by OCCUPATION 42 1929 New York. Shows average value for farm land and buildings from 1850-1982. Dining room furniture, silverware, dish sets. Full chapter extends from pp. Includes wage data for Chicago as well. Includes the states of RI, NJ, OH, DE, OK, MO, GA, TN, AR, KY, SC, AL and MS. Women's: In 1927, "$30 per month was taken as the average minimum expenditure for rent in Boston for the [working class] family of four living on the American standard.". A quart of beer could be purchased for a penny, and a cup of coffee for the same price. Covers the states of NH, VT, MA, CT, KY, SC, AL, MO, KS, IA and OH. Source: BLS, Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. Compare the buying power of wages earned at different points in history. Shows typical pay in stock companies, dramas, musical comedies, vaudeville and screen, from extras to Hollywood stars. Source: Report of the Salary survey commission to the Pennsylvania General assembly, 1929. a week, or around 50 a year, just to get by, and 22s. 1920: $6,296. 1920: 15 cents each. Average Rent. In early 2022, gas prices soared to a staggering $4.11 average, though theyre expected to lower to around 3.57 in 2023. See "Blood donation" in, SEE ALSO tab above for the "Building Trades". Prices are shown in Mexican pesos. From 1926 through 1942, houses prices steadily decreased due to a depressed U.S. economy. TRANSPORTATION Source: Survey of Current Business. Shows data by city. Wages are shown in German marks. Shows data for 12 cities located in NY, OH, PA and MA, including NYC, Boston, Philadelphia and more. Shows average charge per case for appendicitis, childbirth, heart troubles, cancer, dental problems and more. It also summarizes the years from 1907-1922. Source: BLS, Shows the average pay for a 48 hour week throughout 5 different industries in Milan. ), carriages, cribs, high chairs, etc. WebHistoric prices of goods sold in Morris County, from 1900-2014. opens in new tab or window . Telephones, radios, cameras, kitchen ranges, home electric appliances, record players, music records, sewing machines, fabrics, clothes washers, laundry supplies, vacuum sweepers. Source: BLS Monthly Labor Review, March 1932, The "Service Industries" chapter in this source breaks out wages paid to workers in hospitals, hotels, bowling alleys, theaters, parks, churches, country clubs, athletic clubs and yacht clubs, advertising agencies, banks, laundries, schools/colleges, and restaurants (making no distinction between waiters, cooks or bus boys). Manufacturers and suppliers of goods needed for the war effort had prospered throughout the war years and become very rich. Source: BLS Bulletin no. Wages are shown in Spanish pesetas. Recognizable name brand items in the price lists include Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Quaker Oats, Cream of Wheat, Hershey's Cocoa, Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour, Mazola Oil, Wesson Oil, Coleman's Mustard, Post Toasties, Morton's Salt, Knox Gelatin, Sun Maid Raisins, Palmolive soap, Log Cabin syrup, Del Monte canned goods, Heinz ketchup, Gold Medal flour, Carnation Milk, Life Savers candy, Bon Ami scouring powder, Lucky Strike cigarettes, Camel cigarettes, Scott Tissue toilet paper, and many other brand name items. Covers Great Britain, France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Italy and Austria. Source: BLS, Shows the average price of foodstuffs and other common goods in the federal district of Mexico. 52 1920 Bacon 1 lb. Source: U.S. BLS Bulletin #682, chapter 9: "Monthly earnings of professional engineers," pp. Published by the National Industrial Conference Board. Shows prices in shillings and pence for various foods, clothing, fuel for heating and cooking; soap, tobacco and cigarettes. Industrial home work was most common in clothing manufacturing and tobacco industries (rolling cigars, etc.) Shows average wages alongside a cost of living index for Germany between 1929-1942. Women's wages, 1920-1929 Multiple States AL AR DC IL KS KY MO OH NJ PA SC TN Shows average value per acre for all real estate with buildings, and the value of land alone, by county, for six states: MA, CT, RI , ME, VT and NH. 12 1920 Bread 1 lb. New Car. Because they had to provide their own food, lodging and clothing, independent artisans needed to earn substantially more than this. Report published in 1921 tells wages for women working in offices, in meat and poultry packing, restaurants, food manufacturing, clothing