Historic Prices: 1922

Automobiles

• Jewett-6, new, 1,065.00
• Nash, new, 965.00-2,390.00
• Overland, new, 550.00
• Packard, new, 2,100.00
• Chandler Six, new, 1,595.00
• Maxwell Touring car, new, 885.00
• Hupmobile, used, 1919, 550.00
• Buick Roadster, used, no date, 200.00
• Tires, U.S. Tire Company, 10.90/each

Beverages

• Appleju (carbonated apple juice), 3.60/ 2 doz. pints
• Milk, evaporated, 1.00/10 cans
• Root beer, Dr. Swift's, 8 oz 2.25/24 bottles

Clothing

• Men's oxfords [shoes], 1.95
• Women's middy blouse, 1.98
• Women's handbag, 1.00
• Women's French heel oxfords [shoes], 7.00/pair
• Women's tailored suits, (2) 49.50
• Women's coat, reg. 39.50, sale 29.50
• Women's trimmed hats, 2.00
• Women's silk frocks, 14.95-45.00
• Tot's dresses, reg. 1.00, sale .79
• Infant's white dresses , reg 1.98, sale 1.00
• Children's shoes, 1.59-2.95/pair
• Umbrellas, reg. 4.00, sale 2.50

Employment

• Cook, private family, 80.00/month
• Fireman, licensed, 107.50/month
• Gardener, 75.00/month
• Hosiery salespersons, 40.00/week
• Salesman, tires, 100.00/month + commission

Food

• Apples, Baldwin, .65/4 quarts
• Bacon, .45/lb
• Bananas, .30/dozen
• Bread, .05/loaf
• Butter, .43/lb
• Catsup, 16 oz. bottle .20/bottle
• Cereal, Kellogg's corn flakes, .15/2 packages
• Cheese, NY whole milk, .19/lb
• Cookies, Nabisco sugar wafers, .15/package
• Crisco, .57/1 lb tin
• Eggs, .39/dozen
• Ham, Swift Premium, .35/lb
• Jell-O, .08/package
• Mayonnaise, .50/1 quart jar
• Onions, Texas, .20/3 lbs
• Oranges, Sunkist, .20/dozen
• Peanut butter, .15/8 oz jar
• Potatoes, .85/16 quart basket
• Preserves, A & P, .20/1 lb jar
• Prime rib roast, .31/lb
• Rice, .16/3 lbs

Furniture

• Bedroom set, 4 piece, 145.00
• Couch-bed, England, 18.50
• Dining room set, 10 piece, 155.00
• Living room set, 3 piece, 125.00

Garden equipment

---none advertised---

Household goods

• Bed spread, satin finish, full, 5.49
• Borax, .24/5 cakes
• Clothes pins, .10/3 dozen
• Curtains, 1.00/pair
• Lamps, Edison Mazda, .35-1.80
• Matches, Double tip, .04/box
• Lux soap flakes, .08/package
• Table cloth, 72X108, reg. 15.00, sale 11.25
• Tea kettles, aluminum, reg. 3.75, sale 2.95
• Vacuum sweeper, electric, 35.00
• Wall paper, .05-.25/roll

Medicine & health care

• Bell-ans for indigestion (pills), .25-.75/pkg
• Beecham's pills for irregularity, .10/12 pills
• Powder, Sykes comfort, .30/tin box

Newspapers

• Daily Record, .02/weekday paper
• Classified advertising, .01/word

Personal care

• Perfume, 1.00/bottle
• Razor, Gillette "Brownie", 1.00/each
• Soap, Ivory, .20/3 bars
• Toilet paper, .06/roll

Professional Services

• Dry cleaning, men's suit, 1.25
• Ford cars painted, 25.00-35.00/each
• Haircut, men's, .25
• Oil change (automobile), 1.00/car

Real estate

• House, 10 rooms, Morristown, 20,000.00
• House, 8 rooms, Morristown, 8,000.00
• House, 6 rooms, new, Morris Plains, 6,800.00
• Farm, 40 acres with 12 room house, 9,000.00
• Apartment, 5 rooms, 65.00/month
• YMCA room, Morristown, 4.25/week

Recreation & amusements

• Banjo Uke (musical instrument) 7.00
• Baseball game, Morristown A.A. vs. Panama Red Caps, .50/ticket
• Concert, Morristown Orchestral Society, .75- 1.00/ticket
• Golf clubs, 5.50-7.50/set
• Movie & vaudeville show, Lyons Theatre, .33-.55/ticket
• Pianos, used, 50.00+
• Roller skates, 1.85
• Ruppel Greater Shows, Morris Plains
• Children's rides & shows, .05/each
• Seaplane rides, .10/passenger