1902 Sears Catalog stoves
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Hey guys my neighbor was nice enough to loan me his 1902 Sears, Roebuck catalogue. Here is some of the stoves they had listed. I also like the stove pipe radiators. Enjoy
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It is amazing that you could buy a fancy kitchen stove for less the $15...
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I want to go back in time so bad. What dose a 23$ stove convert to in today's money?
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$28.00 1902 dollars would be $772.00 today if calculated at 2.93 % per anum.Canaan coal man wrote: ↑Fri. Oct. 06, 2017 9:23 amI want to go back in time so bad. What dose a 23$ stove convert to in today's money?
having had long conversations with my grandparents i can guarantee that for them $28.00 was every bit as precious to them as $772. is to us.
but that's not the whole story by a long shot. even if the molds survived there are very few craftsmen who could be trusted with them, compounded by a small market makes it easy to see why you see museum quality restorations of these stoves going anywhere from $5,000 up into the teens.
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This is pretty neato...
inflation calculator
http://www.in2013dollars.com/1902-dollars-in-2017
inflation calculator
http://www.in2013dollars.com/1902-dollars-in-2017
U.S. Inflation Rate, 1902-2017 ($15)
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the dollar experienced an average inflation rate of 2.93% per year. Prices in 2017 are 2657.1% higher than prices in 1902.
In other words, $15 in the year 1902 is equivalent to $413.57 in 2017, a difference of $398.57 over 115 years.
The current inflation rate in 2017 is 1.99%1. If this number holds, $15 today will be equivalent to $15.30 next year.
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I don't think that calculation is correct.
In 1902 an unskilled worker made about one dollar a day, and as skilled worker two dollars.
Two weeks pay for a skilled worker would be about right both then and now to buy one of those stoves.
In 1902 an unskilled worker made about one dollar a day, and as skilled worker two dollars.
Two weeks pay for a skilled worker would be about right both then and now to buy one of those stoves.
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i don't know how often never fired 15" fire pot base heater / double heaters can be had in different areas for around $4000 but it ain't too often around here.
just sayin
just sayin
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But, think of the fact that almost anything you owned then could be fixed for $1 or $2, maybe less, instead of the thousands needed now, and everything bought now being a throw away item and hundreds or thousands to replace. You could budget a little easier because of lower unexpected costs. Lots of bartering went on too.
Ive never bought into inflation calculator figures. I do agree about it being a couple weeks of skilled labor value.
They likely used that stove until electric came along in the 1950's if they lived rural. Maybe upgraded a little to a kerosene stove for summer use. Everything was used until it broke or technology replaced. Money wasnt wasted then like it is now.
Ive never bought into inflation calculator figures. I do agree about it being a couple weeks of skilled labor value.
They likely used that stove until electric came along in the 1950's if they lived rural. Maybe upgraded a little to a kerosene stove for summer use. Everything was used until it broke or technology replaced. Money wasnt wasted then like it is now.
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Very true Paulie! I could probably count the things newer than 30 years old in my living room on one hand The older things can usually be fixed, plus I like them. And they arent half the quality of those stoves in the catalog.
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Here' a better picture of a couple Fancy Baseburners. Also I added a few pictures of other items to compare cost today. Just imagine a store that carried all these high quality American made products. I think I would live there.
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Buying power is relative because the costs of different things fluctuate relative to inflation. e.g. the average TV in 60's might be the same thing it costs now...
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It looks like the base burner prices dropped in 1902. I was comparing prices on the Acme Radiant and the Acme Brilliant Base Burners in my Fall 1900 Catalog.
Maybe clearing out old models to make way for the new ?
Paulie
Maybe clearing out old models to make way for the new ?
Paulie