While cleaning a closet today, I came across a pile of newspapers which had been saved for another purpose, but while looking through them, I found some of the ads. I enjoyed checking out the prices back in the summer of 1951.
Philco Refrigerator $294.50
Philco 12 1/2 ft. freezer $399.95
Philco 12 1/2 inch tv $199.95
Kroger Grocery
Tomatoes- 2 lbs/25¢
Lettuce- 2 heads/29¢
Miracle Whip- 1 qt/59¢
Canteloupe- 2 / 49¢
Watermelon- 28-30lb/ 99¢
Potatoes- 10 lbs/49¢
Corn on the cob- 6 for 35¢
Flour- 25 lbs/$1.59
Gelatin Dessert- 5 pkgs/ 29¢
Sugar- 25 lbs/$2.49
Pork & Beans- 3 cans/ 32¢
Sliced Bacon- 1 lb/45¢
A & P
Seedless Grapes 1 lb/ 19¢
Standing Rib Roast 1 lb/ 79¢
Halibut Steaks 1 lb/ 59¢
Corn 5¢ per ear
Qt size Mason jars- 99¢/dozen
Pork & Beans- 10¢ per can
Bread- 19¢ per loaf
Misc.
Toaster $1.59
Electric Fan $8.98
Iron $2.39
Watermelons 4¢/lb.
Of course most of these prices seem ridiculously low until you consider that wages then were also much lower. The Philco freezer seemed also VERY expensive for that time. As for the rest of the news of the time, locally there was heavy flooding and nationally the concern was the Korean War.
2 comments:
I'm pretty sure I paid LESS for a bigger freezer just a couple years ago!
I suppose like much technology, freezers were far more expensive and have since become quite economical
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