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Tractor receipt from 1929
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Tractor receipt from 1929

Possibly the tractor in picture #27472
Picture added on 30 April 2014 at 23:48
Comments:
That was a lot of money back then.
Added by Beryl Simpson on 02 May 2014
Compared with average earnings £150 in 1929 would apparently be the equivalent of about £24,000 today.
Added by Ian Hourston on 03 May 2014
Try buying a new tractor today for £24000.
Must have been good value for money (just like today ! )
Added by David Tullock on 09 May 2014
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