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  #21  
Old September 27th 12, 03:15 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,alt.photography,rec.photo.digital
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On 2012-09-26 07:12:55 -0700, Mort said:

Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-24 18:36:01 -0700, PeterN said:

On 9/24/2012 4:44 PM, Mort wrote:
Russell D. wrote:
This is from a couple years before I became really interested in
photography but I could spend hours pouring over stuff like this when I
was a kid.

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/05/seer...atalogue-1961/


Hi,

Thanks for the memories. That Nikon SP, with 50 mm. F.1.4 lens and
leather case, was $150.- in the European Post Exchanges of the U.S.
Army.

Times sure have changed.

Regards,

Mort Linder


Not really, if you use my hot dog index.
In 1961 a hot dog at Nathans was no more than twenty five cents. It
had just gone up from fifteen cents.


Damn! ...and I still remember 19.9 ¢/gal gas at a Hess station in
Upstate NY in 1971. :-(


Hi,

I must be older than you guys. I remember, "fill your tank for $1.-".

Mort Linder


Since it was a Sears catalog that started this off, here is one of the
things you could buy from the catalog in 1914 for $222.50, a single
cylinder model ran $197.50:
http://db.tt/sGZmgOVu

--
Regards,

Savageduck

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Old September 27th 12, 05:24 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,alt.photography,rec.photo.digital
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"Mort" wrote in message
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In 1938, when a friend opened a new car dealership, the mechanics earned
$12.- per week, and the Service Manager got $25.- per week. The subway was
10 cents, as were the neighborhood movies, and for $1.50 one could buy a
steak dinner. That was all before Washington started printing funny money.


Gee that steak dinner was expensive on a $12 per week wage! I'm glad it's a
lot cheaper now relatively speaking.
Of course if you want to bring camera's back into it, a decent one was out
of the reach of most workers, even a box brownie was an investment for most
people.

Trevor.


  #23  
Old September 27th 12, 04:45 PM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,alt.photography,rec.photo.digital
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Mort wrote:

In 1938, when a friend opened a new car dealership, the mechanics earned

[...]
buy a steak dinner. That was all before Washington started printing
funny money.


What are you complaining about?

There's a country, where they had a nice gold backed, gold
standard currency, worth approximately USD 0.25 (which was
also gold backed).

A bit later, people used the paper money to heat the house: wood
was more expensive ... and the money on some days was halved in
value between morning and evening.[1]

Then a new currency came out, which converted 1,000,000,000,000
of the old currency to 1 of the new. Again, worth was
approximately USD 0.25.

Which soon enough was exchanged (usually) 10:1 for yet another
currency. 90% of your savings gone.

That currency has also been replaced by yet another one.


Funny money anyone?

-Wolfgang

[1] However, there have been worse cases. Like prices doubling
every 15 hours --- average over a whole month!
  #24  
Old September 27th 12, 11:42 PM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,alt.photography,rec.photo.digital
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On 9/25/2012 10:57 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-25 07:04:48 -0700, PeterN said:

On 9/25/2012 1:17 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-24 21:23:45 -0700, PeterN
said:

On 9/24/2012 11:58 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-24 20:45:49 -0700, PeterN
said:

On 9/24/2012 9:49 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-24 18:36:01 -0700, PeterN
said:

On 9/24/2012 4:44 PM, Mort wrote:
Russell D. wrote:
This is from a couple years before I became really interested in
photography but I could spend hours pouring over stuff like this
when I
was a kid.

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/05/seer...atalogue-1961/


Hi,

Thanks for the memories. That Nikon SP, with 50 mm. F.1.4 lens and
leather case, was $150.- in the European Post Exchanges of the
U.S.
Army.

Times sure have changed.

Regards,

Mort Linder


Not really, if you use my hot dog index.
In 1961 a hot dog at Nathans was no more than twenty five
cents. It
had just gone up from fifteen cents.

Damn! ...and I still remember 19.9 ¢/gal gas at a Hess station in
Upstate NY in 1971. :-(


Gas prices have exceeded the hot dog index, as have car prices. :-(

In 1969 You could have had a Shelby 427 Cobra for $4200. Today the
same
car if intact, would start at $200K+. With a good provenance you
will be
looking at $1M+.

See what your $4200 buys you today!


