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To: SkyDancer
So "Fried or Grilled River Sole -- 1/4" meant 1 shilling 4 pence? That would be... let's see... 0.0667 pound, which times £118.36 would be... £7.89 (decimal) of today's £.

A £ today is worth about $1.40, so that's about $11, which is actually a pretty good price for a decent fish dinner I suppose, maybe even a little low. But this menu is for something like a lunch counter, so that's pretty much comparable.

39 posted on 05/06/2021 11:31:06 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Steely Tom

But considering the average wage was 10/6 (ten shillings/six pence)for a laborer per week.


45 posted on 05/06/2021 11:44:29 AM PDT by SkyDancer (If At First You Don't Succeed ~ So Much For Skydiving)
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