Trade catalogs and pamphlets

About this collection

    This digital collection contains a selection from Hagley Library's collection of trade catalogs and pamphlets. The materials date from 1783 to 1988 and vary in size. The trade catalogs contain lists, often illustrated, of items sold by an assortment of manufacturers, mostly American. The pamphlets largely consist of promotional materials. They are organized chronologically by publication date.
    Some materials shelved in our trade catalogs and pamphlets collections are part of special collections, like our Carter Litchfield history of fatty materials pamphlets. When possible, these items have been organized in the Hagley Digital Archive within their respective collections. In cases where a significant number of materials from a single source are present, these materials have often been grouped into a sub-collection, as in the case of the John Wanamaker Department Store catalogs.
    A comprehensive view of Hagley's trade catalogs and pamphlets can be found by searching our online catalog.
    Image: Cover of 1977 catalog for Dinky Die Cast Toys. Click here to view. in the collection

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Atlas bench lathe : operating instructions and list of attachments
"Universally used in the...home workshop, electric and radio shop, automobile repair shop, manual training school, manufacturing plant, model shop."
Memo: How To Be A Super Secretary
"Line drawings throughout. Printed in pink on white. Paleontological pamphlet from another era, with the do's and don'ts of what makes a great secretary...ple​asant disposition, never argues with the Boss, is a clam, screens for the boss, humble, a good house-keeper... With a page of "Bosses' Pet Peeves" [e.g. too noisy, her slip always shows...], and a self-diagnostic quiz. Cover features Betty Grable, in her role as a secretary in 'The Shocking Miss Pilgrim.'"-​-​Marc Selvaggio, bookseller, 2011.
Carol Lane's Vacation Dress-O-Graph : How to Plan Your Travel Wardrobe
The women's travel director of Shell Oil presents 'a practical guide for a packable, versatile two-week wardrobe.'
Manual for Saleswomen
Manual intended for new saleswomen employed by the W.T. Grant Company.

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