Sales Catalog, Baltimore Bargain House, 1902

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Artifact Overview

Lithuanian immigrant Jacob Epstein turned his small wholesale store, founded in 1881, into one of the biggest businesses on Baltimore's west side by the turn of the century. Baltimore Bargain House became a hub for Southern Jewish merchants and other local businessmen. His catalogs featured a variety of clothing, personal accessories, fabrics and household goods available to shopkeepers and retailers.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1902

Subject Date

1902

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

57.118.244

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Photomechanical processes

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 13 in
Width: 9.5 in
Thickness: 0.5 in

Inscriptions

On front cover: A WHOLE MARKET IN ITSELF / BALTO / HOUSE / BARGAIN