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Online anevilgiraffe

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interwar cost of living...
« on: 28 October 2009, 03:45:39 PM »
anyone know of an online resource for grocery prices in the UK between the world wars? or where that stuff may be kept...

Offline oxiana

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Re: interwar cost of living...
« Reply #1 on: 28 October 2009, 04:16:04 PM »
The old Call of Cthulhu 'Green & Pleasant Land' supplement had lists like that in it I'm pretty sure, if you know anyone who has a copy.

You could trawl through here, too: http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html

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Re: interwar cost of living...
« Reply #2 on: 28 October 2009, 04:22:25 PM »
I assembled quite a list for the US for a CoC game by going to the local library and pulling newspapers for the years in question and copying the ads, including grocery ad inserts.

Try searchibng for newspaper archives online to see if you can find something similar.
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Re: interwar cost of living...
« Reply #3 on: 29 October 2009, 12:00:14 PM »
The old Call of Cthulhu 'Green & Pleasant Land' supplement had lists like that in it I'm pretty sure, if you know anyone who has a copy...

I think Svenn has one listed in Bizarre of Obscurities right now, funnily enough (coincidence, or, is it a sinister plot?)

 

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