Historic Prices: 1954

Automobiles

• Chevrolet, 150 series sedan, 1,696.50
• Oldsmobile, 88, 2 door, 2,362.00
• Packard, Clipper, 2,638.00
• Used, Chevy convertible, 1952, 1,500.00
• Used, Jeep station wagon, 1951, 495.00
• Used, Plymouth, 1950, with radio & heat, 895.00
• Tires, Firestone, 10.95-11.95/each

Clothing

• Men's suit, dacron, 60.00/each
• Men's shirt, sport, 1.49-2.49/each
• Women's skirt, tailored, 3.00-14.00/each
• Women's suit, "better," 22.50-40.00/each
• Women's dress, cotton-orlon, 8.98/each
• Women's sweater, cashmere, 10.38-22.98/each
• Women's coat, "better," 20.00-30.00/each
• Women's handbags, 5.32-16.67/each
• Boy's jacket or slacks, 3.95/each
• Girl's playsuits, 1.99-2.99/each

Food & beverages

• Bacon, .87/lb
• Bananas, .25/2lbs
• Beans, baked, Van Camp's, .29/two no.2 cans
• Beef, sirloin steak, .61/lb
• Bread, white, .15/16 oz loaf
• Butter, .59/lb
• Cereal, Kelloggs Rice Krispies, .26/9.5 oz pkg
• Chicken, frying, .29/lb
• Chocolate, Whitman's Sampler, 2.25/lb box
• Coffee, Ehlers, instant, .59/2 oz jar
• Cookies, Sunshine Hydrox, .35/12 oz pkg
• Corn, frozen, Birdseye, .29/2 pkgs
• Crackers, Ritz .39/lb pkg
• Crisco, .33/lb can
• Eggs, Wildmere, .53/doz
• Fish, flounder fillet, .65/lb
• Ham, .79/lb
• Hot dogs, .53/lb
• Ice cream, 1.29/half gallon
• Juice, orange, .23/two 18oz cans
• Margarine, Good Luck brand, .30/lb
• Mayonnaise, Kraft Miracle Whip, .47/quart jar
• Milk, Borden's, .22/quart
• Onions, Texas, .19/3 lbs
• Oranges, Florida, .39/5 lb bag
• Peanut butter, Skippy, .37/14 oz jar
• Pineapples, fresh, .19/each
• Potatoes, New .29/5 lbs
• Soda, C & C, .29/3 12oz cans
• Tea, White Rose, .55/48 count box
• Tuna, Chicken of the Sea, chunk light .38/6.5 oz can
• TV dinner, Swanson's turkey .89/12 oz pkg

Furniture

• Bedroom set, Hollywood style, 3 piece, 60.00-99.00/set
• Bridge set (table & chairs), 25.00-74.50/set
• Cedar chest, Lane, 49.95-79.95/each
• Chair, Barca Lounger, 89.50-110.00/each
• Lamp, table model, 6.50-39.95/each
• Living room set, 3 piece, 189.95/set
• Mattress & box spring, 69.50/set
• Rug, Oriental, 9'X12', 89.00-149.00/each
• Sofa, Maple, 69.00-119.00/each
• Sleeper sofa, "TexFoam," 74.95

Garden equipment

• Grass seed, 5.45-7.15/5 lbs
• Hose, plastic 1.99/50 feet
• Lawn mower, hand 7.99; gas 61.70-99.95/each
• Picnic table set, redwood, 22.00/each
• Rake, metal 20", .79/each
• Rose bushes, 2.00/3 bushes

Household goods

• Air conditioner, Philco, window unit, 199.00/each
• Ammonia, Parsons .22/quart bottle
• Bedspread, Chenille, 3.97-9.98/each
• Cleanser, Old Dutch, .23/two 14 oz cans
• Clothes washer & dryer, General Electric 449.90-529.00/set
• Cookware, Revereware, 11 piece set, 39.95/set
• Dinnerware set, 136 pieces, 29.73/set
• Ironing board, 5.99-9.99/each
• Laundry soap, Cheer, .30/large pkg
• Range, Sears, gas, 99.00/each
• Refrigerator, Kelvinator, 12 cu feet, 329.95/each
• Reynolds Wrap, 12" width, 25' roll .45/each
• Sheets, Cannon, 1.87/each
• Sterling silver service, 8 settings, 89.95/set
• Vacuum cleaner, 24.95-59.95/each

Newspapers

• Daily Record .05/weekday paper

Personal care & health

• Bandaids, Johnson & Johnson .33/36 count bottle
• Shaving cream, Mennen, .79/each
• Soap, Ivory, .25/3 medium cakes
• Tissues, .19/4 packets
• Toilet paper, 1,000 ct, .29/3 rolls
• Toothpaste, Pepsodent, .69/2 giant tubes

Real estate

• Morristown, 3 bedroom ranch, new, 15,200.00
• Morristown, 3 bedroom split level, 17,200.00
• Madison, 6 rooms, 14,000.00
• Rent, Succasunna, 3 bedroom ranch, 125.00/month
• Rent, Lake Hopatcong, bungalow, 600.00/summer season
• Apartment, Morristown, w/utilities, 65.00/month
• Apartment, Morristown, 3 rooms, 90.00/month

Recreation & amusements

• Badminton set, Sears, 3.69/each
• Baseball glove, J.C. Higgens, 4.44/each
• Bicycle, Sears, 14", 19.95/each
• Bus, Greyhound, NYC-Washington DC, 8.65/round trip ticket
• Camera film, 1.00/3 rolls
• Circus, Kelly Morris .50/child; 1.00/adult
• Dinner, Far Hills Inn, Mother's Day, 1.75/child; 2.50/adult
• Fishing rod set, 10.88/set
• Golf balls, 1.25/3 balls
• Phonograph, Traveler (portable), 79.95-119.95/each
• Piano, Mahogany spinet, 565.00-795.00/each
• Radio, Zenith, portable, 39.95/each
• Roller skates, Sears, 1.99/pair
• Sewing machine, Necchi, 98.95/each
• Swing set, 10-play steel, 28.88/each
• Television, B&W, 21", mahogany cabinet, 149.95/each
• Television, color, RCA Victor, 1,000.00/each
• Theatre/movie ticket, 1.00/each