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    Either way, with our monetary debasement the trend still holds...buy more razors before we're even more inflated!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ryanjewell View Post
    I guess one thing I'm curious about...did everyone own straights back in the day? I was under the impression a lot of guys just went to the barber once or twice a week for a shave...but I could be very wrong...
    That's something I was lead to believe myself.

    Quote Originally Posted by Cangooner View Post
    I have a similar ad from some time around 1890 (I think - there's no date but it's post-1882 (de Pews patent date) and pre-1891) that has prices per dozen ranging from $8.00 (Wade & Butcher medium hollow ground 'round point' which is what we'd call a barber's notch) to $17.00 (Wade & Butcher special hollow ground with 'carved rubber handle', also with round point aka barber's notch). incidentally a dozen De Pews would set you back $16.00. Not bad!

    Using a different calculator that goes back a bit farther into the 19th century, I came up with equivalents of $16.43 for the cheapest W&B, $32.86 for the De Pew, and $34.91 for the pricey W&Bs.
    That's not bad at all! But according to this http://www.bls.gov/opub/uscs/1918-19.pdf - the average Joe made .50 an hour. So a W&B was still over a weeks pay...
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    Quote Originally Posted by AspiringPolymath View Post
    Either way, with our monetary debasement the trend still holds...buy more razors before we're even more inflated!
    Bahhaaha - you must work for the man! Buy, buy, buy lol!!

    But you are right. Well, that's how I sold my wife on our needing a new car anyway lol!!
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    I don't think I could bring myself to work for the man - no offense to anyone who does! Just another one of those real asset nuts...we have to protect our purchasing power.

    Gotta love the BLS: it's where I got the data for my excel chart
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    Quote Originally Posted by AspiringPolymath View Post
    I don't think I could bring myself to work for the man - no offense to anyone who does! Just another one of those real asset nuts...we have to protect our purchasing power.

    Gotta love the BLS: it's where I got the data for my excel chart
    Yup lol - -> ->
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    Man, what was it in the early 70's that started that steep 45° climb?! Was that the beginning of gas shortage/rations? I thought that was more mid 70's. That is one monstrous leap in just 40 some years!
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    Myriad factors including, but not limited to, skyrocketing oil costs, currency speculation, and extremely loose monetary policy (basically US trying to finance the Vietnam war, reduce unemployment, increase social welfare outlays, etc.--sounds familiar, no?). I'd expound but I don't want to hijack the tread
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cangooner View Post
    You can get serviceable new razors for under $100 (I'm thinking base model Dovo here)
    Or 60$ for a giesen & forsthoff. Both entry level, both good shavers.
    20$ for a simple strop, 10$ for a good brush, that's all you need for good shaves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Prahston View Post
    Man, what was it in the early 70's that started that steep 45° climb?! Was that the beginning of gas shortage/rations? I thought that was more mid 70's. That is one monstrous leap in just 40 some years!
    That was when we came off the gold standard. Back then we always backed the dollar with an equal amount of gold. Nixon took us off the gold standard and we've been paying for it ever since then. Our current gasprices are more of a reflection of our devalued paper currency than any meaningless accusations towards the evil oil companies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by earcutter View Post
    By the way - are you the guy who makes these knifes?

    The Backyard Bushman » Off The Map Custom Knives
    Yes, that is me

    I tried to register under my real name, but apparently I have the same name as too many other people My name and other abbreviations were all taken.

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