Historic Prices: 1960

Automobiles

New

• Austen Healy, Spirit, 1,795.00
• Rambler, Deluxe, 2 door, 1,845.00
• Volkswagen, 1,627.00

Used

• 1959, Dodge V8, 1,595.00
• 1956, Chevrolet, Convertible, 700.00
• 1951, Willy's Jeep Station Wagon, 150.00

Clothing

• Children's shoes, "Buster Brown," 2.97-9.95/pair
• Children's snow suits, 5.00-10.00/each
• Girl's coat, wool, 10.00/each
• Men's coat, Burberry, tweed, 120.00/each
• Men's shirt, 100% cotton, 5.00/each
• Men's shoes, Hush Puppies, 9.95/pair
• Men's suit, 79.50/each
• Women's raincoat, zip lined, 15.99/each
• Women's skirt, 7.99/each
• Women's stockings, nylon, 1.1-1.39/pair
• Women's stole, autumn haze mink, 435.00/each
• Women's suit, 24.99/each

Employment & services

 

• Accountant, Junior, 6,000.00/year
• Clerk, Payroll, 74.00/week
• Factory worker, 90.00/week
• Secretary, 100.00/week
• Weight loss salon, Slenderella, 48.00/8 week course

Food & beverages

• Apple, Western, .19/lb
• Bacon, Super Right brand, .59/lb
• Beans, Iona, cut green, .85/two 15.5 oz cans
• Beef, chopped, .59/lb
• Bread, cracked wheat, .23/lb loaf
• Cereal, Kellogg's, Rice Krispies, .10/5.5 oz pkg
• Candy cigarettes, .49/pack of 50
• Cheese, Kraft, Cheez Whiz, .35/8 oz jar
• Coffee, Chase & Sanborn, instant, .43/2 oz jar
• Cookies, Sunshine, chocolate chip, .29/7.25
• Fish, Cap'n John's, flounder fillet, .99/two 10 oz pkgs
• Flour, Hecker's, .53/5 lb bag
• Ham, Underwood Devilled, .37/2.5 oz can
• Ice Cream, Linden Farms, .59/half gallon
• Juice, V-8, .39/44 oz can
• Ketchup, Ann Page, .37/two 14 oz bottles
• Margarine, Nutley, .31/2 lb pkg
• Macaroni, Ronzoni, .43/two 16 oz pkgs
• Onions, U.S. #1, .03/lb
• Oranges, California, .59/5 lb bag
• Peanut butter, Fresh Pak, .33/11 oz tumbler
• Pizza kit, Chef Boy-Ar-Dee, .47/16.5 oz pkg
• Potatoes, Sweet, .17/3 lbs
• Preserves, Ann Page, .85/3 lb jar
• Soup, Campbell's, Tomato, 1.00/ten 10.5 oz cans
• Sugar, granulated, .51/5lb bag
• Turkey, 16-20 lbs, .43/lb
• TV dinner, Morton's, .39/11 oz
• Yogurt, Dannon, .37/two 8 oz pkgs

Furniture

• Bedroom set, maple, 4 pieces, 143.00/set
• Chair, upholstered swivel rocker, 34.00/each
• Chair, Stratolounger, reclining, 99.00/each
• Dinette set, formica table, 39.95-59.50/set
• Dining room set, Danish walnut, 8 pieces, 333.00-519.00/set
• Hutch and Buffet, maple, 189.00-299.95/set
• Mattress, twin size, 19.50
• Rug, cotton, 30" X 50", 1.99/each
• Sofa, Castro, sleeper, 89.95/each

Household & seasonal goods

• Bakeware, Mirro, aluminum, layer cake pan, 1.15/each
• Birdseed, wild birds, .61/5 lb bag
• Blanket, electric, 10.88-21.95/each
• Curtains, 88" X 60", 12.95/pair
• Dishwasher, Westinghouse, portable, 148.88/each
• Firewood, 32.00/cord (delivered)
• Flower bulbs, tulip, .45/dozen
• Laundry detergent, Tide, .32/large
• Percolator, General Electric, 10.88/each
• Pressure cooker, Presto, 4 quart, 8.95/each
• Refrigerator, Westinghouse, 13 cu ft, 229.95/each
• Snowthrower, Parker Grant, 95.00/each
• Toaster oven, General Electric, 19.88/each
• Vacuum cleaner, Vornado, 29.99/each
• Washing machine, Kenmore, 158.00/each