manufacturing, laundries, and more. 162-207. Women felt more confident and empowered, and this new independence was reflected in the new fashions. Prices are shown in Japanese yen. Shows the daily wages of various common and low-skill occupations like building laborers, canners, and rice mill workers throughout the state. In normal times, the more manageable one pound loaf of bread could be purchased for a penny-farthing or happence. Montgomery Ward catalog shows prices of radios and radio supplies on 60+ pages. Covers more than 1,200 cities. Prices are shown in contemporary US dollars. Wages shown in litas, and US dollars in parentheses. However, there was already mass unemployment in the 1920s in Britain. For married women and their children, life was pretty much the same post-war as pre-war. 15 to 20 per year was a low wage, and a figure closer to 40 was needed to keep a family. Work clothes, work shirts, dress shirts, dress pants, trousers, vests, suits, dress gloves, overcoats, winter coats, fur caps and collars, neck ties, belts and suspenders, caps and hats, nightwear, socks, shoes, boots, pocket knives, pocket watches, toupes, razors, smoking pipes. Some items were much more expensive than their modern equivalents. Source: BLS, Shows the average daily wages of day laborers, farm hands, clerks, bookkeepers, government employees, and army members in Lithuania. 523. Source: Federal Power Commission. This article describes the coinage, wages and the cost of living in London from the late seventeenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century. Source: BLS, Shows the daily wages and hours of workers in 4 different industries in Madrid. Shows the average weekly hours and hourly wages for workers in the boot and shoe industry. Source: BLS Monthly Labor Review (April 1931). Wages for workers engaged in the manufacture of iron and steel goods, machinery, railway rolling stock, boilers, vehicles, aircraft, electrical apparatus, scientific instruments and more. Pounds, shillings and pence were the basic currency of Britain throughout the period covered by the Proceedings, having a consistent relationship of 12 pence to the shilling and 20 shillings to the pound. For a comparison of prices in 1970 adjusted for incomes see Income adjusted prices for 1970 Wages are shown in both Francs and contemporary US dollars. Source: BLS, Shows the hourly, daily, and weekly earnings in Milan for various industries. Details the prices of appliances, furniture, and more household items on pp. Source: BLS, Shows the retail prices of foodstuffs and other staple goods in the Mexican capital. Promenade Shops: European Wax Center Celebrates 1-Year New Supermarket, Ideal Foodbasket, Opens in South Tree Branches Fall on Path in Hellertown Park. WebFood prices are the focus as the modern CPI is created. WebThe average cost of a new house was 1,891 (around 69,042 in todays money [1]) and the average salary was 10 a week (roughly 365 [2] ), so buying a property was no mean feat, even then. Back to Top Introductory Reading The Cost of Living About this column:Olden Daysis a Saucon Source series in which newspaper articles in the public domain are used to recall area news from the late 1800s and early 1900s. No. 1960-1969. 2 1920 WI. A waterman would expect six pence to take you from Westminster to London Bridge, while a barber asked the same to dress your wig and give you a shave. Printing and publishing, book and job - Wages. Two pence a night would get you a shared bed in a cheap lodging house, while an inexpensive unfurnished room could cost 1s. Compares average retail prices for grocery items in independent stores and in chain stores. Email: concannonm@missouri.edu New Car. Wages on pages34-40. Bedroom: Source: BLS, Shows the cost of foodstuffs, clothing, and other necessities in Hungary. Wages are shown in Danish ore. Survey covered only white families over a certain. Source: National Education Association of the United States. Source: BLS, Shows the daily wages of workers in the glass factories of northern France. Wages are shown in Dutch guilder. Source: BLS Monthly Labor Review (June 1931), Shows the average hours and daily wages of various workers in quarries, sawmills, and many other industries throughout Virginia. Wages are shown in contemporary U.S. dollars. Source: U.S. Dept. By the mid 1920s unemployment had risen to over 2 million. Shows breakouts for automobile manufacture, cigar making, boots/shoe making, men's clothing, iron/steel