Historic Prices: 1975

Automobiles

New
  • Maverick, 3,625.00
  • VW Rabbit, 2,999.00
  • Toyota Corolla, 2,711.00
Used
  • Mustang Fastback, 1972, 2,490.00
  • Pontiac Ventura, 1973, 2,197.00
  • Plymouth Duster, 1971, 1,797.00
  • 8 track car tape player, KMart, 24.88-38.88/each
  • Oil change, includes 5 quarts oil, 4.19/each
  • Shocks, 34.88-49.88/pair
  • Tires, Polycord blackwalls, 17.88-29.88/each

Clothing

  • Men's sport coats, 30.00-55.00/each
  • Men's coats, "all weather," topcoat, 64.00-85.00/each
  • Men’s suits, leisure, 35.00-60.00/each
  • Men’s shirts, Arrow, 6.00-12.00/each
  • Women’s pant suits, polyester, 10.99/each
  • Women’s dress, silk, 50.00-60.00/each
  • Women’s coats, wool, 59.00-125.00/each
  • Boy’s jeans, 2.50-3.33/pair
  • Boy’s winter coats & jackets, 23.00-55.00/each
  • Girl’s dresses, 3.00-10.00/each

Food & beverages

  • Apples, McIntosh, .59/3 lbs
  • Bacon, 1.29/lb
  • Bananas, .19/lb
  • Beans, baked, Campbell’s, .24/lb can
  • Beef, ground chuck, .99/lb
  • Beef, sirloin steak, 1.29-1.39/lb
  • Bread, .39/22 ounce loaf
  • Butter, Hotel Bar, .70/lb
  • Cake mix, Betty Crocker, .55/18.5 ounce box
  • Cheese, American, .99/lb
  • Chicken, roasters, .49/lb
  • Coffee, Chock Full O’Nuts, .99/lb can
  • Crackers, Premium Saltines, Nabisco, .49/lb box
  • Grapefruit, .79/5 lbs
  • Ham, cooked. .79/lb
  • Jelly, .59/12 ounce jar
  • Juice, pineapple-grapefruit, Del Monte, .45/quart can
  • Ketchup, Heinz, .59/26 ounce bottle
  • Mayonnaise, Kraft, .69/quart jar
  • Onions, U.S. No. 1, .08/lb
  • Oranges, Florida sweet, .79/5 lb bag
  • Pot pie, frozen, Banquet, .99/four 8 ounce packages
  • Potatoes, .99/20 lb bag
  • Soup, Campbells, 1.00/five 10.75 ounce cans
  • SPAM, .79/12 ounce can
  • Spaghetti-os, Franco American, 1.00/four 15 ounce cans
  • Sugar, 2.49/5 lb bag

Furniture

  • Bedroom set, 6 piece, oak, 895.00/set
  • Chairs, living room, upholstered, 140.00-187.00/each
  • Chairs, recliners, Stratoloungers, 130.00-260.00/each
  • Mattress, twin set, 199.00-239.00/set
  • Rug, Nylon textured, 12'X 11', 20.00/each
  • Sofa, 395.00-799.99/each

Tools

  • Chain saw, 10" electric, 44.99-56.99/each
  • Dimmer switch, 600 Watt, 2.99-3.99/each
  • Drill, 3/8 power, Black & Decker, 9.99-11.99/each
  • Extension cord, 50', 5.00-5.98/each
  • Grease gun, lube, 5.00-6.49/each
  • Roof/gutter cable heater kits, 20", 4.88-5.88/each

Household goods

  • Air conditioner, whole house unit, Carrier, 895.00/installed
  • Ammonia, .19/quart bottle
  • Blender, Waring, 19.95-25.00/each
  • Cleanser, Comet, .30/21 ounce can
  • Coffeemaker, Norelco, 22.99-27.99/each
  • Dinnerware, Mikasa stoneware service for 8, 47.99-95.00/set
  • Flatware, stainless, service for 8, 71.80-144.00/set
  • Laundry soap, Fab, .99/49 ounce box
  • Pressure cooker, 4 quart, Mirro, 8.99-10.99/each
  • Range, Magic Chef, 260.00-310.00/each
  • Toaster, 2 slice, Proctor-Silex, 9.99-12.99/each
  • Vacuum cleaner, upright, Hoover, 54.95-69.00

Newspapers

  • Daily Record [Morristown, NJ], .15/daily paper

Personal care & health

  • Aspirin, Bufferin, 1.09/100 count bottle
  • Cold medication, Vicks NyQuil, .99/6 ounce bottle
  • Cotton swabs, QTips, .68/170 count box
  • Cough syrup, Vicks Formula 44D, 1.59/8 ounce bottle
  • Hair brush, 1.67-2.14/each
  • Hair styler-dryer, Super Max, Gillette, 16.88-21.88/each
  • Mouthwash, Listerine, 1.29/32 ounce bottle
  • Shampoo, Breck, .69/7 ounce bottle
  • Shaving cream, Barbasol, .99/three 11 oz containers
  • Tissues, Kleenex, .39/200 count box
  • Toothbrush, Tek, .16/each
  • Vicks VapoRub, .59/1.3 ounce jar
  • Vitamins, One-A-Day plus iron, 1.00/130 count bottle

Real estate

Houses for sale:
  • Parsippany, 4 bedroom, custom bi-level, 59,000.00
  • Randolph, 3 bedroom, 40,900.00
  • Denville, custom cape, 39,900.00
Houses for rent:
  • Mendham, 4 bedroom, 425.00/month
  • Dover, 6 rooms, 240.00/month
  • Rockaway, 5 rooms, 300.00/month
Apartments & rooms:
  • Morristown, 2 bedrooms, 295.00/month
  • Rockaway, Mountainview Manor, 1-2 bedroom townhouse apartments, 235.00+/month
  • Randolph, Hamiltonian Luxury Apartments, 1-2 bedrooms, 215.00+/month

Recreation & amusements

  • Aquarium kit, 10 gallon tank (fish not included), 11.88-14.97/each
  • CB radio, Radio Shack, 54.95-79.95/each
  • Camera, Polaroid Zip Land, 9.99-11.99
  • Cassette recorder, General Electric, portable, 22.99
  • Concert, Community Theatre [Morristown, NJ], Don McLean, 5.00-6.00/ticket
  • Dinner, Black Horse Inn [Mendham, NJ], Prime ribs of beef or live Maine lobster, 6.95/person
  • Eight track tapes, 2.99/each
  • Movie, Baker Theatre [Dover, NJ], "Blazing Saddles" & "Play it Again, Sam," 1.00/ticket
  • Parakeets, 4.97-7.88/each
  • Piano, Kimball console, 42", 995.00
  • Ski package, Pocono Manor Inn Golf Club, 60.00/3 days-2 nights
  • Television, 25" color, 488.00-569.00
  • Theatre, Papermill Playhouse [Millburn, NJ], Godspell, 3.00-9.00/ticket
  • Vacation, AAA, Flamenco Holiday, 16 days, everything included, 589.00/person
  • Valentines cards, .49/24 count package
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