Are you asking about the 1940s or the 1840s? Flint and steel and tinderboxes were rarely sold in the 1940s. We used cigarette lighters and matches then.
Please repost confirming the date, and we'll try to help you.
I need certain prices from the 1940's, I need the price of a penknife, an ax, flint & steel and a tinderbox for a reading report. I have been on several different sites to find archival information, but I cannot find anything. My parents said not to subscribe to anything and as of now I'm out of luck unless someone here can help me?
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I recommend you call your local public library, ask to speak to the reference librarian, and tell her you need a Sears or Wards Catalogue for 1940. It may take a month or two to get it, so be prepared. That refererence librarian is probably your best bet, as this was ages before the internet.
It is from a book and the time frame was the 1940's.
Rebecca, there's no reason to keep reposting the same information.
I still question why you need the prices of flint, steel, and tinderboxes from the 1940s. However, you can find today's prices for these items and divide by 10 to find what they would have cost in the 1940s.
I still question why you need the prices of flint, steel, and tinderboxes from the 1940s. However, you can find today's prices for these items and divide by 10 to find what they would have cost in the 1940s.
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