???????The Good old Days???????
The Universal Currency Converter
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Yearly Wages in Dollars.
This is how much you would earn in one year in 1932 -34.
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Pilot-----------------------8.000 |
Stewardess-------------1.500 |
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Coal Miner----------------723 |
Chauffeur-----------------624 |
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Bussdriver---------------1.273 |
High School Teacher-3.111 |
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City Clerk---------------1.284 |
Construction Worker- 907 |
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Dentist-------------------2.391 |
Model-----------------------936 |
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Doctor-------------------3.382 |
Taylor----------------------780 |
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Electrician-------------1.559 |
Engenier----------------2.520 |
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Fire Chief--------------2.075 |
Farm Boy-----------------216 |
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Housekeeper------------780 |
Lawyer------------------4.218 |
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Housemaid---------------260 |
Mayor-------------------2.316 |
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Chief of Police-------2.636 |
Priest-----------------------831 |
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Scool Teacher-------1.227 |
Nurse----------------------936 |
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Railway Director---5.064 |
Railway Conductor--2.729 |
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Secretary------------1.040 |
Statitician--------------1.840 |
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Steelworker-----------423 |
Bookkeeper--------------936 |
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Textileworker--------435 |
Typist----------------------624 |
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Waitress---------------520 |
Member Congress--8.663 |
Here is what you would have to pay.
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New Dodge--------------595.00 |
Fur Coat Mink---------585.00 |
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New Packard---------2.150.00 |
Overcoat---------------------6.95 |
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Chevrolet Pickup------650.00 |
Woollen Dress-------------1.95 |
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Used Studebaker 30--200.00 |
Silkstockings---------------0.69 |
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Used Ford 29-------------57.50 |
Leather Shoes--------------1.79 |
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Tyre---------------------------6.20 |
Mens Overcoat-----------11.00 |
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Gas Gallon-----------------0.18 |
Suit Wool-----------------10.50 |
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Toothpaste------------------0.25 |
Pants--------------------------2.00 |
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Filling Tooth---------------1.00 |
Shirt---------------------------0.47 |
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Powder-----------------------1.50 |
Tie-----------------------------0.55 |
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L`Aimant Perfume1/4oz-1.00 |
Smoking--------------------25.00 |
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10 Razor Blades-----------0.49 |
Stetson Hat-----------------5.00 |
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Cigarettes-------------------0.15 |
Steak pound---------------0.29 |
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Foutain Pen-----------------1.00 |
Bacon pound--------------0.22 |
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Typewriter-----------------19.50 |
Ham pound----------------0.31 |
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Box Camera----------------2.50 |
Chicken pound-----------0.22 |
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House 6 rooms------2.800.00 |
Porkchops------------------0.20 |
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House 12 rooms---17.000.00 |
Milk pint-------------------0.10 |
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Roundtripp to Europe 60 days---------495.00 |
Butter pound---------------0.28 |
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Cruise to Bahamas-Havana-Nassau 110.00 |
Margerine pound---------0.13 |
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Round the World 85 days--------------749.00 |
Eggs dozen-----------------0.29 |
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San Francisco--Hawaii-round tripp--220.00 |
Bread pound--------------0.05 |
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New York-California-PanamaCanal-120.00 |
Coffee pound-------------0.26 |
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Potatoes pound----------0.02 |
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Oranges dozen-----------0.27 |
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Bananas pound----------0.07 |