Prices We Paid In The 40's And 50's
PRICING THAT I REMEMBER FROM
MY CHILDHOOD - THE LATE 40's and EARLY 50'S
MY CHILDHOOD - THE LATE 40's and EARLY 50'S
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The Late 40'S
During the latter WWII years I can still remember going to the local ACME for my mother and using these ration stamps for
sugar and butter
Prices In The Early 50's
BOTTLE OF COKE 10¢ (AND GET A 2¢ DEPOSIT BACK ) 
15¢ Hamburgers |
HAND DIPPED ICE CREAM CONES SINGLE DIP 5¢ DOUBLE DIP 10¢ 
PRICE OF ADMISSION TO A SATURDAY MATINEE
ABOUT 14¢ 
5¢ Phone Calls
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A LOAF OF BREAD
COST ABOUT 17¢ 
Drive In Movies
Not quite sure what it cost but it seems to me it was somewhere around $3.00 a carload 
To see a 1950's
drive-in intermission film (click the image or the intermission button) |
LifeSavers were 5¢ a roll 
CIGARETTES WERE 25¢ A PACK 
GETTING A HAIRCUT...YOUR NECK SHAVED WITH A STRAIGHT RAZOR AND A HEALTHY SHOT OF VITALIS... PRICE 25¢ A shave and haircut 2 bits 
THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER DELIVERED WEEK DAYS FOR 5¢ A DAY Today
Sunday Paper $1.50
Evening Paper $1.00 
Penny Candy? actually cost a penny |
Buy a Tastykake for 7¢ 
CANDY BARS WERE 5¢ EACH 
GAS WAS 25¢ A GALLON (or less)
Pretzel Sticks 5 For A Penny
PRETZEL STICKS WERE 5 FOR 1¢
Did you ever pretend to be a grown up
and pretend to smoke? |
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