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To illustrate the world of women working, the Open Collections Program has digitized a group of trade catalogs. These colorful works illustrate the dramatic changes that were taking place between 1870 and 1930 in the home, in the workplace, and in the minds of retailers and manufacturers. The catalogs serve many purposes within the scope of Women Working; they demonstrate that women who had their own income were beginning to be thought of as consumers; they provide a richly illustrated picture of the environments in which women lived, worked, and shopped; and they illustrate the prices of goods in the marketplace. The Women Working collection provides data on the wages and working conditions of women in the boot and shoe industry, examples of the boots and shoes they were making, and the prices these goods brought in shops and catalogs.
Beauty Products | Clothing | Groceries | Home Appliances | Household Goods | Machinery | Medicine | Office and School | Reading | Recreation | Transportation
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Beauty Products, Toiletries and Pharmaceuticals
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Clothing
- Abercrombie & Fitch. 1913 styles.
- Allen, Brock & Smith, Inc. Exclusive New York designs in up to date shoes sold to you at factory prices. (1913)
- B. Altman & Co., Catalogue. (Fall/Winter 1879/80, Fall/Winter 1886/87 Spring/Summer 1917, Christmas Issue, November 1926)
- Batchelder & Lincoln Company. Fall season 1907, shoe novelties illustrated.
- Burson Knitting Company. Burson fashioned hose, knit to fit without a seam. [19--]
- Cawston Ostrich Farm. Twenty-fifth anniversary souvenir catalogue and feather price list / Cawston Ostrich Farm, the original home of the ostrich in America. (c1911)
- Chicago Mercantile Co. Pattern hats, Fall and Winter 1909.
- Hilton, Hughes & Co. A Visit to Hilton Hughes ... (1895)
- Wm. H. Hoegee Co. Hoegee's outing suits for women: knickerbockers, divided skirts, shirt waists, jackets, leggins, gloves, boots, hats. [19--]
- Holbrook and Taylor. The Tale of a pair of French kids. (1885)
- Nardi Riding Habbit Shop. Nardi Riding Habit Shop: ready-to-wear riding habits for children, young girls, & ladies, correct outfits & accessories, made to order riding habits, smart suits & sports apparel for town & country. [19--]
- National Cloak and Suit Company. Twenty third anniversary sale. (1911)
- New York Mail Order Co. Catalogue of corsets and corset accessories. (c1906)
- Pantorium Dye House. How modern cleaning is done. [not before 1915]
- Thomas G. Plant Company. Queens of quality. (1905)
- United Shirt and Collar Co. Catalogue of ladies' collars and cuffs, chemisettes, cape and sailor collars. (1900)
- Warner Brothers (New York, N.Y.). Modeled to fit. (c1894)
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Groceries and Recipes
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Home Appliances and Technology
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Household Goods
- American Hardware Stores, Inc. The American Eagle. (1918)
- Barker Brothers. At your service: a pictorial outline of Barker Bros.' home-furnishing resources, showing the advantages offered you by this institution and the opportunities it presents for the making
of successful, better homes through the right choice of furniture and furnishings. (1919)
- Larkin Soap Company. Can we Break the crust?: as "a patron once is a patron always, we are anxious to do it. (1893)
- Larkin Soap Company. The Larkin idea. (1901)
- Larkin Soap Company. Premium list. (1906)
- C.H. Lippincott. Flower seeds from Miss C.H.Lippincott. (1898)
- Daniel Low & Co., Jewelers and Silversmiths. Catalogue. (1917)
- National Enameling and Stamping Company. Catalogue no. 7, illustrating and describing the complete lines of enameled wares, tinware, etc., manufactured by the National Enameling and Stamping Company. (1906).
