Price List

Reproduction of a poster in Lodz giving the official prices for the local soldier's brothel

Translation

Price List

A. Drinks

Champagne per bottle : 18 marks

Bordeaux Ch. Lafitte : 6 marks

Hungarian wine : 8 marks

Beer (large stein) : 1.50 marks

Coffee per cup : 1 mark

Coffee small pot : 6 marks

Coffee large pot : 12 marks

Tea per glas : 0.60 marks

Seltzer water per bottle : 0.30 marks

B. Time with the Ladies

All night : 30 marks

For 2 to 3 hours in the evening : 20 marks

For 1 hour in the evening : 10 marks

For any period of time between 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. : 10 marks

(signed) The Morals police

It is worth taking a bit of time out to contemplate this price list. Aside from the fact that Hungarian wine was more expensive than (imported ?) French Bordeaux, one wonders how much time soldiers actually spent in such establishments when they could apparently have the run of the house in the morning and afternoon hours.

 

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