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- "Grunow Recipes by Dorothy Ayers Loudon," circa 1934 -
- circa 1934
- Collections - Artifact
"Grunow Recipes by Dorothy Ayers Loudon," circa 1934
- "Making the Most of Your Electrolux with Practical Recipes," 1932 -
- 1932
- Collections - Artifact
"Making the Most of Your Electrolux with Practical Recipes," 1932
- "Meter-Ice" Coin Operated Refrigerator Meter, 1935-1945 -
- 1935-1945
- Collections - Artifact
"Meter-Ice" Coin Operated Refrigerator Meter, 1935-1945
- Larkin Company Trade Catalog, "A Practical Plan of Saving: The Larkin Idea of Factory-To-Family Dealing," circa 1906 - John D. Larkin established a soap manufacturing company in 1875. He hired his brother-in-law, Elbert Hubbard, as a salesman. Hubbard developed "The Larkin Idea," a plan that sold goods directly to consumers through mail-order catalogs and offered incentivizing giveaways. It was a success. By the early 1900s, Larkin's catalogs contained pages of products and even more pages of premiums from which customers could choose.
- circa 1906
- Collections - Artifact
Larkin Company Trade Catalog, "A Practical Plan of Saving: The Larkin Idea of Factory-To-Family Dealing," circa 1906
John D. Larkin established a soap manufacturing company in 1875. He hired his brother-in-law, Elbert Hubbard, as a salesman. Hubbard developed "The Larkin Idea," a plan that sold goods directly to consumers through mail-order catalogs and offered incentivizing giveaways. It was a success. By the early 1900s, Larkin's catalogs contained pages of products and even more pages of premiums from which customers could choose.
- Nash-Kelvinator Corporation Advertisement, "Today, a Richer Life Begins - In Kelvin Home," 1937 -
- 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation Advertisement, "Today, a Richer Life Begins - In Kelvin Home," 1937
- De La Vergne Machine Company Gauge, 1897-1917 -
- 1897-1917
- Collections - Artifact
De La Vergne Machine Company Gauge, 1897-1917
- Refrigerator -
- 1950-1955
- Collections - Artifact
Refrigerator
- "Look at All That's New! in 1960 Frigidaire Home Appliances to Make you Feel Like a Queen!," 1960 -
- 1960
- Collections - Artifact
"Look at All That's New! in 1960 Frigidaire Home Appliances to Make you Feel Like a Queen!," 1960
- "The Great Refrigerator in the Restaurant. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill.," 1906-1908 - Mail-order firm Sears, Roebuck, & Co. had become one of America's largest corporations by the early 1900s. Sears was particularly popular among rural Americans, as it offered better options, lower costs, and more efficient delivery methods than traditional general stores. This stereograph, one of a set of 50 sold through the Sears catalog beginning in 1908, offered a behind-the-scenes look at the company's operation.
- 1906-1908
- Collections - Artifact
"The Great Refrigerator in the Restaurant. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill.," 1906-1908
Mail-order firm Sears, Roebuck, & Co. had become one of America's largest corporations by the early 1900s. Sears was particularly popular among rural Americans, as it offered better options, lower costs, and more efficient delivery methods than traditional general stores. This stereograph, one of a set of 50 sold through the Sears catalog beginning in 1908, offered a behind-the-scenes look at the company's operation.
- Farr Bros. Appliance Store, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1935-1950 - Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. This Depression-era appliance store features the newest wringer-washers, radios, and electric refrigerators and ranges -- along with the promise that only $1.00 down payment is needed to take home a new purchase.
- 1935-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Farr Bros. Appliance Store, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1935-1950
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. This Depression-era appliance store features the newest wringer-washers, radios, and electric refrigerators and ranges -- along with the promise that only $1.00 down payment is needed to take home a new purchase.