Historic Prices: 1961

Automobiles

New

• Rambler, Ambassador V8, 2,464.00-3,023.00
• Rambler, American, 1,846.00-2,344.00
• Rambler, Classic 6, 2,000.00-2,640.00

Used

• 1960, Chevrolet, Impala convertible, 2,195.00
• 1958, Oldsmobile, Super 88 Celebrity, sedan, 1,495.00
• 1957, Ford Fairlane 500, 595.00

Clothing

• Boy's coat, toggle, 10.99/each
• Boy's shirt, wash-and-wear, 3.00/2
• Boy's slacks, corduroy, 1.99/pair
• Girl's party dress, 3.17/each
• Men's coat, pile-lined, 13.88/each
• Men's jacket, ski parka, 22.95/each
• Men's shirt, dress, 4.50/each
• Men's slacks, 5.95/pair
• Men's sweater, "Pat Boone Cardigan," 10.00/each
• Women's dress, designer knit, 13.99/each
• Women's jacket, mink, 795.00/each
• Women's slack set, knit, 2 piece, 3.66/each
• Women's sweater, orlon, 12.98

Food & beverages

• Apple, .29/3 lb bag
• Bacon, .49/lb
• Beef, ground, 1.00/3 lbs
• Beef, roast, .89/lb
• Bisquick, .39/40 oz pkg
• Bread, .25/lb loaf
• Cake mix, Pillsbury, 1.00/four 18 oz boxes
• Candy canes, .25/pkg of 6
• Carnation Instant (nutrition drink), 1.17/14 quarts
• Cereal, Kellogg's, Corn Flakes, .49/two 12 oz pkgs
• Coffee, Maxwell House, instant, .95/6 oz jar
• Cookies, Burry's, Chocolate chip, .29/8.25 oz pkg
• Crackers, Sunshine, Cheese-it, .35/2 pkgs
• Fish, tuna, .33/7 pz can
• Flour, Pillsbury, .49/5 lb bag
• Frozen dinner, Birdseye, .49/each
• Ham, Hormel, canned, .59/lb
• Lamb, chops, .59/lb
• Margarine, Fleischmann's, .39/lb
• Mayonnaise, Kraft, .59/quart jar
• Onions, white, .25/2 lbs
• Peanut butter, Fyne Taste, .35/12 oz jar
• Potatoes, U.S. No. 1, Long Island, .29/10 lb bag
• Preserves, Ann Page, .95/four 12 oz jars
• Soda, Coca Cola, .25/two 12 oz cans
• Soup, Campbell's .31/two 10.5 oz cans
• Tang, .51/14 oz jar

Furniture

• Bed, "Hollywood style," with box spring & mattress, 29.00-59.95/each
• Bedroom set, 6 piece, mahogany, 119.00/set
• Carpeting, broadloom, Mohawk, 4.99/square yard
• Dinette set, bronze, 5 piece, 34.00/set
• Dining room set, 8 pieces, French Provincial, 279.95-439.95/each
• Rug, Karastan Oriental, 8'10" X 12', 299.00/each
• Sofa, Italian Provincial, 2.29-3.69/each
• Tile, vinyl asbestos, 9" X 9", .08/each

Household & seasonal goods

• Aluminum foil, .25/25 foot roll
• Aluminum siding, Alcoa, 4 room house, 389.95/labor & materials
• Bleach, Clorox, .33/half gallon
• Blanket, General Electric, electric, twin size, 13.88/each
• Blender, 12.99/each
• Christmas lights, indoor, 7 lights, .98/each
• Christmas wrapping paper, .98/3 rolls
• Christmas tree tinsel, .15/box
• Cleanser, Ajax, .23/21 oz can
• Dishwasher, General Electric, portable, 149.95/each
• Iron, Sunbeam, 10.95/each
• Laundry detergent, .59/quart bottle
• Range, gas, 128.88/each
• Refrigerator, RCA Whirlpool, 14 cu ft, 299.95/each
• Vacuum cleaner, Hoover, Constellation, 44.88/each

Personal care & health

• Bromo Seltzer, .65/24 count bottle
• Cough syrup, Pertussin, .79/4 oz bottle
• Razor, Remington, Roll-a-matic, 13.59/each
• Shampoo, Prell concentrate, .89/3 oz bottle
• Soap, Palmolive, .31/3 regular cakes
• Toilet paper, .89/10 rolls
• Toothbrush, .49/3 pack
• Toothpaste, Colgate, fluoride, .53/three 15 oz tubes

Real estate

• Houses for sale
• Chester, 3 bedrooms, ranch, 1 acre, 19,500.00
• Morristown, 4 bedrooms, 33,500.00
• Washington Valley, 4 bedrooms, 3.2 acres, 59,500.00

Houses for rent

• Denville, 6 rooms, 110.00/month
• Morris Plains, 7 rooms, split level, 225.00/month
• Morristown, 6 rooms, 125.00/month

Apartments & rooms

• Madison, double-room with bath, 15.00/week
• Morristown, room, with private bath, 18.99/week

