In Paris, the Platinum strip was ~Fr 4. (USD$ 0.74) ; the entire battery was USD$ 1.30. If this is the larger French size, the same battery cost 25% more.
The US Platinum price appears to be 44% more expensive than the Paris catalogue.
The US Platinum price appears to be 44% more expensive than the Paris catalogue.
1847: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (mfg, retail) = Fr 37.32 (USD$ 7.17)
1848: 1 Troy Ounce Platinum (Semi-mfg, retail) = USD$ 10.9714
1848: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Semi-mfg, retail) = USD$ 15.
Bossange's (1st Supplment) 1847 Catalogue, p.54-5:1848: 1 Troy Oz. Platinum (Semi-mfg, retail) = USD$ 15.
Pike's 1848 Catalogue, p.58; 24:
Other items may further indicate or clarify the import & profit needed by a US catalogue retailer. Most appear to be British; the Daguerreotype camera ($ 25.) was 49% higher than the French price (Fr 90; USD$ 16.76)
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