Newspapers

• Daily Record [Morristown NJ], .07/daily paper

Personal care & health

• Heating pad, General Electric, 4.99/each
• Shampoo, Helo, .60/large bottle
• Soap, Ivory, .25/4 bars
• Toilet paper, Swanee, .25/two rolls
• Toothpaste, .53/giant tube

Real estate

Houses for sale

• Morristown, 3 bedrooms, 25,900.00
• Mountain Lakes, 2 bedrooms, 13,900.00
• Parsippany, 6 room ranch, 19,500.00

Houses for rent

• Chester Twp., 3 bedroom ranch, 175.00/month
• Morris Plains, 5 room bungalow, 150.00/month
• Morristown, 6 room duplex, 125.00/month

Apartments & rooms

• Morristown, 4 rooms, 100.00/month
• Freedom, 4 rooms, 110.00/month

Recreation & amusements

• Christmas tree, flameproof vinyl, 6', 4.99-10.00/each
• Golf clubs, set of 7, 14.99-55.00/set
• Halloween costumes, .99-2.69/each
• Hifi stereo console, Motorola, 4 speakers, 99.95/each
• Movies, Drive in, 1.00/car
• Piano, grand, 395.00/each
• Radio, transistor, 19.95/each
• Television, Mahogany cabinet, 21", 119.95/each
• Train set, Lionel, "Santa Fe," 5 car with diesel engine, 24.66/est

How much did it cost to stock holiday tables in 1960? These prices were advertised in The Daily Record [Morris County New Jersey], December 15-25, 1960

Meat & fowl

• Fruited hams, .79/lb
• Leg of lamb, .59/lb
• Rib roast, .69/lb
• Turkey, .39/lb
• Young geese, .79/lb
• Ducklings, Long Island, .79/lb
• Rock Cornish hens, .49/lb
• Italian sausage, .69/lb
• Shrimp cocktail, .49/5.6 oz jar
• Stuffing bread, .37/2 loaves

Vegetables

• String beans, .19/lb
• Celery, pascal, .29/2 large stalks
• Broccoli,large bunch, .35/each
• White onions, small, .29/2 lbs
• Potatoes, .25/3 lbs
• Sweet potatoes, .25/3 lbs
• Stuffed olives, Linden House, .29/4.5 oz jar
• Brussels sprouts, .35/2 lbs
• Onion soup mix, Lipton, .33/2 pkgs
• Lima beans, Birds Eye, frozen, .89/four 10 oz pkgs
• Fruits
• Cranberry sauce, Ocean Spray, .43/two 16 oz cans
• Fresh cranberries, .17/lb
• Figs, Calimyrna, .49/two 8 oz pkgs
• Dates, pitted, .33/10 oz
• Cherries, maraschino, .21/4 oz jar
• Grapefruit, .29/3
• Grapes, Emperor, .29/2 lbs
• Tangerines, Florida, .29/12
• Appleberry sauce, .49/three 17 oz cans
• Fruit cocktail, 1.00/three 29 oz cans
• Fruit baskets, .98/each
• Dairy, eggs & cheese
• Cheez Whiz, Kraft, .37/8 oz jar
• Camembert, Borden, .39/4 oz
• Cheddar cheese, sharp, Cracker barrel,.45/8 oz pkg
• Cream cheese, Philadelphia, .27/two 3 oz pkgs
• Swiss cheese, .45/8 oz pkg
• Butter, .65/lb Cakes, candies, & nuts
• Mince pie, .69/pie
• Pumpkin pie, .63/pie
• Fruit cake, 2.95/3 lb cake
• Plum Pudding, Crosse & Blackwell, .49/16 oz can
• Hard sauce, Crosse & Blackwell, .49/16 oz can
• Pfeffernusse cookies, .39/10 oz bag
• Fruit stollen, .69/each
• Popcorn balls, .39/12 pack
• Walnuts, Diamond, .45/lb
• Almonds, Blue Diamond, .53/lb
• Chocolate chips, Nestles, .49/12 oz pkg
• Candy canes, .25/6
• Whitman Sampler, 200/lb
• Candy filled Christmas stockings, .49/each

Beverages

• Sweet cider, Linden House, .67/gallon
• Egg nog, Borden's, .63/quart
• Coffee, Maxwell House, instant, .89/6 oz jar
• Ginger ale, Canada dry, .49/two large bottles
• Juice, orange, .33/quart