1938 prices

[lesleyfulton]

could you please tell me the prices in 1938 for:
- a house
- a car
- a newspaper
- a pint of milk
- the average earnings per week / month

Thanks

[echokilo]

Have a look at this:

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1938.html
and this

http://forum.globalhousepricecrash.com/lofiver sion/index.php/t45640.html

Hope these help

[ironmonger]

When I started work in 1939 at the age of 14 a packet of
five woodbine cigarettes cost 2d old money and a newspaper I think was 1d
My employer a builder paid his workmen one shilling and sixpence up to two shillings per hour depending on there
trade. That would be 7.5p and 10p now
I think an average house was �3OO