The 1946 catalogue includes the following items. For each I show the size, price and a calculated equivalent price in 2020 using the formula explained at the bottom of this page.
1
Egg baker or ramekin
3½" x 1½", 1s 8d
2020: £6.75
2
Flat butter dish
6" x 1", 2s 3d
2020: £8.62
3
Plain glazed egg cup
1¾" x 1¾", 1s 6d
2020: £6.00
4
Decorated egg cup
1¾" x 1¾", 2s 3d
2020: £8.62
6
Egg baker tray or bread plate
9" x 1", 7s 6d
2020: £28.50
7
Plain glazed beaker
3¼" x 3¾", 3s 0d
2020: £11.25
8
Handled decorated beaker
3½" x 3¾", 4s 3d
2020: £16.12
9
Shallow decorated glazed bowl
6" x 1", 5s 0d
2020: £18.75
10
Small decorated porringer
5½" x 3", 6s 0d
2020: £22.50
11
Large decorated porringer
9" x 4", 15s 6d
2020: £58.50
13
Open porcelain salt pot
2¾" x 1", 1s 8d
2020: £6.75
14
Porcelain pepper pot
1½" x 2¾", 3s 3d
2020: £12.37
15
Porcelain lidded mustard pot
2" x 2", 3s 3d
2020: £12.37
19
Porcelain shallow salt pot
3" x 1", 2s 6d
2020: £9.75
21
Small glazed cream jug
2¼" x 3", 3s 6d
2020: £13.50
22
Small waisted jug
3" x 3¾", 4s 0d
2020: £15.00
24
Medium pitcher jug
1 pint, 6s 0d
2020: £22.50
26
Glazed lemonade jug
2 pints, 11s 0d
2020: £38.50
28
Large glazed milk jug
2½ Pints, 12s 6d
2020: £47.25
32
Lidded porcelain jam pot
3" x 3", 7s 0d
2020: £26.25
33
Small decorated cake dish
6¼" x 1¼"; Pints, 5s 6d
2020: £21.00
34
Large decorated cake dish
10½" x 1¾", 10s 0d
2020: £37.50
35
Medium cake dish
7½" x 1½", 8s 0d
2020: £30.00
37
Large lidded stewpot
3 Pints, 12s 6d
2020: £47.25
38
Small beer tankard, ½ Pint, 4s 6d
2020: £17.25
39
Large beer tankard, 1 Pint, 7s 0d
2020: £26.25
40
Glazed honey bowl
3" x 3", 4s 0d
2020: £15.00
41
Glazed tea bowl
4¾" x 3¾", 5s 6d
2020: £21.00
43
Glazed open jam pot, 7s 0d
£26.25
44
Wine bottle
2½ Pints
45
Wine cup
2½" x 2½"
50
Lidded soup jug
2½ Pints, 9s 0d
2020: £33.75
50A
Glazed lidded coffee jug
2½ Pints, 12s 0d
2020: £45.00
51
Hors d'oeuvre set
22" x 5", 18s 0d
2020: £67.50
54
Lidded soup bowl
½ Pint, 4s 9d
2020: £18.75
55
Open soup bowl
½ Pint, 3s 0d
2020: £11.25
57
Individual butter dish
3½" x 1¾", 1s 4d
2020: £5.25
58
Large fruit bowl
11" x 3¾", £1 4s 9d
2020: £93.00
63
Lidded butter ration pot
4" x 2½", 3s 6d,
2020: £13.50
64
Lidded porcelain dish
6" x 2¾", 9s 0d
2020: £33.75
73
Small lidded stewpot with lugs
2 Pints, 9s 0d
2020: £33.75
77
Small lidded casserole with handle
1¾ Pints, 6s 6d
2020: £24.75
78
Larger lidded casserole
2 Pints, 10s 0d
2020: £37.50
81
Large general purpose bowl
10" x 3½", 12s 0d
2020: £45.00
82
General purpose bowl
5¾" x 2¾", 3s 3d
2020: £12.38
83
General purpose plate
6" x 1¼", 2s 6d
2020: £9.37
84
Lidded vegetable dish
7½" x 5¼", 9s 0d
2020: £33.75
85
Teapot with engraved oak leaf
2020 Relative Value
My calculations are based on the average weekly wage of an agricultural labourer in 1946 (£4 12s 2½ d) compared with the 2020 minumum wage of £8.72p an hour for 40 hours. This gives multiplier of around 75x.
A look through some 1946 newspapers at my local library revealed the following prices which may offer a better comparison:
- Newspaper - 3d
- A night at the theatre - 2s 6d
- Bottle of sherry - 5s 9d
- Mintons white china tea set - £2 15s 8d
- Brooke Bond Dividend tea - 1s 7d for a ½lb