Comments on: Wire Drawer http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/12/wire-drawer/ The blog for Plimoth Plantation's 17 Century embroidered jacket project. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:11:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Carolyn Hastings http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/12/wire-drawer/#comment-1278 Carolyn Hastings Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:50:09 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=272#comment-1278 I found on one of the web sites that the equivalent of 5 shillings in 1627 would now be 37 pounds 21 pence. http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/?redirurl=calculators/ppoweruk/ For comparison, check prices in Southampton in 1625 at http://www.portsdown.demon.co.uk/mark.htm Thanks to the Derbyshire Genealogy List, which provided the links. Carolyn I found on one of the web sites that the equivalent of 5 shillings in 1627 would now be 37 pounds 21 pence. http://www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/?redirurl=calculators/ppoweruk/

For comparison, check prices in Southampton in 1625 at http://www.portsdown.demon.co.uk/mark.htm

Thanks to the Derbyshire Genealogy List, which provided the links.

Carolyn

]]> By: Carolyn Hastings http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/12/wire-drawer/#comment-1277 Carolyn Hastings Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:26:42 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=272#comment-1277 You could try this: http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html It just came through my Derbyshire Genealogy List. I haven't seen it myself. The person who sent the link stated: "I entered a value of 5 pounds in the year 1600, to calculate the value in the year 2008 and received an answer of over 700 pounds." OTH, here is another comment from the same list: ""Current value of old money" tables are hard to find because they are impossible to make. Well, you can make them but then they are grossly misleading. You should re-read the second paragraph in your own reference: http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html" So, you can be the judge of its worth, but it **will** calculate for you. Carolyn You could try this: http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html

It just came through my Derbyshire Genealogy List. I haven’t seen it myself. The person who sent the link stated: “I entered a value of 5 pounds in the year 1600, to calculate the value in the year 2008 and received an answer of over 700 pounds.”

OTH, here is another comment from the same list:

“”Current value of old money” tables are hard to find because they are impossible to make. Well, you can make them but then they are grossly misleading. You should re-read the second paragraph in your own reference: http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html”

So, you can be the judge of its worth, but it **will** calculate for you.

Carolyn

]]> By: Alison Smith http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/12/wire-drawer/#comment-1276 Alison Smith Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:07:40 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=272#comment-1276 5 shillings in 1620 would be worth approximately 38 pounds now; as for Robbin's reference from Bess of Hardwick in 1551 -- 10 shillings then would be worth approximately 103 pounds now, with 4 shillings worth approximately 41 pounds (these figures are calculated based on purchasing power of the retail pricing index). For those of us in the US, based on today's exchange rate, 38 pounds is $76.80; 103 pounds is $208.17; and 41 pounds is $82.87. 5 shillings in 1620 would be worth approximately 38 pounds now; as for Robbin’s reference from Bess of Hardwick in 1551 — 10 shillings then would be worth approximately 103 pounds now, with 4 shillings worth approximately 41 pounds (these figures are calculated based on purchasing power of the retail pricing index).

For those of us in the US, based on today’s exchange rate, 38 pounds is $76.80; 103 pounds is $208.17; and 41 pounds is $82.87.

]]> By: Robbin Douglas http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/2008/03/12/wire-drawer/#comment-1275 Robbin Douglas Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:05:41 +0000 http://www.plimoth.org/embroidery-blog/?p=272#comment-1275 I haven't found a good monitary reference yet (and don't have lots of time tonight). In "Elizabethan Treasures: The Hardwick Hall Embroideries" Santina Levey says that it is very hard to translate money from the time to current values, although I know I have read other sources that try. She does mention, however, that in 1551 Bess of Hardwick paid her butler 10 shillings a quarter (and he also was given board and lodging and livery). In the same inventory yardage linen for towels used at table cost 4 shillings a yard. If no one has better references I will look more later. Robbin I haven’t found a good monitary reference yet (and don’t have lots of time tonight). In “Elizabethan Treasures: The Hardwick Hall Embroideries” Santina Levey says that it is very hard to translate money from the time to current values, although I know I have read other sources that try. She does mention, however, that in 1551 Bess of Hardwick paid her butler 10 shillings a quarter (and he also was given board and lodging and livery). In the same inventory yardage linen for towels used at table cost 4 shillings a yard.

If no one has better references I will look more later.

Robbin

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