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  1. Stanley Doble

    Money in Old West films

    That is more or less what I was trying to say.When gold and silver were the standards, prices might rise and fall due to political or economic conditions but sooner or later they came back to normal. The age of ever rising prices, or falling money values, began exactly 100 years ago. Your chart...
  2. Stanley Doble

    Money in Old West films

    As I said, the dollar of today is about 2 cents in 1914 money. So a $3 blanket would now be $150. Maybe more in 1870s terms. There was almost no inflation from the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815) to World War 1 (1914). Although prices rose and fell, they always came back to about the same...
  3. Stanley Doble

    The Return of Vintage DI S E A S E S

    I take my chances with the doctor too but I don't believe what he tells me unless it is confirmed by 5 independent witnesses.
  4. Stanley Doble

    Money in Old West films

    As a general rule the dollar falls in value by half every 10 years. Sometimes faster, sometimes slower, but the US government has a policy of devaluing the dollar by 2% a year or more. The dollar of today is worth about 2 cents in pre WW1 money. Maybe less.
  5. Stanley Doble

    The Return of Vintage DI S E A S E S

    I'm not talking about competence. I am talking about simple honesty. When it comes to competence they are not all they are cracked up to be either but they could at least tell the truth. As for getting another doctor, a chance would be a fine thing. It took me 14 years to get the one I have...
  7. Stanley Doble

    Money in Old West films

    For a standard of comparison, gold was about $20 an ounce through most of the 19th century and the first third of the twentieth century. From 1933 to 1970 it was pegged at $35. Today it is $1300. Before WW1, and back to the mid 19th century, a labourer made about $1 to $1.25 a day. More for...
  8. Stanley Doble

    Money in Old West films

    That is just Hollywood. Reminds me of a story from the Golden Age of movies. A big studio head was explaining his idea for a new picture to his writers and director. " This is supposed to be the story of a typical American family. Average, see? Father makes about $20,000 a year". What makes...
  9. Stanley Doble

    The Return of Vintage DI S E A S E S

    Every doctor I have ever dealt with, without exception, was a liar who would say anything that popped into his head if he thought it would do him or his "profession" the slightest bit of good. If it hurts or kills the patients that is their funeral. There are plenty more where they came from...
  10. Stanley Doble

    Best way to carry a fedora with you while cycling with a helmet on your head?

    For summer wear have you considered a Panama? A good one will roll up into a roll about 1" in diameter and spring back to shape as good as new.
  11. Stanley Doble

    The Return of Vintage DI S E A S E S

    Maybe if doctors told the truth we wouldn't have to get our information off the internet. I have been told some truly bizarre, untrue things by doctors. If I listened to them I would undoubtedly be dead now. To be fair, without their help at a couple of crucial times I would likely be dead...
  13. Stanley Doble

    Film Noir?

    Don't miss the Peter Gunn TV series from the late 50s. Very noir and jazzy with lots of tail finned Chryslers, Plymouths and DeSotos. The local library got the whole series on DVD and I have been enjoying them. I never appreciated how well made they were from a style standpoint. The plots and...
  14. Stanley Doble

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    varmint = vermin critter = creature. I watched all the Yosemite Sam cartoons as a child but didn't figure this out until 40 years later.
  15. Stanley Doble

    Canning

    I am fond of Scotch style strong flavored marmalade but it costs over $5 for a small jar! So I started making my own. It is very easy, all you need is some Seville oranges and sugar. Seville oranges are in the grocery stores in February and early March. Or I will use Hartley's Mamade tinned...
  16. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    I have always had the best luck with the OEM brand. For old Chrysler products, that would be Autolite. If Champions are rubbish it's news to me, although 25 years ago when I worked in a VW shop I found out they were no good at all for air cooled VWs. I have a friend who swears by Bosch...
  17. Stanley Doble

    If you were candy....

    I'd like to be a Lifesaver, but more likely to be a Smartie.
  19. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    Don't look now but food may be the next thing to disappear if this Silicon Valley techie has his way. " Add up all the time and money that you've spent this month on food — shopping for groceries, cooking, cleaning up, paying your grocery and restaurant bills — and you might be surprised at how...
  20. Stanley Doble

    Another alternative to summer straws- CORK FEDORA!

    It would be handy if your hat blew off while you were boating.
  21. Stanley Doble

    Wearing suits casually

    For those of us who live outside the US... when he says he goes out in his pants and vest he means his trousers and waistcoat.
  22. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    CFLs were supposed to save money but they don't. They cost a lot more but were supposed to last a lot longer, they don't. They don't put out as much light either. I could substitute a 40 watt bulb for a 60 watt and have the same thing as a so called 52 watt CFL. So, there is no saving and you...
  23. Stanley Doble

    Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

    Pertronix ignition is not made for a 6 volt + ground system. The stock ignition is perfectly reliable with minimal upkeep. You just got a bad rotor. Incidentally the same thing would have happened if you had Pertronix ignition.

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