1957
House $20,000
Average Income $4,494
Ford Car $1879-$3408
Milk $1
Gas....24 cents a gallon
Bread 19 cents
Stamps 3 cents
Swanson TV dinner 75 cents
Bicycles $31.88 1950
GE Portable Mixer $18.95
1 carat diamond ring $399.00 (wow I will take 4 of those)
Twin Sheet sets $11.99
Parker Ball Point en starting at $2.95 (that was high then)
Chenille Bedspread $3.49 in 1950 Now they are about $200
1960-1969
Home in 1960 $12,700 So if you home is around this age......look at the price now!
Gallon of Gas~~25 cents in 1969 35 cents
Average income~~$5,315 and in 1969 $8,540
1960 cost of car $2,600 by 1969 $3,270
Oxford mens shoes~~$12.95
Automatic can opener~~$8.88 (we can get that price at Walmart now)
Oranges 24 for 99 cents
Coal was $14.95 a ton (2,000 pounds)
Automatic Blanket $9.94
Tooth Paste 50 cents in 1966
Missy Swing Skirt $5.00
Those prices seemed really high then. Like a car, that would be half your income for the year.......
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