Posted by js on August 06, 2002 at 08:06:26:
In Reply to: Burnished Gold Plating posted by Volker on August 06, 2002 at 06:27:08:
The only historical comments that I have almost has nothing to do with your inquiry, other than the possible pool of purchasers.
The 1920's were not economically depressed.
However, there was a terrible plague of influenza just before the 1920's in which very many died - thinning out the population and possibly reducing the quantity of potential buyers.
Otherwise, I would suspect than then - just as now - not a high percentage chose extravagances such as these.