sommewalker Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 A selection from a publication from ww1,By the GRAPHIC magazinesouvenir of the German navy's surrender,I've also attached a link to the Wikipedia article on the same thing ,note that when this was originally published it was 1 whole SHILLING ...which in those daysDepending on what you are comparing it with, 5 shillings would have bought a Victorian person: 20 pints of beer (£55 now),20 loaves of bread (£23 now),a single train ticket from Bristol to London (£39 now, there were no "advance booking" offers then),a week's rent in a 2-bed house (£200 now, depending on where you are),a new suit (£200 now).http://en.wikipedia.org/…/Scuttling_of_the_German_fleet_in_…how things change !! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon21 Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Interesting magazine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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