Author Topic: You think the price of components has gone up recently?  (Read 1023 times)

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You think the price of components has gone up recently?
« on: December 29, 2008, 01:23:52 AM »
Label affixed to the front of my Ideal Handbook No. 2, circa 1911-1912 or so.

"IMPORTANT

Owing to the great advance in the cost of raw materials and labor we are forced to raise our prices as follows:

TOOLS - 25%           CAST BULLETS - 35%

BULLET METAL No. 2 in lots of less that (sic) 100 pounds to 17 cents
More than 100 pounds and less than 1000 pounds to 14 cents
Over 1000 pounds to 13 cents

Bullet Metal No 1, 3 cents more than the above in each case.
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Re: You think the price of components has gone up recently?
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2008, 03:13:09 AM »
My grandfather spoke of the day during the depression when gas prices *tripled* in one day.

A gallon of ethyl went from one cent to three cents...