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Drawing of a brick wall with iron gates, from a 1790 catalog. Trade catalogs, originating in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries primarily in Europe, are print catalogs which advertise products and ideas in words, illustrations, or both. [1] They included decor, ironwork, [2] furniture, and kitchenware. [3]
"Trade catalog" derives from the expression "to the trade," and the materials were originally produced by manufacturers and wholesalers for their salesmen to market to retailers. The Trade Literature Collection is internationally known as an extraordinary source for the history of American business, technology, marketing, consumption, and ...
Malachy Postlethwayt's Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce, 1757. Malachy Postlethwayt (5 May 1707–13 September 1767) was a British economist and lexicographer, famous for his publication of the commercial dictionary titled The Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce in 1757.
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An advertisement for the company's "Universal" line of appliances (1919) During the 19th century, Landers, Frary & Clark produced a number of household wares, such as food scales, coffee grinders, cake mixers, bread makers, coffee pots, and percolators along with tableware. [1] In 1898, Landers, Frary & Clark began producing the Universal Food ...
In the bid to recoup some of its lost revenue, Target launched a trade-in program where customers can bring in used electronics in exchange for Target e-gift card(s). Discover: 11 Habits of Frugal...
The Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC) brings together information on all books published in Europe between the invention of printing and the end of the sixteenth century, creating a powerful resource for the study of the book and print culture
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