Extra 1920s Call of Cthulhu Equipment
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Extra 1920s Call of Cthulhu Equipment
Conversion Rates
£1=$4.43
UK Monetary Standards
£1 = 20 Shillings
1 Shilling = 12 Pence
1 Guinea = £21 (*Note: The Guinea is an amount used for high numbers, but there are no actual guinea notes or coins.)
Money values are written as Pounds Shillings/Pence; eg: 4 pounds, 0 shillings and five pennies would be rendered £4 -/5.
Common Notes or Coins
Bronze Coins
0.25d 'Farthing'
0.5d 'Half Penny' ('Haypenny')
1.0d 'Penny
Silver Coins
3.0d 'Three Penny' ('Thruppence', 'Thruppeny bit')
6.0d 'Six Pence'
1.0s 'Shilling'
2/6d 'Half Crown'
5.0s 'Crown'
Gold Coin
£1 'Pound'
Notes
10.0s
£1 'Pound'
£5
Higher notes did exist, but even a £5 note was so rare a shop keeper will usually ask you to sign the back before accepting it.
UK Equipment available at Harrods
| Name | Cost | Name | Cost | Name | Cost | Name | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold fob watch | £8 10/- | Stop watch | £6 15/- | Ladies Silver Wrist Watch | £1 10/- | Spectacles | 6/6 |
| Microscope | £4 10/- | Telescope | £3 15/- | Pocket compass | £2 5/- | Box camera | £1 1/- |
| Zeiss Ikon camera | £12 5/- | Film developing and printing | -/8 per image | Radio receiver | £13 | Ball of string | 5 1/2p |
| Parker fountain pen | 21/- | Portable typewriter | £8 15/- | Handbag | 11/6 | Trunk | £9 12/- |
| Brandy flask | 10/- | Cricket bat | 33/- | 'Stowaway' folding boat | £17 17/- | Webley 12g hammerless shotgun | £22 |
| 100 shotgun cartridges | 15/- | Webley .455" Mk VI Revolver | £2 6/- | 100 .455 pistol cartridges | £ | Butterfly net | 5/6 |
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