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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Story Of Two P's: A Human Interest Story As Told By One Friend To Another
Promotes the advantage of owning an automobile, especially a Maxwell.
Official Routes - Automobile Club of Delaware County
Routes and driving directions from Philadelphia to Wilmington; Wilmington to Newark, DE; Newark, DE, to Baltimore; Baltimore to Washington; and back. Qlso Bel Air, MD, to Baltimore.
Ford Times
Partial scan includes articles, 'Ford Sets the Trend for '53' and 'Highways Are Money Earners.'
Metro-Mobility
Booklet based on a display in General Motors' Futurama Exhibit at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair.
Journey From the Bottom to the Top of the World
Pamphlet with photographs and description of driving the Comet Automobile from Cape Horn to Fairbanks, Alaska.