and more. Some were created for a single family, while many were constructed for many families to live adjacent to one another. The 1920s followed a period of war and inflation. Wages are in contemporary US dollars. Study showed how much a family of five would need to live in Washington DC in 1920. That would be equivalent to $3.87 per gallon now. Source: Includes district-specific information and the average output of coal per person per shift. Figures expressed in both foreign currency and in dollars. Data gathered by the National Industrial Conference Board (a group of industry associations) which used European government publications for information. For most of the period on either side of the turn of the nineteenth century, the equivalent price was between five and ten pence for the same loaf. Lists single-unit prices for barbital, benzoyl peroxide, benzocaine, aspirin, quinoline, and more, showing proprietary and coined drug names. Shows wage data by manufacturing categories for 1914, 1919, 1921, and 1923. In the country, pupils at some schools were still practising writing with a tray of sand and a stick, progressing to a slate and chalk as they became more proficient. NOTE: Some home plan sources below give the cost of buildingmaterials only. The last silver English penny was minted in 1820. Use "search in this text" feature to navigate. The pound sign stands for Libra, a pound weight in Latin, the s. is an abbreviation for shilling in English, and the d. stands for denarius or denarii (a Roman coin). Source: Discusses average prices American families were paying for medical care and hospital trips. 1929: 2 cents Back in my day See how costs have changed Hillarys https://www.hillarys.co.uk/back-in-my-day/ In 1946 a car cost. 1970-1979. Nightclubs, jazz clubs and cocktail bars flourished in the cities. Comics such as Chicks Own, Tiny Tots and School Friend were available for children. Throughout the nineteenth century a large number of men and women appeared at the Old Bailey charged with making and passing counterfeit coins. New Car. Separate listings forinspectors, police superintendents, captains, sergeants, privates, etc. 1920: 15 cents each. Table shows average 1929 and 1931 weekly wages of full-time store employees, managers, and supervisors by kind and size of chain and location. By January Shows the daily wages of Chilean miners between 1911 and 1924 in both pesos and the U.S. dollar. Lists the price of bricks, flooring, framing lumber, rough boards, Portland cement, roofing material, house paint and more. Prices remain relatively stable during most of the 1920s. Source: Shows wages by occupation in Belfast, Cork, Glasgow, Dundee, Cardiff, London, Manchester and more. to 30s. Source: BLS. Source: BLS Bulletins. College professor salaries, 1928 (Source: AAUP report). Provides foreign wage data in native currency alongside the U.S. dollar equivalent to assist in comparing the rates. Source: Shows pay for setcarpenters, electricians, props men, show directors, agents, ushers and more. Source: BLS Monthly labor review, Apr 1926, Shows the average retail prices of various foodstuffs throughout Switzerland. By the mid 1920s the post-war period of prosperity was well and truly over. Click for more info about the kind of home a family earning less than $2,500 annually could buy in 1928. 8836. 5621230. Perhaps they felt a need to enjoy life to the full, because so many other young lives had been lost on the battlefields of Flanders. Whereas forgery and coining comprised less than 5% of all trials during the eighteenth century, by 1850 this figure had risen to over 20%, and remained between 10% and 20% of court business until the early twentieth century. Wages shown in 1930 US dollars. Much more variable was the "real wage" or cost of living experienced by most Londoners. Also shows average family size in each state. Source: BLS. Tables 6-13 show farm land prices by county in IA, MN, ND, ID, OH, KY, NC and TX. Source: BLS, Shows the retail prices of food and commodities in various cities throughout south Manchuria. Salary data for judges inNY, PA, NJ and CT. It's surprising what certain items at the grocery store would have set you back in 1920. During the war, many women had been employed in the factories, giving them a wage and therefore a certain degree of independence. Wages are listed in Mexican currency with exchange rate for calculating amounts in U.S. dollars. This source quotes medians (the mid-point, with 50% falling