Edward B. Grossman & Co. Mail-Order Catalog for Summer, 1897
THF119774 / 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
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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