Historic Prices: 1958

Automobiles

New

• Renault, Dauphines, 1,695.00
• [others advertised, no prices]

Used

• 1957, Ford Fairlane, 1,995.00
• 1956, Cadillac Eldorado, 3,950.00
• 1955, Plymouth Sedan, 945.00

Clothing

• Bridal gown, sample dresses, 35.00/each
• Bridesmaid dress, 15.00-20.00/each
• Children's pajamas, 1.98-2.98/pair
• Girl's play clothes, .99-4.99/each
• Men's bathing trunks, 3.19-5.00/pair
• Men's necktie, .89-1.50/each
• Men's pajamas, 3.19/pair
• Men's shirt, dress, 2.89/each
• Men's shoes, Bostonian, 14.95-20.00/pair
• Men's shorts, Bermuda, 3.99-5.95/pair
• Men's slacks, "wash & wear", 6.99-8.95/pair
• Men's suit, summer, 29.95-45.95/each
• Women's bathing suit, 5.99-12.98/each
• Women's raincoat, 10.99-14.98/each
• Women's shorts, 3.99-5.99/pair
• Women's skirt, cotton, 3.99-5.98/each

Employment

• Assembler, electro-mechanical, 100.00/week
• Auto mechanic, 2.25/hour
• Barber, 85.00/week
• Burroughs bookkeeping machine operator, 60.00/week
• Engineers, E.E. & M.E., 6,000.00-15,000.00/year
• Salesman, oil company, 75.00-150.00/week
• Secretary, executive, 80.00/week
• Typist, experienced, 60.00/week

Food & beverages

• Bacon, sliced, .75/lb
• Baked beans, B & M, .49/two 18 oz jars
• Beef, chuck steak, .49/lb
• Bisquick, .43/40 oz pkg
• Blueberries, Jersey Fresh, .29/pt
• Bologna, .53/lb
• Broccoli, .29/bunch
• Bread, Jane Parker A & P, .19-.25/loaf
• Cake, Jane Parker A & P, orange chiffon, .49-.59/each
• Cake mix, Betty Crocker, marble, .31/20 oz pkg
• Candy, M & Ms, .25/6 oz cello pkg
• Cereal, Kelloggs, Variety pack, .35/10 pack
• Cheese, Kraft, Velveeta, .27/8 oz pkg
• Coffee, Eight O'Clock, .73/lb
• Eggs, .55-.57/dozen
• Fish, Cap'n John's, frozen cod fillet, .39/lb pkg
• Fish, Chicken of the Sea, tuna. .35/7 oz can
• French fries, Ideal, frozen, .29/2 pkgs
• Fritos, .19/4 oz bag
• Ice cream, Fresh pack, .79/half gallon
• Junket Rennet Powder, .37/3 pkgs
• Juice, Dole, Pineapple, .27/two 18 oz jars
• Juice, Hawaiian Punch, .93/4 oz jar
• Ketchup, Pride of the Farm, .15/14 oz bottle
• Lemons, .25/6
• Maple syrup, Vermont Maid, .5/24 oz bottle
• Onions, .05/lb
• Pie, Jane Parker A & P, cherry, .49/each
• Pie crust, Betty Crocker, stick, .36/two 10 oz pkgs
• Rice, Carolina, white, .53/3 lbs
• Soda, Coca Cola, .33/six 6 oz bottles
• Sugar, .49/5 lbs
• Watermelon, .03/lb
• TV Dinner, Swanson, chicken or pot roast, .59/11 oz pkg
• Waffles, Nifty, .24/two 5 oz pkgs
• Yogurt, Dannon, .35/two 8 oz cups

Household

• Air conditioner, Emerson, 3.5 HP, 128.00/each
• Bedroom set, 3 pieces, "modern," 139.00/set
• Bleach, Bright Sail, .49/two half gallon bottles
• Chair, oversized platform rocker, 29.95-59.95/each
• Coffee maker, Pyrex, instant, 12 cups, 3.88-4.95/each
• Dinnerware set for 12, 101 pieces, 27.88-42.99/set
• Fan, attic, 36", 69.95/each
• Floor wax, Simoniz, .89/quart
• Kitchenette set, 5 piece, 298.00/set
• Laundry detergent, Colgate, Vel, .33/15 oz pkg
• Paper plates, Fonda, 9", .51/49 plates
• Plastic wrap, Saran, .89/three 25' rolls
• Range, gas, 36", 98.00/each
• Refrigerator, RCA Whirlpool, 8 cu ft, 118.00/each
• Washing machine, GE, 199.95-299.95/each
• Waxed paper, Kitchen Charm, .19/100 ft

Lawn & garden

• Bar-B-Q Brazier (grill with legs), 7.77-11.98/each
• Chair, aluminum, stacking, 4.99-10.00/each
• Charcoal briquettes, 1.59/20 lb bag
• Charcoal lighter, Big Boy, .16-.79/can
• Hose, garden, plastic, 1.77/50 ft
• Lawn mower, Sears Craftsman, 2.5 HP, 66.66-89.95/each
• Lawn sprinkler hose, .66/20 ft

Newspaper

• .07/daily paper

Personal care & health

• Hair cut, women's, 2.00/person
• Permanent wave, 7.95-12.50/person
• Soap, Lifebuoy, .29/3 regular cakes
• Tissues, Hudson, .39/two 400 ct pkgs
• Toilet paper, .25/3 rolls

Real estate

Houses for sale

• Chester, 2 bedrooms, 14,900.00
• Morristown, 7 rooms, split level, 21,950.00
• Roxbury Hill, 3 bedrooms, 18,590.00

Houses for rent

• Dover, half duplex, 80.00/month
• Lake Hopatcong, summer rental, 65.00/week
• White Meadow Lake, 3 bedroom, ranch, 135.00/month

Apartments & rooms

• Morristown, single room, 8.00/week
• Morristown, 3 rooms, 75.00/month
• Morristown, 3.5 rooms, 110.00/month

Recreation & amusements

• Badminton set, J.C. Higgens, 7.44/set
• Bicycle, Sears, 29.88-36.95/each
• Boat, plastic inflatable, 4', 5.95-11.95/each
• Camera, Polaroid, model 800, 28.82/each
• Dog, Collie puppies, 10.00/each
• Doll, bride, 3.88-5.98/each
• Film developing, Kodachrome, 35mm, 20 exposure, 1.00/set
• Golf, Succasunna Golf Club, 1.50/weekdays; 2.50 Sat., Sun. & holidays
• Hi fi console, 68.00/each
• Horse racing, Monmouth Park, 1.80/general admission
• Movie, drive-in, Ledgewood Circle [Succasunna, NJ], 1.00/car
• Organ Hammond, 600.00 (used)
• Picnic cooler, Scotch plaid, 4 gallons, 2.58/each
• Pool table, 7' long with cover, 16.98-20.00/each
• Radio, Silvertone, portable, 12.00/each
• Swim vest, Coast Guard approved, adult size, 3.98/each
• Television, console, 21", 148.00-259.95/each
• Theatre, Grist Mill Playhouse [Andover NJ], 1.70-3.90/ticket