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02-28-2015, 10:52 PM #1Member
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Shaving gear images from 1943-1963 Montgomery Ward Catalogs
A peek at what shavers had to choose from "back in the day". Shaving gear from a few old Montgomery Ward catalogs I found at a flea market. The first pages are from a '43 and a '52 catalog and the last page is from a 1962 catalog. Less straight razors to choose from in the 60's
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02-28-2015, 11:20 PM #2Moderator
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I cry when I see the prices.
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02-28-2015, 11:47 PM #3Greaves is my friend !!!
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I cry even more when I see a modern price list ..lol..
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03-01-2015, 12:09 AM #4Senior Member
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I remember when gas was 18cents a gal,an O.U German made Browning was $300 bux at sears.
a 1966 Shelby Cobra was $6000.00 off the showroom floor,But I was only making $1.00 an hr in those days
I did buy a Browning on a two yr layaway plan.CAUTION
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03-01-2015, 12:12 AM #5Senior Member
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Yep I remember getting gas and telling them to put in $5 and it filled the tank.
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Geezer likes this.It's a dog eat dog world and I have on milk bone underwear.
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03-04-2015, 08:49 AM #6Senior Member
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Sweet! Love those! Thanks for sharing!
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03-04-2015, 12:02 PM #7Member
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That was so cool to see. It's amazing to see the price difference between then and now but inflation and the cost of living as gotten us all. Very cool post.
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03-04-2015, 12:29 PM #8Stay calm. Carry on.
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DE blades are, today, quite a bargain by comparison.
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03-04-2015, 02:07 PM #9Senior Member
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If I ever have a time machine, I'm going to 1) stop Hitler, then 2) unfold those strops.
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03-04-2015, 02:38 PM #10Senior Member
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In 1966, well after any of those catalogs were printed, teachers made $4000/year n major US cities, and if you made $10,000/year doing anything, you were rich. In 2015 the defined poverty level for a family of 4 in the US is $24, 250. There are online calculators in which you can look up specific years and see what an item a dollar in 19xx would cost today. It would suggest to you (if you don't already know it) that many of us are "poor" financially today.
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