Stourbridge, High Street 1931
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Between 1914 and 1920 there were huge increases in the price of basic foodstuffs, but by the time this picture was taken they were falling to near pre-war levels. Cheese, which had cost 8d a pound in 1914, had risen to 1s 2d by 1920. By 1931 Stourbridge housewives were paying close on 9d a pound.The price of a dozen eggs had risen from 1s 3d in 1914 to a massive 4s 6d by 1920, but had fallen back to 1s 6d.
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