72 Years Ago - Lemmy.World

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Running this through some random inflation calculator, looks like that would be ~$119 USD today.

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Still an excellent bargain at that price.
I hear the Orientals are cheaper
Holy shoot. I had 1852 in my mind, not 1952. Ducking hell.
Usually when someone pulls out the inflation calculator it’s like: in todays money it’s actually a quazillion dollars. But nope, still cheap