time a year now for cooking nasi impit/rebus daging for hari raya dish....

I still remember last time, in the 90', three brands combined as one,"National, Panasonic and Technic" in TVC commercial...

Their product was solid, my mum's standing fan is almost 40 years but still working good.

Nowadays even Panasonic product is not as long lasting as National.

Equipment of yesteryear seems built to last for generations, equipment of nowadays only at least to last till the end of warranty period maximum.

I thought the movie ben-hur was banned here.
That time not easily confused?

haha this remind me of a kool setori

fren bought Toshiba laptop although mahal bcos lasting mah

kaputed, it was the motherboard, exactly warranty period + 1 day

Sg regional office refuse to replace, say warranty over, replacement must wait from Japan and cost >RM1K

I suggested to her go find toshiba japan email and complain there.

Japan approved replacement FOC.

Didn't even buy me 1 cup kopi for good advice.

u nak cup of kopi ke nak piap piap

the national peti ais and kipas meja 40 + years liao still operational at my old man's house. if ppl continue making stuff like these they will bankrupt in no time....

they used to be National Panasonic Technic

before all become Panasonic

Yes. Rice cooker national last time lasted for so long. Nowadays sikit sikit rosak.

Wanna hear something funny. My grandfather's house ha d alot of old stuff. One of the few was those old grandfather clock which u need to wind. Lasted I think 60 or 70 years d in the house. Some antiaue collector came and offer to buy him a brand new shiny battery clock so he exchanged. Therr was this green colour ceramic vase with dragon embossed on it. Made in china one. He bought when he was younger, I think 1913 or 1914, the fella bought for rm15. Gosh all the antiques he sold for cheap. Grrrr....i feel like the fella cheated him only

My National table fan bought in 1996 still running. Anyway why couldn't v jus stay in 1959? Our grandparents & parents really had it those days, even though living simply.

My nationa kipas from 1990 still functioning. My national wasing machine 30 years back workinf but became too noisy for modern living. National microwave 20 years still working. Sanyo rice cooker 35 years working. Sanyo oven 35 years working well.
As a comparison, free gift elba steamer, 1 year sharp rosak.

Lol at Ben Hur and James Bond Goldfinger ads. Seem like our pipul back then was very strong iman not easy confuse.

Save 1k piap one time... Ok la

peti sejuk nasional bought @ 1993 still working like a charm today.

so fcking durable lol, no reason to change it because still very cool..

Those who Knows.. Rip Enggeris

1959 malaysia more power than singapore south korea etc etc

National quality is really top notch though.

Long lasting is no longer an attractive selling point nowadays.

New technology coming out every few years. Especially more efficient and more energy savings.

Your old national fridge might still work for you today, but it's draining power like hell. Have you ever thought that changing to a new one, you can balik modal in one year?

Same goes for your old national air con.

legendary appliances brand

Besides appliance quality. Just from the picture alone tells a lot about country unity and lifestyle of the past.

You get single signboards that has 3 languages on them. You don't get those now. You get mat salleh sounding shop names last time. You don't get those now. What you get are malay people with mat salleh sounding names. (How is that for evolution!?)

U better change it, its using alot more power than current fridges, it will cost u hundreds of ringgit more electric per year

You laugh at your grandfather but your colleagues laugh at you 😂

my colleagues y le...

Still alive and kickin..

Planned obsolescence.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence

Another god brand is SANYO. My gas stove 35 years..... Waalooooooo

True... My standing fan 1972.... The motor so stronk.

Not valid also... but yea la. Mainly people change new frisge is because of volume.
yea esp computer wtf

Now electronic n electrical appliances have end of life circle

Newer models with never spare parts that can fit older model

That is to make consumers to buy new instead of repairing it

people old liao, no patience to wind it everytime, people wanna offer problem free clock that just need change battery once a while, why not at least no need go shopping mall buy himself? he don't need money, keep the old clock also no use, also 60-70 years, anyone also feel bored about it.

think from different perspective.

there was a wooden coo-coo clock, when alarm time the bird or chicken will come out few times, that one also quite old, but also 1 time go back see no more liao replace with normal round clock.

Anybody recall SINGER brand? They quite popular some time ago. Also tough, even better than National.

Wtf same thing happened to me
I sent to extended warranty instead

i feel heartache coz few of those were 100 years old. I'm sure its freaking valuable. Wanna sell is normal but not go exchange with battery one which is worth few tens of ringgit la. Some more the vase he sold off 100 years at least from my great grandfather generation one got 2 dragons on it, down there got some chop or something, sold off for rm15 aiyo

That arabic script is actually Bahasa Melayu. Back then Bahasa Melayu written in Jawi (form of arabic script) was more popular. Even non-malays also can read/write in Jawi.

so what? you never asked to buy it. the vase has been there for lifetime, he old liao don't really care, you offer rm15 clear the house for him consider a bonus. the vase was probably bought for rm5 last time.

people old liao, don't have energy to dust all these useless old stuffs.

too bad the guy whom bought the clock & vase only bought the clock & vase where he could have bough other old stuffs too.

so any other old stuff still there?

Due to US market ...

ya to him its useless stuff. He passed away d

yep last time i can read Jawi but now very rusty.

so was there any other old antiques he left?

coz he thinks you guys not appreciate those old stuffs someone wanted it just offer as a token price.

mostly sold off d i guess. Nola I think he himself doesnt value it too.
Speaking about which my dad is still keeping some bank notes n british coins when we were under them guess it is worth more now

Dikecam golongan nationalist kot

well he don't need the money and he don't see you guys wanting them, so why not?

it's not about the money or value. people want it, why not?

No lar. Business not good they merged all their purchases. If business was good, the national factory would still be in Malaysia at Sg Way FTZ here in PJ,