Heck my '37 Cord only cost $1,000. Sure wish I still had it today.

Eat your heart out!
http://db.tt/3sN2nr2E
http://db.tt/kcPzpMfC

You really had to remind me?

the difference between you and a vultu
A vulture would wait until I die, before it eats my heart out.


Just to twist the blade a little bit more.
http://db.tt/RYAgaZd2


Nice try, but mine was a sedan.

--
Peter
  #25  
Old September 27th 12, 11:45 PM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,alt.photography,rec.photo.digital
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On 9/25/2012 11:05 AM, James Silverton wrote:
On 9/25/2012 10:04 AM, PeterN wrote:
On 9/25/2012 1:17 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-24 21:23:45 -0700, PeterN
said:

On 9/24/2012 11:58 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-24 20:45:49 -0700, PeterN
said:

On 9/24/2012 9:49 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-24 18:36:01 -0700, PeterN
said:

On 9/24/2012 4:44 PM, Mort wrote:
Russell D. wrote:
This is from a couple years before I became really interested in
photography but I could spend hours pouring over stuff like this
when I
was a kid.

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/05/seer...atalogue-1961/


Hi,

Thanks for the memories. That Nikon SP, with 50 mm. F.1.4 lens and
leather case, was $150.- in the European Post Exchanges of the
U.S.
Army.

Times sure have changed.

Regards,

Mort Linder


Not really, if you use my hot dog index.
In 1961 a hot dog at Nathans was no more than twenty five
cents. It
had just gone up from fifteen cents.

Damn! ...and I still remember 19.9 ¢/gal gas at a Hess station in
Upstate NY in 1971. :-(


Gas prices have exceeded the hot dog index, as have car prices. :-(

In 1969 You could have had a Shelby 427 Cobra for $4200. Today the
same
car if intact, would start at $200K+. With a good provenance you
will be
looking at $1M+.

See what your $4200 buys you today!


Heck my '37 Cord only cost $1,000. Sure wish I still had it today.

Eat your heart out!
http://db.tt/3sN2nr2E
http://db.tt/kcPzpMfC

You really had to remind me?

the difference between you and a vultu
A vulture would wait until I die, before it eats my heart out.


I don't know how you come up with $1000. As far as I know, a new Cord,
in 1937, cost $2600 in dollars of the time and this would be about
$40,000 in present day dollars. I wish people would adjust historic
prices for changes in the CPI.


I bought it used. It had been up on blocks since sometimes in the 40's.
The owner's son, who was the original was an MIA in WWII. I paid the
asking price, and I forgot how much to the mechanic who got it back on
the road. But IIRC it was under $100.

--
Peter
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Old September 27th 12, 11:55 PM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,alt.photography,rec.photo.digital
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On 2012-09-27 15:42:28 -0700, PeterN said:

On 9/25/2012 10:57 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-25 07:04:48 -0700, PeterN said:

On 9/25/2012 1:17 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-24 21:23:45 -0700, PeterN
said:

On 9/24/2012 11:58 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-24 20:45:49 -0700, PeterN
said:

On 9/24/2012 9:49 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-24 18:36:01 -0700, PeterN
said:


Le Snip

Heck my '37 Cord only cost $1,000. Sure wish I still had it today.

Eat your heart out!
http://db.tt/3sN2nr2E
http://db.tt/kcPzpMfC

You really had to remind me?

the difference between you and a vultu
A vulture would wait until I die, before it eats my heart out.


Just to twist the blade a little bit more.
http://db.tt/RYAgaZd2


Nice try, but mine was a sedan.


So I guess you missed this 1936 810 sedan:
http://db.tt/4KvNzXNI



--
Regards,

Savageduck

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Old September 28th 12, 02:07 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,alt.photography,rec.photo.digital
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On 2012-09-26 07:12:55 -0700, Mort said:

Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-24 18:36:01 -0700, PeterN said:

On 9/24/2012 4:44 PM, Mort wrote:
Russell D. wrote:
This is from a couple years before I became really interested in
photography but I could spend hours pouring over stuff like this when I
was a kid.

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/05/seer...atalogue-1961/


Hi,

Thanks for the memories. That Nikon SP, with 50 mm. F.1.4 lens and
leather case, was $150.- in the European Post Exchanges of the U.S.
Army.

