Historic Prices: 1976

Automobiles

New

• Chrysler Cordoba, 4,895.00
• Chrysler Volare, 3,220.00
• Ford, Pinto, 2,895.00

Used

• 1974, Dodge Colt, 4 door, 2,295.00
• 1972, BMW, Bavaria, 6,495.00
• 1970, Ford, Country Squire station wagon, 1,253.00

Clothing

• Boys' shirt, knit polo, 1.99-2.99/each
• Boys' sweater vest, V-neck, 9.99-18.00/each
• Children's hiking boots, 8.99-16.50/pair
• Children's pajamas, 3.99/pair
• Girls' long sleeve sweaters, 4.99-7.98/each
• Men's coat, 99.00-199.00/each
• Men's shirt, 12.99-17.99/each
• Men's shoes, dress, 21.80-29.80/pair
• Men's sport jacket, 37.13-85.00/each
• Men's suits, 59.95-129.00/each
• Women's coat, wool, dress length, 59.00-225.00/each
• Women's dress, 37.00-118.00/each
• Women's skirt, 34.00-75.00/each

Employment

• Bookkeeper, 693.00/week
• Clerical/answer telephone, 542.00/week
• Clerk/typist, 542.00/week
• Insurance sales, 700.00-2,000.00/month
• Salesperson, 250.00/week
• Secretary, legal, 3.50/hour

Food & beverages

• Apples, McIntosh, .39/3 lbs
• Bagels, Lenders, .30/6 pack
• Bananas, .13/lb
• Beef, round, .89/lb
• Beef, sirloin steak, 1.69/lb
• Bread, white, 1.00/three 22 oz loaves
• Cake mix, Duncan Hines, .59/18.5 oz box
• Carrots, .39/2 lbs
• Cheese, American, slices, 1.29/lb
• Cheese, Philadelphia whipped, .59/8 oz container
• Chewing gum, Beech-nut, .10/5 stick pack
• Chicken, fresh frying, .45/lb
• Chocolate bars, Nestles, .10/each
• Cocoa mix, Nestles, 1.58/24 oz can
• Coffee, Chock Full O'Nuts, 1.19/lb
• Cracker Jacks, .10/1 oz box
• Crackers, Nabisco, Triscuit, .59/9.5 oz box
• Cucumbers, 1.00/5
• Eggs, .69/dozen
• Fish, cod, fresh, 1.19/lb
• Frankfurters, Ball Park, 1.19/lb
• Ham, Patrick Cudahy, canned, 4.99/3 lbs
• Ice cream, Sealtest, 1.20/half gallon
• Juice, Tropicana, orange, 10.00/five 6 oz cans
• Lettuce, iceberg, .10/3 heads
• Margarine, .89/two 16 oz pkgs
• Mayonnaise, .79/quart
• Oranges, Sunkist, .99/10
• Peanut butter, Skippy, .79/18 oz jar
• Pears, Anjou, 1.00/3 lbs
• Preserves, Polaner grape jelly, .89/3 lb jar
• Ravioli, Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee, canned, .99/40 oz can
• Soda, Canada Dry, .89/two 28 oz bottles
• Tea, Tetley, .99/100 count box
• Tomatoes, .39/9 oz carton
• Tuna, Starkist, chunk light, .49/6.5 oz can
• Yogurt, Breyers, .99/three 8 oz containers

Furniture

• Bedroom set, 799.00/6 piece set
• Chair, La-Z-Boy, rocker recliner, 188.00-272.00/each
• Dining room set, 1,659.00/7 piece set
• Flooring, vinyl, Solarian, 9.50-11.50/square yard
• Lamps, colonial table, 49.00/each
• Rug, 8' X 10', .39.00/each
• Sleeper sofa, Stearns & Foster, 299.00/each
• Sofa, traditional, 292.00-389.00/each

Household goods

• Clothes dryer, Whirlpool, electric, 219.00-250.00/each
• Clothes washer, Westinghouse, 198.00/each
• Cookware, Revereware, 39.97/9 piece set
• Dishwasher, 259.95/each
• Drain cleaner, Liquid Plumr, .74/bottle
• Flatware, stainless steel, 8.79/50 piece set
• Iron, Hamilton Beach, 19.97/each
• Laundry soap, Cheer, 1.99/5 lb 4 oz box
• Microwave oven, General Electric, 169.00/each
• Paper towels, Bounty, .39/120 sheet roll
• Range, General Electric, 30", 179.00-250.00/each
• Refrigerator, Whirlpool, 17 cu ft., 348.00/each
• Toaster oven/broiler, General Electric, 44.97/each

Newspapers

• Daily Record [Morristown NJ] .20/daily paper

Personal care & health

• Cold medicine, Vicks Nyquil, 1.29-2.19/6 oz bottle
• Cough drops, Halls, .10/package
• Cough syrup, Robitussin, .79/4 ounce bottle
• Decongestant, Dristan, tablets, .99/24 count package
• Deodorant, Old Spice, stick, .77-1.07/each
• Hair dryer, hand held, 1000 watt, 16.96-19.97/each
• Maalox, .79/12 ounce bottle
• Mouthwash, Scope, 1.19/24 ounce bottle
• Shampoo, Breck, 1.09/15 oz bottle
• Tissues, Scotties, .45/200 count box
• Toothpaste, Macleans, .69/7 oz tube
• Vitamins, multivitamin, 1.39/100 count bottle

Real estate

Houses for sale

• Chester, 4 bedrooms, 4 acres, 69,900.00
• Long Valley, 3 bedrooms, 2 acres, 76,900.00
• Morris Twp., 4 bedrooms, 74,900.00

Houses for rent

• Hopatcong, lakefront, 300.00/month
• Morristown, 2 bedrooms, 250.00/month
• Par/Troy, 5 bedrooms, 525.00/month

Apartments & rooms

• Denville, 3 rooms, 200.00/month
• Morris Twp., luxury garden apartments, 375.00/month
• Parsippany, 1 bedroom, 265.00/month

Recreation & amusements

• Basketball, Voight, 3.97-4.96/each
• CB radio, 189.00-229.95/each
• Camera, Polaroid, Super Shooter, 17.99-29.99/each
• Dance lessons, Fred Astaire Dance Studio, 4.00/hour per person
• Dinner, full course prime rib, Governor Morris Inn, 24.50/person
• Dura Flame logs, 4.77/case of 6
• Ear piercing, 5.88/person
• Eight track tapes, 4.97-9.97/each
• Fire wood, 40.00/cord
• Ice fishing rod, 1.39/each
• Ice skates, hockey, 5.00/pair
• Jigsaw puzzles, .77-1.19/each
• Movie ticket, 1.00/each
• Phonograph records, 2.97-4.67/each
• Pool table, Executive IV Sierra slate, 499.00-619.00/each
• Radio with 8 track cassette, 98.00/each
• Stereo system, AM/FM, 8 track play/record, 299.95/each
• Television, Zenith, 25", color, 599.00/each
• Tennis balls, 1.79/3 ball pkg
• Train set, Lionel, Bluestreak 027, 24.99-36.88/each