keith makes a good point regarding the price point of turn-of-the-century fluid steel (damascus was actually more expensive) entry level doubles
Smith No. 00, Remington 1900, Steven No. 350, Ithaca No. 1 Special, Baker Leader, Lefever Dursten Special, Torkelson B grade & the A.J. Aubrey No. 55 were all about $25
Prices fell a few dollars after "The Panic of 1907"
The Crescent double, N.R. Davis B.S., Stevens 335 & H&A were about $15, as was the Hunter Arms Fulton S.D.&G. "Manhattan Arms Co." in 1912
The Parker Trojan was introduced in 1912 at $27.50 and the Sterlingworth was $25 in 1915. By 1919 both the Parker Trojan and the Fox Sterlingworth were listed at $55. In 1922 Fox dropped the price of the Sterlingworth to $48, then in 1926 down to $36.50.
$25 in 1900 would be about $900 today; more than the CZ Bobwhite and TriStar Bristol
The Penn Arms Co. is not a N.R. Davis which also had a sculpted frame and different top rib extension
