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Edward B. Grossman & Co. Mail-Order Catalog for Summer, 1897

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Artifact Overview

Edward B. Grossman manufactured women's clothing and ran a successful mail order business in Chicago at the turn of the 20th century. This 1897 Spring/Summer catalog featured ready-made women's suits, capes, blouses, and girl's jackets. Also offered within its pages were a variety of bicycling outfits for women-in response to the bicycling craze of the 1890s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1897

Subject Date

1897

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Trade Catalog Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

82.2.10

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Length: 7.875 in
Width: 5.313 in

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Edward B. Grossman & Co. Mail-Order Catalog for Summer, 1897