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Prices in the early 1700's
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05/18/20 12:26 PM
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Jpurdue
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A book I'm reading had this table of prices in it. I thought it was interesting enough to share.
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com
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Re: Prices in the early 1700's
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05/18/20 12:33 PM
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Dan90210 ☮
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Being a gentleman in England paid pretty good but the real job was Duke of Newcastle.
I don't love Newcastle but for that kind of scratch I'll be the Duke of that brownish import beer.
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Re: Prices in the early 1700's
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05/18/20 03:26 PM
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Floon Swenson
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If you figure England's long term inflation since the mid 1700's of 2.02%, and peg these "early 1700's" prices to 1720 (so figure it on a 300 year timespan), it's kind of interesting to see how these prices shake out today.
Add another 20% to that price to see it in US dollars.
That starts making that 30 pound "Gentleman's Wig" look a little spendy!
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Re: Prices in the early 1700's
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05/18/20 03:50 PM
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Uncle Zeek
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Re: Prices in the early 1700's
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05/18/20 03:51 PM
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Jpurdue
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"The Republic of Pirates"
"Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley." -A.L. www.LunkerLore.com
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Re: Prices in the early 1700's
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05/18/20 08:59 PM
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spacejunkie
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As usual the politicians make more than anyone else.
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Re: Prices in the early 1700's
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05/18/20 09:07 PM
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I don’t see anything there where they’re whining about gas mileage like you bunch of Nancy’s.
They just bought their VD cure, and a wig, and tore arse off in their Tundras like real men. They didn’t sit around all day posting memes. They would eat a twelve pound cod. No memes.
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