below the line), first quartiles (25% falling below) and third quartiles (75% falling below). The attractive, reckless, independent flapper appeared on the scene, shocking society with her wild behaviour. Contact him at josh@sauconsource.com. Users can find out the typical cost of groceries, property and cars, as well as average wages over the years and the equivalent cost today after inflation. Wages are expressed in both foreign currency and dollars. Source: Appendix in. Source: BLS Bulletin no. Provides detailed breakouts by occupation. Shows data for 68 cities of 100,000 or more population. By the end of the nineteenth century, some prices, particularly of manufactured goods, had fallen significantly. Shows the hourly, daily, and biannual earnings of different occupations in the Missouri coal industry between 1890-1922. Includes breakouts for adults and, Lists results of 22 studies that show the % of family budget spent in various categories (rent, food, health, etc.). On the upside, these new homes came with indoor toilets, revolutionising the way we did our business! Cheese I lb. Source: BLS, Shows the earnings over different times for both government employees and manual workers in Hamburg. Shows wages paid on American, Belgian, British, Danish, Dutch, French, Spanish and Swedish cargo ships, by occupations including seamen, engineers, first mates, second mates, radio operators, boatswains, firemen, coal passers, stewards, cooks, waiters, messmen, mess boys, carpenters, deck engineers, quartermasters, store keepers, donkey men, and more. Renting a terraced house suitable for a senior clerk, his family and at least one live-in servant could easily cost 100 a year; but this outlay would purchase a level of domestic comfort that would have been the envy of even well-to-do eighteenth-century Londoners. But, as repeatedly recorded in the Proceedings, many Londoners chose, or were forced to, steal the commodities they needed and wanted for their daily lives. Shows the average daily wages of Japanese and Chinese workers in various occupations for the South Manchuria Railway Co. Wages are shown in both contemporary yen and US dollars. Each table spans 2 book pages, and row labels only show on even-numbered pages. Although data for 1924 is sparse, in 1925 shoppers paid 47 cents for a pound of bacon, 9 cents for a pound of bread, 55 cents for a pound of butter and 52 cents for a pound of coffee. As well as coining offences, the rapid development of bills of exchange, small denomination bank notes issued by both the Bank of England and a large number of independent provincial banks, ensured a constant stream of forgery cases (the act of forging banknotes became a capital offence in 1697, while passing, or "uttering" forged notes became capital in 1725). On Aug. 31, 1921, H. Leh & Co. advertised an end-of-summer sale at their department store at Hamilton and Seventh streets in Allentown. 1920: $525. - A small bungalow, 250. 47 1925 Beef Rib Roast1 lb 39 1926 New York Bread 1 lb. 2-4. WebPrices havent followed a straight upwards trajectory, from cheap to expensive. Farm laborers in Missouri earned an average $41.90/month in 1921. New House. Shows mining wages in Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Shows firemen salaries for 25 American cities including New York City, Chicago, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Boston, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis, Kansas City and more. Wages are shown in both US and English currency. - Earnings, 1929, Farm workers' wages and income,1909-1938, Male farm labor average wages by state, 1929, Airplane pilot (commercial) - Salary, 1929, Barbers and hairdressers - Earnings, 1929, Baseball, major league - Player and umpiresalaries, 1929, Steam fitters' and sprinkler fitters' helpers, Structural-iron workers: finishers' helpers, Union wages in construction trades, 1913-1930, Union carpenter wages in selected cities for 1924-1925, Average hourly carpenter wage in U.S. for 1926, Carpenter wages for 1920-1928 for twelve major U.S. cities, Cement industry job wages and hours, 1929, Coal mining jobs - Hours and earnings, 1919-1933, Domestic (household) service - Male workers' wages, Executive salaries in private businesses, 1924, Teachers and principals' salaries by city, 1921-1922, School personnelsalaries by sex in selectedcities, 1926, Teacher's salaries by school level, 1924-1928, Illinois teachers salaries in high schools, 1920-1921, New York state