old equipment

[Swobee]

Just for grins, anybody got a copy of an old Dadant catalog? I could PM you with some items I'd like to know what they would have cost back then.

[Beeslave]

How far back do you want to go?

[Scott J.]

Looking at an ABJ from January 1982. Western bee supplies has deeps for $3.85 each, or $3.55 for 100 or more

[Chef Isaac]

swo: feeling old? lol

Hey Scott! how are you and the fam?

[Michael Palmer]

In my Gleanings from 1884:

Bingham Large Smoker with Wide Shield...from Bingham himself...$1.50
Root Comb Foundation Machines...$10 to $50
D.E. Jacobs from Longley, Ohio has 5 black queens at 30 cents each and some hybrids at 40 cents
J.L. Hyde has 3 frame nucleus colonies after July 4 at $3.00
British Bee Journal at $1.40 a year
Holy Land Italians for $2.00

[Swobee]

Michael,
Things have certainly changed since then. I'm thinking the queens at $2 each was a ton of money then vs. today's dollars. This was interesting, but also about 98 years farther back than the prices I was wondering about!

[Michael Palmer]

OK, 1884+98=1982

From Gleanings March 1982:

American Bee Supply of Lebanon, TN:
Deep Frames $.284
Hive Bodies $4.60
Round wire veil $4.45
4x10 smoker/shield $12.50

Wilbanks 3lb packages $25.25 fob
Strachan, Hastings Carniolan queens $7.00
Gleanings subscription $9.85
Sweet Clover seed $7.50/10 lbs
White honey 60s $.60/lb
1lb honey in jar $1.50
Sting Proof Super Suit $19.95
4x10 Lifetime Jumbo Smoker 24.95

[Swobee]

I've PM'd those of you who said you had old catalogs with a short, specific list of items. I'd like this information for curiosity sake and to help prove a point.

Thanks!