- Wakefield Rattan Co. Wakefield Rattan Company, illustrated catalogue, reed and rattan furniture. (1897)
- F.A. Walker & Co. Illustrated catalogue of useful and ornamental goods for the parlor, dining room, kitchen and laundry. (1870's)
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Machinery
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Medicine
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Office and School Supplies
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Reading Materials
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Recreation
- S.L. Allen & Co. Flexible flyer, 'the sled that steers.' (1907)
- Ardee Manufacturing Co. Illustrated catalogue: manufacturers, importers, and jobbers of toys, novelties and mail order merchandise. [not before 1903]
- Boston Camera Mfg. Co. Stray bits at the World's Fair: by a Bull's-Eye. [c1894]
- Eastman Kodak Company. The book of the Brownies. (1908)
- Hilton, Hughes & Co. A visit to Hilton, Hughes & Co., Broadway, New York: leaves from an artist's sketch book. [c1895]
- E.I. Horsman. Horsman's lawn tennis. (1890)
- National Phonograph Company. Catalogue: Edison phonographs, phonograph outfits, phonograph supplies. [between 1896 and 1911]
- Pope Manufacturing Company. Columbia bicycles. (1895)
- Sears & Roebuck and Company. Models of 1898. (1898)
- James P. Walker (Firm). Catalogue of Christmas and New Year's presents: for sale by James P. Walker, 61 Merrimac Street, corner of John Street. (1851)
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Transportation
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All Catalogs, by Date
- 18--. Singer Manufacturing Company. Catalogue of Singer sewing machines for family use.
- 18--. Use the Tivolia beater: a woman's practical invention.
- 18--. Handy Wagon Co. Our handy wagon ...
- 1851. James P. Walker (Firm). Catalogue of Christmas and New Year's presents: for sale by James P. Walker, 61 Merrimac Street, corner of John Street.
- 1854. Rathbone & Kennedy. Circular for 1854.
- 1861. Potter & Co. Circular: we present you with our annual catalogue of stoves, and invite an early examination of our stock and prices.
- 187-. F.A. Walker & Co. Illustrated catalogue of useful and ornamental goods for the parlor, dining room, kitchen and laundry.
- 1872. J.L. Hammett Co. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of school furniture, black boards, also of church, hall, and lecture-room seating: globes, maps, charts, apparatus.
- 1879/1880. B. Altman & Co., Catalogue.
- 188-. Butterick Publishing Company. Books and pamphlets in quantity.
- 1883. Great London Tea Company. The Housekeeper's friend, almanac.
- 1885. Holbrook and Taylor. The Tale of a pair of French kids.
- 1886. S.S. Pierce Co. S.S. Pierce, Importers and Grocers.
- 1886/1887. B. Altman & Co., Catalogue.
- 1887. W.H. Schieffelin & Co. W. H. Schieffelin & Co.'s general prices current of drugs, chemical and pharmaceutical preparations.
- 1889. Cobb, Bates & Yerxa. Retail Price List.
- 189-. Boston Camera Mfg. Co. Stray bits at the World's Fair: by a Bull's-Eye.
- 189-. Hilton, Hughes & Co. A visit to Hilton, Hughes & Co., Broadway, New York: leaves from an artist's sketch book.
- 189-. Warner Brothers (New York, N.Y.). Modeled to fit.
- 1890. E.I. Horsman. Horsman's lawn tennis.
- 1890. Procter and Gamble Company. What a cake of soap will do.
- 1892. H. Ward Leonard & Co. Electricity in a modern residence.
- 1893. Larkin Soap Company. Can we Break the crust?: as "a patron once is a patron always, we are anxious to do it.
- 1893. Geo. N. Pierce & Co. Illustrated catalogue of refrigerators and ice chests
- 1895. Pope Manufacturing Company. Columbia bicycles.
- 1896 and 1911, between. National Phonograph Company. Catalogue: Edison phonographs, phonograph outfits, phonograph supplies.
- 1897. Wakefield Rattan Co. Wakefield Rattan Company, illustrated catalogue, reed and rattan furniture.
- 1897. Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict. The Remington standard typewriter.
