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How much did these back-to-school items cost in 1960?
Flip through this catalog and see if you can guess the prices!
With the end of summer comes a rush to get stocked up on everything you’ll need for the coming school year. That could mean everything from pencils and notebooks to the perfect new outfit for the first day of school.
It seems like students today need a lot more school supplies than kids used in 1960 – they cost a lot more too!
Here are ten items you might buy at your local store or order from the Sears catalog before the start of the 1960 school year. Can you guess the prices for each?
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The most expensive pair of these scissors cost…
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The cheapest one of these bags cost…
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Plaid skirts are so conventional, why not go for a plaid top and plaid pants? That outfit would set you back…
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Go back to school as a cowboy! This leather vest with “exciting western fringe” cost…
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This tape cost a whopping…
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The big box of Crayola crayons cost…
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The “Regular Edition” of Webster’s New International Dictionary (behind the Collegiate Dictionary) weighted 17 pounds and cost...
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Before calculators, this machine tallied things up “electrically” but this would be a bit big to take to school. Not to mention expensive! This adding machine cost…
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The most expensive version of these hip sneakers cost…
How much did these back-to-school items cost in 1960?
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The Goonies Playing Cards
$11.99
Svengoolie® T-Shirt
$19.95
Three Stooges - Wise Guys
$19.95
