Music shop - Henninger and Whalen

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