Historic Prices: 1937
Automobiles
New [Advertised, no prices] Used
- 1935, Dodge, Touring Sedan, 550.00
- 1932, Graham, Sport Sedan, 287.00
- 1927, Whippet, Coach, 25.00
Clothing
- Boy's hooded jacket, 7.98/each
- Coat, raccoon, 98.00/each
- Girl's dress, .37-.44/each
- Men's gloves, pigskin, 1.59-1.98/pair
- Men's necktie, .39-1.00/each
- Men's shirt, dress, 1.39/each
- Men's shoes, dress, 4.45-10.50/pair
- Men's suit, Parkway, 19.97-35.00/each
- Ski pants, wool, .56-.69/pair
- Uniform, nurse, 1.00/each
- Union suits, silk & wool, 1.59-1.98/each
- Women's coat, camel hair & Shetland tweed, 18.95/each
- Women's dress, silk, 5.98/each
- Women's hat, satin, 1.00/4 pairs
- Women's shoes, Red Cross, 4.95/pair
Employment & services
- Girl, housework, 30.00/week
- Man, grocery delivery, 25.00/week
- Washing service, .49/10 lbs
- Woman, help with housework and childcare, 8.00/week
Food & beverages
- Baby food, Clapp's, .07-.15/pkg
- Bacon, .18/lb
- Beef, ground chopped beef, .29/2 lbs
- Beef, sirloin steak, .39/2 lbs
- Bread, Supreme, .08/large wrapped loaf
- Butter, Derrydale, .37/lb
- Cabbage, green, .20/6 lbs
- Cereal, Kellogg's, Corn Flakes, .05/pkg
- Cheese, Kraft, Velveeta, .14/8 oz pkg
- Chewing gum, Wrigley's, Juicy Fruit, .05/2 pkgs
- Coffee, Win-Crest, .16/lb
- Crackers, Nabisco, Ritz, .21/lb
- Cream cheese, .25/lb
- Eggs, large, .45/dozen
- Farina, Quaker, .09/pkg
- Figs, .11/two 8 oz pkgs
- Flour, Gold Medal, 1.09/24.5 lb sack
- Ham, smoked, .25/lb
- Lamb, stewing, .11/2 lbs
- Lemons, Juicy California, .11/12
- Lettuce, Iceberg, .08/head
- Macaroni, Mueller's, .07/pkg
- Margarine, Durkee, .17/lb
- Mayonnaise, Kraft, Miracle Whip, .23/16 oz jar
- Milk, evaporated, Farmdale, .20/3 tall cans
- Oranges, juicy Florida, .10/6
- Ovaltine, .43-.75/jar
- Oysters, large, .15/dozen
- Peas, split green, .01/two 1 lb boxes
- Potatoes, .10/3 lbs
- Rice, .07/2 lbs
- Soup, Campbell's, .23/3 cans
- Sweet potatoes, .10/6 lbs
- Tangerines, .26/30
- Tomatoes, .05/no. 2 can
- Vanilla, Burton's, .11/2 bottles
- Yeast, Fleischmann's, .03/cake
Household & seasonal goods
- Bread box, .87-1.19/each
- Brillo, .27/2 lb pkgs
- Broom, .87-1.00/each
- Comforters, 1.69-2.89/each
- Curtains, Priscilla, 1.59/pair
- Dining room suite, mahogany, 10 pieces, 198.00-265.00/set
- Dinner set, china, 53 pieces, 6.74-16.98/set
- Dust mop, .39-.59/each
- Floor wax, .39/pint can
- Iron, GE, "Heat-O-Matic," 3.50-5.00/each
- Ironing board covers, .19/each
- Kitchen canisters, enamel, .69/set
- Laundry soap, Ivory, .19/two 5 oz pkgs
- Lemon oil (for polishing wood furniture), .10/2 pints
- Linoleum, .22/sq yard
- Paper towels, .07-.15/150 sheet roll
- Radiator covers, .69-1.00/each
- Range, gas, 44.95-62.95/each
- Refrigerator, Coldspot, 8 cu ft, 174.50-250.00/each
- Sofa bed, Simmons, 59.00-89.00/each
- Table cloth, .19-.35/each
- Towels, Cannon, Turkish, .24/each
- Washing machine, 44.95-59.95/each
- Wax paper, .05/40' roll
Newspaper
.02/daily paper
Personal care & health
- Antacid, Tums, .05-.10/pkg
- Band-Aids, J & J, .16-.25/pkg
- Cleansing cream, Tussy, emulsified, 1.15-1.75/jar
- Cough syrup, Smith Bros., .19-.35/bottle
- Hair tonic, Vitalis, .59-1.00/bottle
- Hand lotion, Jergens, .28-.50/pkg
- Lydia Pinkham's vegetable compound, .89-1.20/bottle
- Mouthwash, Listerine, .43/large bottle
- Pain reliever, Anacin tablets, .12-.25/bottle
- Razor blades, Gillette, .14-.25/pkg
- Shampoo, Fitch, .37-.75/bottle
- Shaving cream, Barbasol, .26-.50/pkg
- Skin lotion, Jergens, .57-1.00/large size
- Soap, Ivory, .11/2 medium cakes
- Talcum powder, .16-.25/pkg
- Tissues, Kleenex, .25/200 sheet box
- Toilet paper, .06/2 rolls
- Tooth brush, Dr. West, .50/each
- Toothpaste, Phillips, .13-.25/tube
- Vicks VapoRub, .19-.35/jar
Real estate
Houses for sale
- Farm, 20 acres & 10 room house, 5,500.00
- Morris Plains, 6 rooms, 4,800.00
- Morristown, 7 rooms, 7,000.00
Houses for rent
- Morristown, 7 rooms, Georgian Gardens, 80.00/month
- Morristown, 6 rooms, 65.00/month
- Morristown, 6 rooms, 35.00/month
Apartments & rooms
- Morristown, 6 rooms, 15.00/month
- Morristown, 5 rooms, 23.00/month
Recreation & amusements
- Bingo, American Legion [Morristown NJ], .40/admission
- Burlesque show, Empire, .25-.75/ticket
- Card party, Junior Order Hall [Morris Plains NJ], .35/tally
- Dinner, The Captain's Table [Morristown NJ], .50/weekday; .75/Sunday
- Games, Monopoly, 2.00; Pick Up Sticks, .25-.50; Bingo, .50-1.00/each
- Luncheon and cruise fashion show, Woman's Work Art Exchange [Morristown, NJ], 2.00/ticket
- Opera, Metropolitan Opera, "La Traviata," 2.00-5.00/ticket
- Radio, Philco, floor model, 45.00-57.00/each
- Radio, Philco, table model, 14.00
- Trunks, 19.50-83.50/each