Jordan Marsh & Co. Spring and Summer Mail-Order Catalog, 1885
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By the 1880s, Americans were beginning to shop by mail. From placing the order to delivery of the goods, the images on the cover of this 1885 Jordan Marsh catalog suggest the ease of "successful" shopping by mail--allaying any concerns for those new to the process.
By the 1880s, Americans were beginning to shop by mail. From placing the order to delivery of the goods, the images on the cover of this 1885 Jordan Marsh catalog suggest the ease of "successful" shopping by mail--allaying any concerns for those new to the process.
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1885
Subject Date
1885
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
United States, New York, Buffalo
Creator Notes
Published by Matthews-Northrup Company, Buffalo, New York, for retailer Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2009.189.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 11.75 in
Width: 9 in
Inscriptions
on cover: JORDAN MARSH & CO. / SPRING AND SUMMER / CATALOGUE / VOL IX NO 1 / ACCURATE GUIDE / TO SUCCESSFUL / SHOPPING / BY MAIL / WASHINGTON SUMMER AND AVON STS. / BOSTON MASS USA
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