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Originally Posted by DeanFL
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Needed to look thru our sewing 'stuff' this morning. Came upon a package of needles, pics below. Much of the 'stuff' is from my late Mother-in-law. The package of 45 needles was...40 cents. AND, made in England.
I'd think this needle pack was purchased by her in the 1950's or so... Nowadays, would be Made in China and about $10???
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These things are always out of context. In the 1950's my dad was supporting a family of four on $100 a week. As far as needles, I will bet you can buy them for a dollar at dollar tree. Sewing machines? Singer did not invent the sewing machine, what they invented was selling them on the installment plan, so much per month. Today they are far less in real dollars.
Home heating oil, essentially diesel fuel. One of the few times I heard my mother swear when it hit thirteen cents a gallon. I think it is now about $3.50. Then there is a POUND of coffee. I have cans from I think the 1960's and they are marked ninety-nine cents. Today it is like 3.50 and it is ten to thirteen ounces. Talk about HOME, you could buy a Levitt home on Long Island with the lot for under 8,000. We lived on Long Island we sold our 1200 sq foot home on a 50x100 lot and the real estate taxes were 10,000.
Just crossed my mind. Pocket books were twenty-five and thirty-five cents. First class postage was three cents.