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Historic Prices: 1987
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Local History & Genealogy
Historical New Jersey Census Records
Historic Prices
Morris County Cooks: historic menus, recipes & food notes
The Great Depression
Vital Records
Online Databases
Local Resources
Historic Prices: 1987
Automobiles
New
Chevrolet, Sprint, 6,995.00
Dodge, Dakota, 7,900.00
Nissan, Stanza XE, 10,297.00
Used
1986, Toyota, MR2, 12,977.00
1985, Oldsmobile, Cutlass Calais, 8,577.00
1983, Ford, Thunderbird, 7,577.00
Clothing
Junior's top, 9.99/each
Men's shirt, Luxurata, dress, 9.99-17.99/each
Men's suit, 159.00-265.00/each
Men's sweater, wool, 16.99-29.99/each
Ski jacket, Gore-Tex, Black Ice or Profile, 99.99-179.99/each
Ski suits, Profile, men's & women's, 2 piece, 109.99/each
Women's coat, dress, down-filled, 100.00-150.00/each
Women's dress, holiday, 48.00-56.00/each
Employment & services
Auto body painter, 18.50/hour
Cafeteria worker, 4.30/hour
Car service, Morristown area-Newark Airport, 85.00/round trip
Custodian, West Morris Central High School, 12,800.00/year
Data entry clerk, 6.50/hour
Dental assistant, 7.50-10.50/hour
Bus person, 4.25/hour
Newspaper carrier, 440.00-460.00/month
Food & beverages
Apples, Rome Beauty, 1.29/3 lb bag
Bacon, Armour, 1.69/lb
Baked beans, Van Camp's, .59/lb can
Candy, Gummi Bears, 2.99/lb
Cereal, Ralston, Chex, 1.59/12 oz box
Cheese, Borden, American singles, 1.99/lg pkg
Chicken, Tyson, leg quarters, 2.49/lb
Cocoa, Nestle Quik, 4.99/2 lb 8 oz can
Coffee, Folgers, 1.99/11.6 oz can
Fish, tuna, Chicken of the Sea, white, .99/6.5 oz can
Frankfurters, Hygrade, .99/lb pkg
Grapefruit, .99/4
Ham, Virginia, 1.39/lb
Hot Pockets, 2.19/10 oz box
Ice cream, Louis Sherry, 2.19/half gallon
Juice, Ocean Spray, grapefruit juice, 1.99/half gallon
Juice, V8, .99/40 oz bottle
Macaroni, San Giorgio, 1.19/3 lb box
Margarine, Fleischman's, 1.89/2 lb tub
Mayonnaise, Shop Rite, .99/quart jar
Milk, 2% low fat, 1.79/gallon
Oranges, Sunkist, .99/5
Peanut butter, Jif, 1.99/18 oz jar
Pickles, 1.19/quart
Pizza, Elios, frozen, 1.19/16 oz pkg
Popcorn, Orville Redenbacher, 1.29/15 oz jar
Potato chips, Pringles, .99/6.5 oz container
Potatoes, Russet baking, 1.99/10 lb bag
Rice, Carolina, .88/two 16 oz boxes
Soup, Campbell's, .99/10.6 oz can
Spaghetti sauce, Prego, 1.49/14 oz jar
Spaghetti O's, .88/two 15 oz cans
Strawberries, 1.49/pint
TV dinner, Banquet, 1.19/11 oz box
Yogurt, Shop Rites, 2.00/five 8 oz cups
Waffles, Aunt Jemima, frozen, 1.20/15 oz box
Household & seasonal goods
Coffee maker, 23.88-25.99/each
Dish detergent, Dawn, 1.29/1 pt 6 oz bottle
Dishwasher, Frigidaire, 189.99/each
Iron, 13.88-24.99/each
Laundry detergent, Fab, 6.99/gallon bottle
Microwave oven, Caloric, countertop, 198.99/each
Paper towels, Bounty, .68/188 count roll
Refrigerator, Norge, 16 cu ft, frost-free, 429.99/each
Sheets, Springs Mills, queen or king, 9.99/each
Vacuum cleaner, Sears, upright, 134.99-269.99/each
Washing machine, Hotpoint, 229.99/each
Wild bird food, 2.99/20 lbs
Newspaper
.25/daily paper
Personal care & health
Aspirin, Anacin, caplets, 3.69/100 ct bottle
Baby powder, Johnson's, 2.99/24 ox container
Cold medicine, Vicks Nyquil, 5.99/14 oz bottle
Cough syrup, Vicks Formula 44, 2.59/2 oz bottle
Deodorant, Dial, solid, 5.00/two 2 oz sticks
Eye drops, Murine, 1.69/1 oz bottle
Hair color, Miss Clairol, 3.79/box
Razor blades, Gillette, 2.19/5 count pkg
Shampoo, St. Ives, 2.99/18 oz bottle
Toilet tissue, Charmin, .99/4 pack, 350 sheet rolls
Real estate
Houses for sale
Hackettstown, 3 bedrooms, ranch, 148,00.000
Lincoln Park, 4 bedrooms, English Tudor, 278,500.00
Morris Twp., 4 bedrooms, colonial, 324,900.00
Houses for rent
Lake Hopatcong, 2 bedrooms, 750.00/month
Mine Hill, 3 bedrooms, 800.00/month
Apartments & rooms
Boonton, 3 bedrooms, 675.00
Dover, furnished room, 60.00/week
Madison, 1 bedroom, 775.00/month
Recreation & amusements
AM/FM cassette recorder, Sony, 43.99/each
Ballet, New Jersey Ballet, 20.00-30.00/ticket
Crayons, Crayola, 1.00/two 8 count boxes
Dinner, Hanover Wok [East Hanover, NJ], Chinese New Year's banquet, 14.95/person
Pool table, Honeycomb, 499.99/each
Sony Walkman, 14.99/each
Television, Zenith, 19", color, 217.99/each
Tennis table, Sears, regulation size, 139.99-229.99/each
Theatre, Papermill Playhouse, 15.00-29.00/ticket
VCR, Toshiba, cable ready, 276.00
Videocassettes, VHS, 3.49/each
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