- 1898. C.H. Lippincott. Flower seeds from Miss C.H.Lippincott.
- 1898. Sears & Roebuck and Company. Models of 1898.
- 1899. Houghton Mifflin Company. A catalogue of authors whose works are published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company: prefaced by a sketch of the firm, and followed by lists of the several libraries, series, and periodicals, with some account of the origin and character of these literary enterprises.
- 1899. McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. The end of the century: 1899, 1900, McCormick, first in the field.
- 19--. Burson Knitting Company. Burson fashioned hose, knit to fit without a seam.
- 19--. High Speed Hammer Company, Inc. High speed riveting hammers and bench drill presses.
- 19--. Wm. H. Hoegee Co. Hoegee's outing suits for women: knickerbockers, divided skirts, shirt waists, jackets, leggins, gloves, boots, hats.
- 19--. Nardi Riding Habit Shop. Nardi Riding Habit Shop: ready-to-wear riding habits for children, young girls, & ladies, correct outfits & accessories, made to order riding habits, smart suits & sports apparel for town & country.
- 190-. Ardee Manufacturing Co. Illustrated catalogue: manufacturers, importers, and jobbers of toys, novelties and mail order merchandise.
- 190-. New York Mail Order Co. Catalogue of corsets and corset accessories.
- 190-. Sears, Roebuck and Company. Catalogue of electrical goods / Sears, Roebuck & Co. 5th ed.
- 1900. United Shirt and Collar Co. Catalogue of ladies' collars and cuffs, chemisettes, cape and sailor collars.
- 1901. Larkin Soap Company. The Larkin idea.
- 1904. Phillips & Clark Stove Co. Andes stoves and ranges, 1904.
- 1905. Walter Baker & Co. Choice recipes/ by Maria Parloa and other noted teachers.
- 1905. Thomas G. Plant Company. Queens of quality.
- 1906. Larkin Soap Company. Premium list.
- 1906. National Enameling and Stamping Company. Catalogue no. 7, illustrating and describing the complete lines of enameled wares, tinware, etc., manufactured by the National Enameling and Stamping Company.
- 1906/1907. W.H. Moore. Moore's wholesale price list of newspapers and magazines.
- 1907. S.L. Allen & Co. Flexible flyer, 'the sled that steers.'
- 1907. Batchelder & Lincoln Company. Fall season 1907, shoe novelties illustrated.
- 1908. Eastman Kodak Company. The book of the Brownies.
- 1909. Chicago Mercantile Co. Pattern hats, Fall and Winter 1909.
- 1909. L.D. McLean. L.D. McLean Co., incorporated: grocers.
- 191-. Pantorium Dye House. How modern cleaning is done.
- 1910. General Electric Company. The dawn of a new era in lighting.
- 1911. Cawston Ostrich Farm. Twenty-fifth anniversary souvenir catalogue and feather price list / Cawston Ostrich Farm, the original home of the ostrich in America.
- 1911. National Cloak and Suit Company. Twenty third anniversary sale.
- 1912. H. Jevne Co. H. Jevne Co., established 1882: grocers, importers, manufacturers, bottlers, jobbers and retailers.
- 1913. Abercrombie & Fitch. 1913 styles.
- 1913. Allen, Brock & Smith, Inc. Exclusive New York designs in up to date shoes sold to you at factory prices.
- 1913. Dictaphone Company. Your Day's Work.
- 1914. Oliver Typewriter Company. Oliver typewriter, No. 7.
- 1915. Hotpoint Electric Heating Company. Hotpoint home book of electricity.
- 1915. Richard Hudnut Firm. Beauty book containing some account of marvelous cold cream and othe rcomplexion specialites.
- 1916. Studebaker Corporation. The new series 17 Studebaker Six-50 Four-40 automobiles.
- 1917. B. Altman & Co., Catalogue.
- 1917. Daniel Low & Co., Jewelers and Silversmiths. Catalogue.
