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
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