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This chart shows the value of money from the Tirocchi period converted
to 1998 dollars.
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1915
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1920
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1925
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1930
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1935
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1940
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1945
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$10
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$161
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$82
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$94
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$98
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$119
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$118
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$91
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$100
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$1,613
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$820
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$935
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$980
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$1,190
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$1,176
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$909
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$250
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$4,032
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$2,049
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$2,336
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$2,451
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$2,976
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$2,941
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$2,273
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$500
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$8,065
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$4,098
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$4,672
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$4,902
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$5,952
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$5,882
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$4,546
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In 1920, the year for which we have the most complete data, Tirocchi
workers were paid a median wage of $9 per week, $145 in 1998 dollars.
Individual gowns the clients bought often cost ten times that amount.
You can learn more about the workers pay in The STORIES.
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