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How many of u remember this price
I was going through a box of parts from an old family friend and found a new timer. Me being on the younger side I was wondering how many remember these low prices Ben
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Re: How many of u remember this price
A bit over 6 hours pay at my first job!
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Re: How many of u remember this price
That is what most T guys expect to pay now.
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Re: How many of u remember this price
Twelve dollars was 8 hours of pay at my first job as an 18 year old auto mechanic. I did brakes, clutches, valve jobs etc.
The boss did oil changes and exhaust work in the pit, which I hated to work in. After a short time after high school, I went on to other work
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The boss did oil changes and exhaust work in the pit, which I hated to work in. After a short time after high school, I went on to other work
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Re: How many of u remember this price
I remember the low prices, as well as the low salaries even for a good paying job. At the time I worked for the Government, US Army Weapons Command. Our goal was to someday reach the max salary level, GS-15, which required Congressional approval.
Have a few old catalogs from suppliers in Quincy Illinois
"Standard Auto Parts" owner Ernie Hemmings --
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"Townsand Automotive" owner Elvin Townsand

Have a few old catalogs from suppliers in Quincy Illinois
"Standard Auto Parts" owner Ernie Hemmings --
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"Townsand Automotive" owner Elvin Townsand
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Is it the dark brown New Day? I think those were the best ones. I had a later grey case version which wasn’t as good but it did work for a while.
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Re: How many of u remember this price
I do not buy candy bars. I refuse to pay a dollar or more for something I used to get for a nickel.
When I was 14 I worked Saturdays for a mowing service. For my twelve hour day I got $3.
The Sunday matinee at the Lomita Theater was 25¢.
A bottle of pop was a dime.
A cheap burger at Ken's drive-in was 15¢.
A real burger with the works at the local mom & pop stand was 25¢.
Disneyland admission was 50¢ for kids, $1 for adults.
That New Day may be OK or it might be junk. There have been several reproductions that earned a bad reputation. I use originals, but I've read that the current ones by Tom Carnegie are very good.
When I was 14 I worked Saturdays for a mowing service. For my twelve hour day I got $3.
The Sunday matinee at the Lomita Theater was 25¢.
A bottle of pop was a dime.
A cheap burger at Ken's drive-in was 15¢.
A real burger with the works at the local mom & pop stand was 25¢.
Disneyland admission was 50¢ for kids, $1 for adults.
That New Day may be OK or it might be junk. There have been several reproductions that earned a bad reputation. I use originals, but I've read that the current ones by Tom Carnegie are very good.
The inevitable often happens.
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It is one of the dark brown ones. I might try it at some point. I have a new day on one of my cars that’s been on it since I bought it and it runs well.
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This is what Scandinavia Bands cost in 1963.
When did I do that?
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Wonder why those linings aren't for years before 1919.
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Re: How many of u remember this price
That's a legit question Steve !
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A visit to Disneyland these days for a family of four will be a $1000.00 and up these days. Hadn’t been and so I’ve been told.
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Re: How many of u remember this price
A bit over 12 hours pay ($.90 per hour) at my first job at a Woolworth's 5 and 10 cents store in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts in 1960.
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Re: How many of u remember this price
Steve, you’re either a good bit younger that my Mom (born 1935) or from a more expensive location (she was from rural Georgia) or both. She said her allowance was 25 cents per week for helping her Dad on the farm. The Saturday matinee was 9 cents, and coke and popcorn were a nickel each, leaving her 6 cents change.Steve Jelf wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 12:31 amI do not buy candy bars. I refuse to pay a dollar or more for something I used to get for a nickel.
When I was 14 I worked Saturdays for a mowing service. For my twelve hour day I got $3.
The Sunday matinee at the Lomita Theater was 25¢.
A bottle of pop was a dime.
A cheap burger at Ken's drive-in was 15¢.
A real burger with the works at the local mom & pop stand was 25¢.
Disneyland admission was 50¢ for kids, $1 for adults.
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Re: How many of u remember this price
...you’re either a good bit younger that my Mom (born 1935)...
Yep, she has a few years on me. I'm only 80. I was also in California. The coasts have always been more expensive than the Midwest and South. When I moved to Kansas my car insurance dropped by 50%.
Where I was Cokes went up from a nickel in the late forties. The new price was 7¢. They put a little can on the front of the machine. You were supposed to put a nickel in the slot and get your Coke, and drop 2¢ in the can. It seems a lot of people "forgot"about the 2¢. It wasn't long before the machine was changed to take dimes.

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If you can believe it, my car insurance went UP when I moved from California to Michigan.
It has moderated somewhat since the requirement for medical coverage for the life of the victim was removed.

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Re: How many of u remember this price
Wonder why those linings aren't for years before 1919.
Those are electric transmission bands, Steve. Not for those early non-electric cars.
Those are electric transmission bands, Steve. Not for those early non-electric cars.

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Re: How many of u remember this price
In 1938 my parents and I went to Brownsville Tx. for about 3 months I was close to 5 but remember it rather well. When we got home one person asked how can you afford to do that? Dad said I can't afford not too gas is 9 cents a gallon, 20 dollars takes us down and back food is cheaper there and I don't have to buy coal for heat and there is no work to here anyway. Rudy