I’m working on a book, and I want some historical accuracy. ;) So, if anyone could tell me what a penny (and maybe a dollar) could buy in America during the years 1900-1910, I’d appreciate it. Also, how much would those items cost today? Thank you!
2006-10-14 18:25:29 · 5 answers · asked by yourdoctorcandid 1 in Social Science ➔ Economics
Thanks everyone! That really helps!
2006-10-15 04:05:45 · update #1
Check out this site. It calculates the value, in today's dollars, of a dollar in any year, from 1665 to 2005.
$0.01 in 1900 would be worth $0.23, in 2005
$1 in 1900 would be worth $23.13, in 2005
2006-10-14 21:58:56 · answer #1 · answered by Larry Powers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found this cool link: http://www.lapl.org/resources/en/menu_collection.html
It is a search engine for the Los Angeles Public Libarary's archived restaurant menus for eateries in the Los Angeles area. I just used the date field, it goes back to the early 1900s. One restaurant had a porterhouse steak for $.90. WOW!
2006-10-15 02:06:47 · answer #2 · answered by Kagai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think a bag of candy, one of those little brown lunch bags sort of things.
My mum said her mum would tell her to go get a dollar's worth of beef to feed the family at the butcher's, that was in the early 30s tho.
2006-10-15 01:36:39 · answer #3 · answered by Lizzy-tish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1900 - $1.00 = 52 eggs
2006 - $1.00 = 8-12 eggs
http://www.pathtoinvesting.org/trips/feds/simulation_inflation.htm
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2006-10-15 02:05:01 · answer #4 · answered by Zak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a gum ball (now 25cents) gas (now 2.68
2006-10-15 01:41:40 · answer #5 · answered by Mandy1897 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