In article , Paul Kelly
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"Barry & Iris McCanna" wrote in message
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"Kay Easton" wrote in message
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nah, he means 63/6d - don't you remember the habit of quoting
everything
in shillings? Shoes always seemed to be 49/11d
--
Kay Easton

Kay,

Yes, Dolcis shoes - 49/11d, 59/11d, 69/11d, 79/11d and the really
expensive ones, 89/11d!


I'm trying to put these numbers in proper context. How much was a pint of
beer then?

I don't know, but round about that time my father, a professional in a
senior management position, achieved the salary of £3000 a year!
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

Boy!!! are we showing our ages.
Bought my first Motor bike for £20.00 paying 10/- a week A hell of a lot of
money when I was earning £3.00 for a 52 hour week (but I was living in).
First car was a Morris 8, cost me £40 and when the engine went the local
garage got an engine from the local Scrap Yard, striped it and re built it,
then fitted it.total cost £25.00,
When that one went I decided it wasn't worth £25 for another Engine.
Then when we could only get 4 Gallons of Petrol for £1.00 5/- a
gallon.......that was the end of motoring. who's going to pay that sort of
money, and all the siphoning of petrol from tanks..Ahhhhhh those were the
days.
Oh yes and the barrows in the US....... I wonder why the question here and
not with an American group?

--
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

"Kay Easton" wrote in message

I don't know, but round about that time my father, a professional in a
senior management position, achieved the salary of £3000 a year!

.... and we bought a brand new bungalow for £2.500

Ophelia