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Split the difference and say £1. £1 = 240 pence. Call that 220 hours urban wages. Interestingly a good hand made suit would now probably cost more due to tailoring cost and profit.
Eve Fisher's estimate is off because it assumes the female spinners would be something like minimum wage-they would be well under.
Weekend Reading: Eve Fisher: The $3500 Shirt - A History Lesson in Economics
**Eve Fisher**: _[The $3500 Shirt - A History Lesson in Economics][]_: One of the great advantages of being a historian is that you don't get your knickers in as much of a twist over how bad things are today. If you think this year is bad, try 1347, when the Black Death covered most of Europe, ...
Doubt that a laborer would wear an Indian cotton shirt in 1600- luxury item until circa 1750
Weekend Reading: Eve Fisher: The $3500 Shirt - A History Lesson in Economics
**Eve Fisher**: _[The $3500 Shirt - A History Lesson in Economics][]_: One of the great advantages of being a historian is that you don't get your knickers in as much of a twist over how bad things are today. If you think this year is bad, try 1347, when the Black Death covered most of Europe, ...
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