Other things I’ve found ...From my old Nov 26, 1963 newspaper(kept because of the Kennedy killing)
NEW FULLY EQUIPPED 1964 PICKUPS! $225 DOWN! $54.60 PER MONTH! (In those days you financed a new truck for 24 months. A used truck for 18 months)
WHITE SEWING CENTER SEWING MACHINE AND DESK FOR $57.00.
BRAND NEW ROYAL PORTABLE TYPEWRITER $59.95 plus tax.
SEARS TOY TOWN
MATTEL’S NEW GUERRILLA GUN $2.39
BIG MARX Missle-firing field guns $9.99
Easy Running SEARS tricycles $6.99
SEARS AUTOMATIC WASHERS $139.
MATCHING CLOTHES DRYER $109
MOTOROLA TV $125 (Black and white)
CONSOLE TV $189.95 (b&w)
GIBSON REFRIGERATOR $248.88
CONSUMERS K.C.MARKET
T BONE STEAK 95 Cents a pound
Sliced bacon 45 cents a pound
Pork Chops 43 cents a pound
ALL MADE IN THE USA. Now, plug these into the inflation calculator and see what they would cost today.
I bought a 1964 Chevelle Malibu SuperSport as Chevelle first came out -— November of 1963. The sticker price was $3290.
As for the video, I remember all that, but the video is too NYC-centric. Good stuff, though.
Sewing machine $428. (worse)
Typewriter $451. (undoubtedly worse)
Tricycle $53 (I think that is cheaper).
Washer $1043. Dryer $819. (Chunk of change!)
T-Bone $7/lb (about normal, maybe a bit cheaper)
Pork $3/lb (cheaper)