Music shop - Henninger and Whalen

Item

Title
Music shop - Henninger and Whalen
Description
Records were still a novelty in 1920. Recording techniques were crude. A finished recording sounded like it was being played over the phone. What sticks out the most, however, is the price. 69 cents for a record doesn't seem like much, but when you adjust for inflation, it comes out to $30.22 for one record. $15.11 per song. The "low" prices in vintage advertisements can be deceiving.
Contributor
Institution: Everett Public Libraries
Coverage
Massachusetts - Middlesex (county) - Everett
Creator
City of Everett
Date
1920
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Source
Everett Herald and Republican
Subject
Music shops - Everett, Mass.
Type
still image
Original Format
newspaper clipping