Recreation & amusements

• Baseball Glove, "Jackie Robinson," 4.98-8.98/each
• Bicycle, Flightline, 46.88/each
• Camera, Brownie, instamatic, 10.19/each
• Clock radio, Westinghouse, 18.88/each
• Doll, "Chatty Cathy" talking doll, 10.98-18.00/each
• Doll carriage, 6.95-14.00/each
• Golf clubs, 7 piece set with bag, 28.88-70.00
• Movie camera, Kodak, 8mm, 3 lenses, 29.99/each
• Ping pong table, 5' X 9', 19.95/each
• Pool table, 249.95/each
• Record albums, 1.99-3.98/each
• Rocking horse, "Wonder Mare," 13.98-20.00/each
• Skates, ice, 8.75-15.95/each
• Sled, Speedway, 6.98-12.98/each
• Stereo, hi-fi console, 128.88/each
• Television, RCA, color, 495.00/each
• Television, Westinghouse, 19", 158.88/each
• Toy airplane, Remco Flying Fox, 6.97-14.98/each
• Theatre, Aladdin, Madison Green Door Players, .60/child; 1.00/adult with child
• Train set, Marx, 3 car, H.O., 7.88-24.95
• Typewriter, Remington, portable, 99.95/each
• Wagon, toy, "Acme Flyer," 7.95/each

Tobacco & alcohol

• Cigars, Phillies Flextips, .25/5 pack
• Gin, Fairchild, 80% proof, 7.99/half gallon
• Scotch whisky, Scotch, Cromwell, 3.49/fifth bottle

 How much did it cost to stock Thanksgiving tables in 1961? These prices were advertised in The Daily Record [Morris County New Jersey], November 20-22, 1961 Meat, fowl & fish

• Bacon, sliced, Shop Rite, .49/lg
• Beef, chuck ground, .59/lb
• Beef, round roast, Lancaster, .85/lb
• Cheeseburgers, Lancaster, frozen, .49/8 oz pkg
• Ham, canned, Lancaster, 5.99/7 lb can
• Ham, smoked, .49/lb
• Lamb chops, shoulder, .69/lb
• Pork chops, .39/lb
• Sausage, Lancaster, .55/lb
• Shrimp, frozen, 4.89/5 lb box
• Turkey, under 16 lbs, .39/lb
• Turkey, 16-20 lbs, .35/lb
• Turkey, 20+ lbs,.29/lb

Vegetables

• Beans, lima, Fordhook, frozen, .49/2 pkgs
• Broccoli, Andy Boy, large, .29/bunch
• Corn, Del Monte, cream style, 1.00/six 17 oz cans
• Onions, white, .29/2 lbs
• Peas, Green Giant, /59/three 17 oz cans
• Potatoes, baking, .39/5 lbs
• Pumpkin, ideal, .29/two 29 oz cans
• Soup, Campbell's, Tomato, .10/can
• Succotash, frozen, /47/2 pkgs
• Sweet potatoes, .29/3 lbs
• Tomatoes, Progresso, canned, .24/35 oz can
• Turnips, yellow, .09/2lbs Fruits
• Apples, Golden Delicious, .19/lb
• Applesauce, Mott's, .49/three 15 oz jars
• Cranberries, Ocean Spray, fresh .15/lb box
• Cranberry sauce, Ocean Spray, canned, .25/two 16 oz cans
• Dates, Dromedary, pitted, .49/lb box
• Figs, Turkish, .39/lb
• Grapes, Emporer, .29/2 lbs
• Lemon juice, Realemon, .33/16 oz bottle
• Pears, Anjou, .29/2 lbs
• Strawberries, frozen, .95/five 10 oz pkgs

Dairy & cheese

• Butter, Lion brand, .59/lb roll
• Cream cheese, Kraft, Philadelphia, .23/two 3 oz pkgs
• Gouda, baby, .39/9 oz pkg
• Margarine, Parkay, .30/lb Baking, cereals, spices & condiments
• Biscuits, Pillsbury, sweet or buttermilk, .29/three 8 oz pkgs
• Cake mix, Duncan Hines Deluxe, 1.00/3 pkgs
• Crackers, Nabisco, Premium saltine, .27/16 oz pkg
• Crackers, Nabisco, Ritz, .33/stack pack
• Flour, Hecker's, .49/5 lb bag
• Pie crust mix, Flako, .20/10 oz pkg
• Shortening, Spry, .69/3 lb can
• Stuffing mix, Bond, .29/pkg

Desserts

• Cookies, Burry, Choconut, .39/10 oz pkg
• Fruit cake, Virginia Lee, .99/lb pkg
• Fruit cocktail, Del Monte, 1.00/three 30 oz cans
• Ice cream, Farmdale, .50/half gal
• Marshmallows, Burry, miniature, .49/lb pkg
• Mince meat, Crosse & Blackwell, Rum & Brandy, .49/18.5 oz jar
• Pie, apple, Nancy Lynn, .49/each
• Pie, mince, Virginia Lee, .69/8 inch size
• Pie, pumpkin, Virginia Lee, .59/8 inch size
• Walnuts, Diamond, in shell, .49/lb

Beverages

• Cider, sweet, .69/gal
• Coffee, Borden's, instant, .71/5 oz jar
• Coffee, Chock Full O'Nuts, .75/lb can
• Juice, orange, Snowkist, frozen, /99/5 cans
• Juice, tomato, Ideal, 1.00/four 32 oz bottles
• Tea bags, Tetley, .25/16 count pkg

Thanksgiving Day Dinner at Red Shingle, Route 10, Union Hill, Dover, NJ [MENU] Appetizer: Stuffed Celery, Apricot Nector. Soup: Turkey Soup. Main Course: Roast Turkey--Cranberry Sauce, Savary Stuffing, Giblet Gravy, Whipped Potato or Candied Yams, Brussel Sprouts, Served with Tossed Salad and Assorted Rolls, basket with Creamery Whipped Butter. Dessert: Pumpkin Pie topped with whipped cream, sprinkled with toasted sliced almonds or Apple Pie or Mince Pie. $2.75; Children's Dinner, $1.50. Served from 12:00 P.M to 9:00 P.M."---Display ad, Daily Record, November 21, 1961 (p. 13)[NOTE: spelling copied as published in original ad.]