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Sterlingworth 16ga 30" 6lbs 4oz

Beautiful Sterly, thanks for posting Craig. Here are some interesting facts on that price. $36 in 1926 had the same buying power as roughly $659 today. Meaning prices have increased around 18.3 times due to inflation over those 99 years. With the average dollar then buying much more than a dollar today. This is a cumulative inflation rate of about 1,730%. Todays dollar buys only about 5.46% of what it did in 1926. So that beautiful Sterlingworth was a great buy!!!!!

Not until March 1926!!

The average citizen can come up with $659. today much more easily than $36.50 by a working man in 1925. Methinks there are factors in there besides money inflation. frank

An understanding wife.

From the introduction of the Sterlingworth in 1910 the price went up and down. From 1910 into 1916 the price was $25 but by November 1916 as inflation from the war in Europe was kicking in it went up to $30.
By the 1917 "A Fox Gets the Game" pocket catalog the price was $37.50 --
Price increases continued until they peaked at $55 on December 1st, 1919 --
Where it remained until 1922 when it dropped to $48.00.

While the drastic price drop to $36.50 is reflected in the IMPORTANT--Change of Prices Effective March 1st, 1926, none of the three A.H. Fox Gun Co. magazine ads that fall reflect it.
By the latter half of the 1920s the Godshalks were generally only running A.H. Fox Gun Co. ads in the fall issues of the sporting magazines - September, October & November.

By the 1927 magazine ads the A.H. Fox Gun Co. is touting the lower price and the new more efficient factory and the address on the ads show a move to the 4700 block of North 18th Street.
As did the ads the fall of 1928 --
As late as November 1929 ads they still are listed as the A.H. Fox Gun Co. --
The late 1920s price of $36.50 for the Sterlingworth was a dollar cheaper than the Field Grade NID introduced in 1926.

Dave, is there a factory price list that shows the $25.00 (probably introductory) price?

Dave, is there a factory price list that shows the $25.00 (probably introductory) price?

From 1910 into 1916 the prices were printed in the catalogs and during those years they were still playing the List Price and Net Price game. From the 1911 "Campfire" Catalogue No. 24 --
The 1914 Sterlingworth folder --
The "Export" catalogs only had the List Prices printed in them and included a small price list that also included the Net Prices. From 1911 --