Wages: UK, USA, France

c. 1829 UK Gold-Beaters, 

Criminal Case 4/11/1829: 5 books of leaf gold , 6s. 7d. ; 10 books of Leaf-Gold £ 0.6583

Cost 1,000 Books of Thinnest Leaf-Gold = £ 2.60 ;  
Wholesale Price 1,000 Books of Thinnest Leaf-Gold = £ 2.75
Wholesale Price 1,000 Books of Heaviest Leaf-Gold = £ 9.
Labor Cost 1,000 Books of Heaviest Leaf-Gold = £ 0.90

Retail Price 1,000 Books of Heaviest Leaf-Gold = £ 65.83








USA Occupation: Blacksmith 

1860: Relative Wage Index = 100.0 ;  USD$ 10.68 
1870: Relative Wage Index = 104.0 ;  USD$ 18.24  ..... $ 14.58 
1880: Relative Wage Index = 122.6 ;  USD$ 15.54  ..... $ 15.59
1890: Relative Wage Index = 165.0 ; USD$ 16.26  ..... $ 15.80









NYC 1869, Gold-Weaters Weekly Wage, in USD$ currency ; Weekly ~$ 10.53 - 13.53; Median $12.
 






UK:
1870: London Occupation, Gold-Beater Weekly £ 1.00 - 1.20 (USD$ 5.59 - 6.71)



France:

Paris? Occupation: Gold-Beater

1860: Relative Wage Index =  ;  (USD$ 6.95)  ..... $
1870: Relative Wage Index =  ;  (USD$ 9.82) ..... $
1880: Relative Wage Index =  ;  (USD$ 9.25) ..... $
1890: Relative Wage Index =  ;  USD$ 4.62 - 11.58 ($8.10) ..... $




1898: where USD$ 1. = Fr. 5.23, striking gold-beaters were paid ~$0.96 - 1.43 ($5.74/wkly)


Paris: c.1839 Fr. 3.50 ~ $ 0.6541 (Fr 21. = $3.92/wkly)





Paris? Occupation: Goldsmith

1860: Relative Wage Index =  ;  USD$ 2.63 - 9.00 ($5.82) ..... $
1870: Relative Wage Index =  ;  USD$ 3.72 -12.72 ($8.22) ..... $
1880: Relative Wage Index =  ;  USD$ 3.90 -11.58 ($7.74) ..... $
1890: Relative Wage Index =  ;  USD$ 4.86 - 8.70 ($6.78) ..... $




Paris Occupation: Blacksmith 

1860 = USD$  
1870 = USD$     ..... $ 7.17 
1880 = USD$     ..... $ 7.83
1890 = USD$     ..... $ 9.39