Using a standard inflation calculator, $9.95 in 1967 is equivalent to roughly $97.04 today (as of early 2026)
The (used and refurbished) Princess phone would be around $400.
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I’m pretty sure The Phone Company in my area ( Pacific Bell) took a dim view of owning your own phone back then. Even if it was genuine Western Electric phones. Non Western Electric, they would throw a for, claiming it would damage their equipment. My father worked for them, at least that’s what he said, though he thought it was BS.
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Using a standard inflation calculator, $9.95 in 1967 is equivalent to roughly $97.04 today (as of early 2026)
The (used and refurbished) Princess phone would be around $400.
I’m pretty sure The Phone Company in my area ( Pacific Bell) took a dim view of owning your own phone back then. Even if it was genuine Western Electric phones. Non Western Electric, they would throw a for, claiming it would damage their equipment. My father worked for them, at least that’s what he said, though he thought it was BS.