teachers' salaries, 1920-1932, North Carolina teacher salaries by race, 1922, Texas school personnel salaries (white only), 1872-1953, Firemen and fire department salaries by city, 1927, Foundryand machine shop jobs - Wages and hours, 1923-1931, Administrative and supervisors pay in federal government, 1926, Iron and steel industry wages and hours, 1907-193, Lumber industry job wages and hours, 1921-1932, Military pay for officers on active duty - 1926, Mining metals - Wages and hours, 1924 and 1931, Mining - anthracite and bituminous coal, 1922 and 1924, Metalliferous mining job wages and hours, 1924, Nursing - Average salaries for public health and institutional nurses, 1927, Petroleum industry - Wages by occupation and state,1920, Seamen and firemen on ocean ships - Wages, 1914-1918, Slaughtering and meat-packing industry, 1921-1929, Street laborers (unskilled) - Wages and hours, 1928, Telegraph and cable industry - Salaries and wages, 1922, Captains, masters, mates, pilots, and engineers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Gang foremen, Maintenance-of-way employees: Assistant gang foremen, Maintenance-of-way employees: Iron workers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Masons, bricklayers, and plasterers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Section laborers, Maintenance-of-way employees: Crossing and bridge flagmen and gatemen, Typical fees charged for veterinary visits are described, 1926 annual salaries for individual veterinarians, Wages for thousands of occupations, indexed alphabetically - 1929, Manufacturing job hours and earnings, 1919-1960, Factory employee average annual wages - 1921, 1923, Industrial home work - Earnings, early 1920s, Automobile tire manufacturing wages, 1923, Motor vehicle industry job wages and hours, 1922-1928, Airplanes and aircraft engines manufacture - Hours and earnings, 1929, Clothing (men's) manufacturing wages & hours, 1911-1932, Boot, shoe, hosiery and underwear manufacturing wages, 1907-1920, Hosiery and underwear manufacturing - Wages & hours, 1907-1932, Woolen and worsted goods manufacturing: 1910 to 1930, Woolen and worsted goods manufacturing, 1907-1922, Furniture manufacturing industry - Wages and hours, 1910-1931, Pottery industry job wages and hours, 1925, Paper box-board industry job wages and hours, 1926, Professional and business women - Salaries and income, 1927, Library assistants - Earnings by city, 1923, Women employed as cleaners, maids, and elevator operators in Washington DC, 1920, Women's wages in the candy industry in St. Louis and Chicago, 1920-1921, Women's wages in candy industry - St. Louis, 1920-1921, Women employed as household servants in Philadelphia - late 1920s, Women's wages, hours, and earnings - South Carolina, 1921, Women in Tennessee industries - Hours, wages and working conditions, 1925, Colorado - Wages by occupation and industry, 1928, Union workers' annual earnings - New Haven CT, 1927, Teenagers' wages by occupation and sex in Detroit, 1922, Wage in the Missouri shoe industry, 1913-1922, Public school employee salaries - New York City, 1928, Average annual wages and salaries by occupation - Ohio,1916-1932, Development of minimum wage laws in the U.S., 1912-1927, Minimum wage laws of the U.S., construction and operation, 1921, Wages by occupation in Buenos Aires, 1926, Buenos Aries - Average Wages, 1922, 1926, 1928-1929, Minimum wages in Sydney and Melbourne, 1914 and 1921, Wages and cost of living in Austria, 1920, Farm help wages in Canadian provinces by sex, 1920s, Wages by occupation in Canadian cities, 1920, Wages by occupation in Canadian cities, 1921, Wages by occupation in Canadian provinces, 1924-26, Wages and hours of labour - Canada, 1920-1926, Wages in boot and shoe industries in France, 1924, "Real wages" in Germany by industry, 1923, Automobile manufacturing wages in Germany, 1929, Wages and hours in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1924, average weekly earnings by industry and sex, Wages by industry in Great Britain, 1914-1921, Wages in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1924-1928, Wages in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1924-1932, Agricultural trades - Minimum wage in Great Britain, 1920, Building trades - Wages by city in the UK, 1920, Iron and steel industry wages in Great Britain, 1926, Coal miner earnings in Great Britain, 1921-23, Judges of county courts (UK) - Salary, ca.
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