Historic Prices: 1945

Automobiles

No new automobiles or trucks advertised in this period

Used

  • Pontiac coup, rumble seat, 195.00 (no year)
  • Ford, 1939, deluxe sedan, 595.00
  • Anti-freeze, Durozone, .99/gallon
  • Battery, automobile, 5.45-9.95/each
  • Oil, motor, 3.95-4.35/5 gallon can
  • Spark plugs, .33/each
  • Tires, Allstate, 14.85/each

Clothing

  • Men's jacket, Sheepskin Mackinaw, Ski-Mac, 22.50/each
  • Men's suits, 27.95-44.95/each
  • Men's blue denim overalls, 1.57/pair
  • Women's skirts, 2.98-5.98/each
  • Women's suits, 100% wool, "man tailored" style, 19.95/each
  • Women's dresses, wool and rayon, 7.00-19.98/each
  • Women's dress shoes, pumps, patent leather, 8.95/pair
  • Women's coats, 100% wool, 19.98-35.00/each
  • Women's handbags, calf leather, 1.98-7.98/each
  • Boy's shoes, oxfords, 4.00-5.00/pair
  • Girl's dresses, woven gingham, 5.98/each
  • Girl's pinafore, striped cotton, 2.98/each
  • Girl's shoes, 6.50-7.95/pair
  • Hats, women's "Beau catchers," 4.00/each
  • Gloves, Women's, suede, 6.50-10.00/pair
  • Watch, Bulova, 24.75/each

Food & beverages

  • Apples, .23/2 lbs
  • Beef, chopped, .27/lb
  • Beef, Porterhouse steak, .40/lb
  • Bisquick, .30/large box
  • Cereal, Kellogg's Corn Flakes, .05/6 ounce package
  • Cheese, Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese, Kraft, .11/3 ounce package
  • Cheese, Velveeta, Kraft, .71/2 lb loaf
  • Cocoa, Nestle's, .19/half pound package
  • Coffee, Eight O'Clock, .41-.51/2 lbs
  • Coffee, Sanka, decaffeinated, .36/lb jar
  • Crackers, Ritz, Nabisco, .21/lb package
  • Crisco, .68/3 lb jar
  • Eggs, .55/dozen
  • Fish, fancy codfish steaks, .33/lb
  • Flour, .45/10 lb bag
  • Grapefruit, Indian River, .19/3
  • Jelly, grape, Ann Page, .20/1 lb jar
  • Juice, orange, .19/18 ounce can
  • Karo Syrup, .15/24 ounce bottle
  • Ketchup, Heinz, .22/14 ounce bottle
  • Mayonnaise, Hellman's, .35/16 ounce jar
  • Onions, yellow, U.S. grade No. 1, .17/3 lbs
  • Oranges, Florida, juicy, .20/dozen
  • Ovaltine, .35-.65/package
  • Peanut butter, Skippy, .33/lb jar
  • Pudding, Jell-O or Royal, .06/package
  • Raisins, Sunmaid, .25/2 15 ounce packages
  • Soda, Pepsi, .23/six 12 ounce bottles
  • Soup, tomato, Campbell's, .25/3 cans
  • Tea, Ehler's, bags, .41/48 count box
  • Tomatoes, .10/number 2 can
  • Worcestershire sauce, .09/5 ounce bottle

Furniture

  • Bedroom set, 3 piece, maple, 100.00/set
  • Cot, folding, 24.00/each
  • Crib, four poster, maple, 10.00/each
  • Dinette set, 5 piece, 40.00/each
  • Dining room set, 10 piece, walnut veneer, 329.00/set
  • Lamps, with shades, 10.95/each
  • Living room set, 3 piece, 269.00/set
  • Mattress, 24.75-29.75/each

Tools

  • Asbestos insulation tape, .45/3 inch by 100 foot roll
  • Ball peen hammer, .79/each
  • Hacksaw with blade, .30/each
  • Insulation, house, Kimsul, 4.95/100 square foot roll
  • Paint, interior gloss, Dutch Boy, 2.95/gallon
  • Wallpaper, .06/roll
  • Wallpaper toolkit, complete, .98/each
  • Weather stripping, .10/17 foot roll

Household goods

  • Ammonia, .10/quart bottle
  • Curtains, cotton, 3.98-6.98/pair
  • Dinnerware set, 123 pieces, 39.95/set
  • Laundry soap, Chiffon soap flakes, .19/large package
  • Matches, .12/book (no count indicated)
  • Scouring pads, Brillo, .27/2 large packages
  • Wax paper, Cut Rite, .15/125 foot roll

Newspapers

  • Daily Record [Morristown, NJ], .03/daily paper

Personal care & health

  • Absorbine Jr., .69-1.25/bottle
  • Alka-Seltzer, .49/25 tablets
  • Aspirin, Anacin, .19/12 tablets
  • Band-Aids, Johnson & Johnson, .23/36 count package
  • Cod liver oil, .69-1.00/pint
  • Cough drops, Luden's, .13/4 boxes
  • Cough syrup, with codeine, .37-.45/4 ounce bottle
  • Hair color, Clairol, .69-1.00/box
  • Hand lotion, Jergen's, .79/large size
  • Milk of Magnesia, Phillips', .14/4 ounces
  • Pepto Bismol, Norwich, .47/4 ounces
  • Permanent Wave, Galdi's Beauty Shop [Morristown, NJ], 4.50/each
  • Razor blades, .25/18 blades
  • Shampoo, Woodbury, .29-.50/bottle
  • Soap, Ivory, .06/medium size bar
  • Toilet paper, .05-.10/roll
  • Toothbrush, Pepsodent, .47/each
  • Toothpaste, Listerine tooth powder, .33/double size container
  • Vick's Vaporub, .27-.35/1.5 ounce jar
  • Vitamins, "B" complex, 1.19-2.98/100 count bottle

Real estate

  • Houses for sale:
  • Morris Plains, 6 rooms, sun parlor, 2 car garage, 8,500.00
  • Morristown, 2 family, 7,500.000
  • Morris Twp., 6 rooms, 2 car garage, 4,500.000
  • Madison, 6 rooms, 3,500.00
  • Indian Lake, bungalow, needs repair, 1,400.00

Houses for rent:

NONE ADVERTISED

Apartments & rooms:

NONE ADVERTISED

Recreation & amusements

  • Books, "world famous classics," .35/each; 1.00/dozen
  • Camera film, .28-.33/roll
  • Co-Ed Teen Age Canteen YMCA, [Morristown, NJ], .25/admission
  • Dancing, square and modern, Morris Grange Hall [Troy Hills], .55/admission
  • Dinner, Turkey, St. Peter's Parish House, includes entertainment, .15/children; .25/adults
  • Dog, Pekinese, male puppy, AKC registered, 60.00
  • Lunch, Ace Drug Company, fountain specials, .25-.50/person
  • Photographs, portraits, Edwards studio [Morris Plains], 5.00/3 portraits
  • Ski pants, all wool, 3.00-4.98/pair
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