Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M camera parts
From: Adam Bridge <abridge@mac.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 15:33:42 -0700

on 10/18/01 11:03 AM, Walter S Delesandri at walt@jove.acs.unt.edu
thoughtfully wrote:

> Anybody know/remember what an average staffer/adjunct at a university made in
> 1954?.....or what did the average family sedan cost? (I know they didn't have
> A/C or stereo, but we can subtract $1K from a new mid priced sedan and
> calculate!)
> Also, what was the "street" price of an M3/50 summicron?--I seem to recall
> folks 
> talking about $300> or so...

Gallon of Milk       .92
Loaf of Bread        .17
New Car         1,950.00
Gallon of gas        .21
New Home       22,000.00
Ave. Income     3,960.00

From:

<http://www.centex.net/~elliott/1954.html>

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