how much did stoves cost in the 1800's? and how much were workers paid to work in a factory?

Question

ya i need it for a report that is due tomarrow..so ya

Answer 1

For working in the factories it is $5.46 to $7.20 per week with an average fifty-two to sixty hour work week.

And I found a stove that cost $5-8.

I dont know if that helps....

Answer 2

Stoves, don't know but in Conneticut the wage average was $16 a week .

http://gometaldetecting.com/cthistory1800s.htm

and this tidbit in there

1830's - children recruited to work in factories, sunup to sundown