- 1918. American Hardware Stores, Inc. The American Eagle.
- 1919? Western Electric Company. To Lighten the labor of your home.
- 1919. Barker Brothers. At your service: a pictorial outline of Barker Bros.' home-furnishing resources, showing the advantages offered you by this institution and the opportunities it presents for the making
of successful, better homes through the right choice of furniture and furnishings.
- 1926. B. Altman & Co., Catalogue.
- 1926. George L. Brownell (Firm). George L. Brownell: manufacturer of fine family carriages.
- 1926. White Warner. Quaker coal, wood and combination ranges, parlor and laundry stoves: trade price list.
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All Catalogs, by Company
- Abercrombie & Fitch. 1913 styles.
- S.L. Allen & Co. Flexible flyer, 'the sled that steers.' (1907)
- Allen, Brock & Smith, Inc. Exclusive New York designs in up to date shoes sold to you at factory prices. (1913)
- B. Altman & Co., Catalogue. (Fall/Winter 1879/80, Fall/Winter 1886/87 Spring/Summer 1917, Christmas Issue, November 1926)
- American Hardware Stores, Inc. The American Eagle. (1918)
- Ardee Manufacturing Co. Illustrated catalogue: manufacturers, importers, and jobbers of toys, novelties and mail order merchandise. [not before 1903]
- Walter Baker & Co. Choice recipes/ by Maria Parloa and other noted teachers. (1905)
- Barker Brothers. At your service: a pictorial outline of Barker Bros.' home-furnishing resources, showing the advantages offered you by this institution and the opportunities it presents for the making
of successful, better homes through the right choice of furniture and furnishings. (1919)
- Batchelder & Lincoln Company. Fall season 1907, shoe novelties illustrated.
- Boston Camera Mfg. Co. Stray bits at the World's Fair: by a Bull's-Eye. [c1894]
- George L. Brownell (Firm). George L. Brownell: manufacturer of fine family carriages. (1926)
- Burson Knitting Company. Burson fashioned hose, knit to fit without a seam. [19--]
- Butterick Publishing Company. Books and pamphlets in quantity. (1880s)
- Cawston Ostrich Farm. Twenty-fifth anniversary souvenir catalogue and feather price list / Cawston Ostrich Farm, the original home of the ostrich in America. (c1911)
- Chicago Mercantile Co. Pattern hats, Fall and Winter 1909.
- Cobb, Bates & Yerxa. Retail Price List. (1889)
- Dictaphone Company. Your Day's Work. (1913).
- Eastman Kodak Company. The book of the Brownies. (1908)
- General Electric Company. The dawn of a new era in lighting. (c1910)
- Great London Tea Company. The Housekeeper's friend, almanac. (1883)
- H. Jevne Co. H. Jevne Co., established 1882: grocers, importers, manufacturers, bottlers, jobbers and retailers. (1912)
- J.L. Hammett Co. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of school furniture, black boards, also of church, hall, and lecture-room seating: globes, maps, charts, apparatus. (1872)
- Handy Wagon Co. Our handy wagon ... [18--]
- High Speed Hammer Company, Inc. High speed riveting hammers and bench drill presses. [19--]
- Hilton, Hughes & Co. A visit to Hilton, Hughes & Co., Broadway, New York: leaves from an artist's sketch book. [c1895]
- Wm. H. Hoegee Co. Hoegee's outing suits for women: knickerbockers, divided skirts, shirt waists, jackets, leggins, gloves, boots, hats. [19--]
- Holbrook and Taylor. The Tale of a pair of French kids. (1885)
- E.I. Horsman. Horsman's lawn tennis. (1890)
- Hotpoint Electric Heating Company. Hotpoint home book of electricity. (1915)
- Houghton Mifflin Company. A catalogue of authors whose works are published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company: prefaced by a sketch of the firm, and followed by lists of the several libraries, series, and periodicals, with some account of the origin and character of these literary enterprises. (1899)
