Thread: Seven Day Set $19.50!! (in 1902)

How i wish i could go back in time with some of my dad's vintage cash and buy all these old razors for so cheap! $19.50 in 1902's money is about $650 in today's money though.. lol

I checked this. The equivalent to 19.50 in 1902 is $484.76 in today's currency. Still a pretty good price for a seven day set. I figure that the greatly larger number of manufacturers of straight razors would account for the somewhat lower price as compared to a contemporary seven day set.

Someone who buys a lot of razors may use this as a slight justification; the investment in razors would appreciate at a higher rate than inflation.

Of course past historical performance is not an indicator of future . . . blah, blah, blah.

Originally Posted by frspecht

I checked this. The equivalent to 19.50 in 1902 is $484.76 in today's currency. Still a pretty good price for a seven day set. I figure that the greatly larger number of manufacturers of straight razors would account for the somewhat lower price as compared to a contemporary seven day set.

Someone who buys a lot of razors may use this as a slight justification; the investment in razors would appreciate at a higher rate than inflation.

Of course past historical performance is not an indicator of future . . . blah, blah, blah.

Sweet, yea Avg exchange rate from the turn of the century i use is 33.33. mann 4 bills is not bad for a brand new set!

The only problem was in 1902 you would probably only be earning around $40 a week salary.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

The only problem was in 1902 you would probably only be earning around $40 a week salary.

yea, my dad has plenty of hundreds from that era, it would be crazy to buy all the razors i want with the pricing from back in the day!

Man your dad would be a baller in 1900

Originally Posted by dewey81

Man your dad would be a baller in 1900

lol he collects old currency.. he would be the Lynn of Old Currency Place.. lmfao.

Never heard of that maker. Still, please count in the Morocco case, too, that means genuine goat leather tanned and dyed manually, pretty much a collector item by itself. All in all, not a bad price at all for the whole thing. And definitely making the descendants happy, whether they use them or sell them.

Why are we all still siting here. It's time to jump into the time machine. Who is with me.


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