Times sure have changed.

Regards,

Mort Linder


Not really, if you use my hot dog index.
In 1961 a hot dog at Nathans was no more than twenty five cents. It
had just gone up from fifteen cents.


Damn! ...and I still remember 19.9 ¢/gal gas at a Hess station in
Upstate NY in 1971. :-(


Hi,

I must be older than you guys. I remember, "fill your tank for $1.-".

Mort Linder


My responses seem to be problematic at my server end, so here goes a repost:

Since it was a Sears catalog that started this off, here is one of the
things you could buy from the catalog in 1914 for $222.50, a single
cylinder model ran $197.50:
http://db.tt/sGZmgOVu

--
Regards,

Savageduck

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Old September 28th 12, 02:08 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,alt.photography,rec.photo.digital
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On 2012-09-26 13:35:26 -0700, Alan Browne
said:

On 2012.09.25 01:17 , Savageduck wrote:
Eat your heart out!
http://db.tt/3sN2nr2E
http://db.tt/kcPzpMfC


Shame on you! I can see your reflection.


My responses seem to be problematic at my server end, so here goes a repost:

Actually you can see it twice in the second shot. On the curve of the
fender to my left it is somewhat obscured by a tree, while on the
fender to my right the angle changed enough to move my reflection out
in the open.

Sigh!

There is a nice dull yellow one in a museum on Cape Cod...


There are four drivers to be found in this area. The 1937 810 Roadster
above, along with two other 1937's, and this 1936 810 Sedan.
My reflection is there, but concealed a little better.
http://db.tt/4KvNzXNI



--
Regards,

Savageduck

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Old September 28th 12, 02:08 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,alt.photography,rec.photo.digital
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On 2012-09-27 15:42:28 -0700, PeterN said:

On 9/25/2012 10:57 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-25 07:04:48 -0700, PeterN said:

On 9/25/2012 1:17 AM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-24 21:23:45 -0700, PeterN
said:

On 9/24/2012 11:58 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-24 20:45:49 -0700, PeterN
said:

On 9/24/2012 9:49 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2012-09-24 18:36:01 -0700, PeterN
said:


Le Snip


Heck my '37 Cord only cost $1,000. Sure wish I still had it today.

Eat your heart out!
http://db.tt/3sN2nr2E
http://db.tt/kcPzpMfC

You really had to remind me?

the difference between you and a vultu
A vulture would wait until I die, before it eats my heart out.


Just to twist the blade a little bit more.
http://db.tt/RYAgaZd2


Nice try, but mine was a sedan.


I seem to be having some sort of problem with my server and my posts
are apparent phantoms, so I am reposting this response.

So I guess you missed this 1936 810 sedan:
http://db.tt/4KvNzXNI



--
Regards,

Savageduck

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Old September 29th 12, 03:50 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems,alt.photography,rec.photo.digital
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On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:58:51 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:
: On 2012-09-24 20:45:49 -0700, PeterN said:
:
: On 9/24/2012 9:49 PM, Savageduck wrote:
: On 2012-09-24 18:36:01 -0700, PeterN said:
:
: On 9/24/2012 4:44 PM, Mort wrote:
: Russell D. wrote:
: This is from a couple years before I became really interested in
: photography but I could spend hours pouring over stuff like this when I
: was a kid.
:
: http://www.retronaut.co/2012/05/seer...atalogue-1961/
:
:
: Hi,
:
: Thanks for the memories. That Nikon SP, with 50 mm. F.1.4 lens and
: leather case, was $150.- in the European Post Exchanges of the U.S.
: Army.
:
: Times sure have changed.
:
: Regards,
:
: Mort Linder
:
:
: Not really, if you use my hot dog index.
: In 1961 a hot dog at Nathans was no more than twenty five cents. It
: had just gone up from fifteen cents.
:
: Damn! ...and I still remember 19.9 ¢/gal gas at a Hess station in
: Upstate NY in 1971. :-(
:
:
: Gas prices have exceeded the hot dog index, as have car prices. :-(
:
: In 1969 You could have had a Shelby 427 Cobra for $4200. Today the same
: car if intact, would start at $200K+. With a good provenance you will
: be looking at $1M+.
:
: See what your $4200 buys you today!

A D800 and a D800e.

Bob
 




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