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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug5353, post: 2244838, member: 73555&quot;]That&#039;s a little optimistic.&nbsp; In 1908, silver dollars contained 0.773 Troy ounce of silver, so the Ford cost more like $635 worth of silver.&nbsp; There was no sales tax, and no income tax.&nbsp; You could buy a fine 2-story brick home in many small towns of the Midwest for less than $1,000.&nbsp; This economic climate persisted until World War I.</p><p><br /></p><p>My great-grandfather&#039;s house in Lewistown, Illinois, built in 1907, cost $1235.&nbsp; Shown below, immediately after completion, before landscaping and fences.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]443239[/ATTACH]</p><p>As it looks today, 108 years later; rarely can you visualize the changes and loving care for a home over an entire century.&nbsp; Note the VERY muddy street, and the concrete hitching post at lower right.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]443240[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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