- Richard Hudnut Firm. Beauty book containing some account of marvelous cold cream and othe rcomplexion specialites. (c1915)
- Larkin Soap Company. Can we Break the crust?: as "a patron once is a patron always, we are anxious to do it. (1893)
- Larkin Soap Company. The Larkin idea. (1901)
- Larkin Soap Company. Premium list. (1906)
- H. Ward Leonard & Co. Electricity in a modern residence. (1892)
- C.H. Lippincott. Flower seeds from Miss C.H.Lippincott. (1898)
- Daniel Low & Co., Jewelers and Silversmiths. Catalogue. (1917)
- McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. The end of the century: 1899, 1900, McCormick, first in the field. (1899)
- L.D. McLean. L.D. McLean Co., incorporated: grocers. (1909)
- W.H. Moore. Moore's wholesale price list of newspapers and magazines. (1906/07)
- Nardi Riding Habbit Shop. Nardi Riding Habit Shop: ready-to-wear riding habits for children, young girls, & ladies, correct outfits & accessories, made to order riding habits, smart suits & sports apparel for town & country. [19--]
- National Cloak and Suit Company. Twenty third anniversary sale. (1911)
- National Enameling and Stamping Company. Catalogue no. 7, illustrating and describing the complete lines of enameled wares, tinware, etc., manufactured by the National Enameling and Stamping Company. (1906).
- National Phonograph Company. Catalogue: Edison phonographs, phonograph outfits, phonograph supplies. [between 1896 and 1911]
- New York Mail Order Co. Catalogue of corsets and corset accessories. (c1906)
- Oliver Typewriter Company. Oliver typewriter, No. 7. (1914)
- Pantorium Dye House. How modern cleaning is done. [not before 1915]
- Phillips & Clark Stove Co. Andes stoves and ranges, 1904. (1904)
- Geo. N. Pierce & Co. Illustrated catalogue of refrigerators and ice chests (1893)
- S.S. Pierce Co. S.S. Pierce, Importers and Grocers. (1886)
- Thomas G. Plant Company. Queens of quality. (1905)
- Pope Manufacturing Company. Columbia bicycles. (1895)
- Potter & Co. Circular: we present you with our annual catalogue of stoves, and invite an early examination of our stock and prices. (1861)
- Procter and Gamble Company. What a cake of soap will do. (1890)
- Rathbone & Kennedy. Circular for 1854. (1854)
- W.H. Schieffelin & Co. W. H. Schieffelin & Co.'s general prices current of drugs, chemical and pharmaceutical preparations. (1887)
- Sears & Roebuck and Company. Models of 1898. (1898)
- Sears, Roebuck and Company. Catalogue of electrical goods / Sears, Roebuck & Co. 5th ed. [not before 1906].
- Singer Manufacturing Company. Catalogue of Singer sewing machines for family use.
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- Studebaker Corporation. The new series 17 Studebaker Six-50 Four-40 automobiles. (1916)
- Use the Tivolia beater: a woman's practical invention. [18--]
- United Shirt and Collar Co. Catalogue of ladies' collars and cuffs, chemisettes, cape and sailor collars. (1900)
- Wakefield Rattan Co. Wakefield Rattan Company, illustrated catalogue, reed and rattan furniture. (1897)
- F.A. Walker & Co. Illustrated catalogue of useful and ornamental goods for the parlor, dining room, kitchen and laundry. (1870's)
- James P. Walker (Firm). Catalogue of Christmas and New Year's presents: for sale by James P. Walker, 61 Merrimac Street, corner of John Street. (1851)
- Warner Brothers (New York, N.Y.). Modeled to fit. (c1894)
- Western Electric Company. To Lighten the labor of your home. (1919?)
- White Warner. Quaker coal, wood and combination ranges, parlor and laundry stoves: trade price list. (1926)
- Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict. The Remington standard typewriter. (1897)
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