1902 Sears Catalog stoves

 
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Post by Paned » Thu. Oct. 05, 2017 8:26 pm

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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Post by Lightning » Thu. Oct. 05, 2017 10:41 pm

Wow and Simon thought he was getting a good deal haha.

 
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Post by cntbill » Fri. Oct. 06, 2017 1:36 am

It is amazing that you could buy a fancy kitchen stove for less the $15...

 
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Post by Canaan coal man » Fri. Oct. 06, 2017 9:23 am

I want to go back in time so bad. What dose a 23$ stove convert to in today's money?

 
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Post by KingCoal » Fri. Oct. 06, 2017 11:05 am

Canaan coal man wrote:
Fri. Oct. 06, 2017 9:23 am
I want to go back in time so bad. What dose a 23$ stove convert to in today's money?
$28.00 1902 dollars would be $772.00 today if calculated at 2.93 % per anum.

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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Post by Lightning » Fri. Oct. 06, 2017 2:16 pm

This is pretty neato... :geek:

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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Post by franco b » Fri. Oct. 06, 2017 2:42 pm

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.


 
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Post by KingCoal » Fri. Oct. 06, 2017 3:13 pm

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

 
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Post by Lightning » Fri. Oct. 06, 2017 3:53 pm

franco b wrote:
Fri. Oct. 06, 2017 2:42 pm
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.
I agree but everything I'm seeing shows that $1 in 1902 had about as much buying power as $25 to $27 does today.

 
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Post by warminmn » Fri. Oct. 06, 2017 6:54 pm

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.

 
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Post by Pauliewog » Fri. Oct. 06, 2017 7:17 pm

warminmn wrote:
Fri. Oct. 06, 2017 6:54 pm
Everything was used until it broke or technology replaced. Money wasnt wasted then like it is now.
Then again ........ Years ago, things were built to last .

With predetermined obsolescence, is how we manufacture items today.
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Post by warminmn » Fri. Oct. 06, 2017 7:48 pm

Very true Paulie! I could probably count the things newer than 30 years old in my living room on one hand :lol: 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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Post by Paned » Sat. Oct. 07, 2017 10:19 am

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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Post by Richard S. » Sat. Oct. 07, 2017 11:45 am

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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Post by Pauliewog » Sat. Oct. 07, 2017 12:28 pm

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 ? :o

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