| Door-To-Door Collectibles: Salves, Lotions, Pills, & Potions from W.T. Rawleigh Contributor(s): Miller, C. L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764303317 ISBN-13: 9780764303319 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships - House & Home |
| Dewey: 640.75 |
| LCCN: 97031799 |
| Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" (2.05 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this comprehensive text, C.L. Miller chronicles the long history and many products of America's best known home delivery company. W.T. Rawleigh Company collectibles are presented here in over 590 photographs and advertising images. This vast array of packages, tins, bottles, and notions of all sorts begins with William T. Rawleigh's original 1889 products and continues up through the Rawleigh Company's late twentieth century product lines. Included are many old-time essentials for the home and farm, such as medicines for man and beast, food products, spices and extracts, cosmetics, toiletries, brushes, cookbooks, calendars, and the Rawleigh Good Health Guides and Almanacs. Also provided in this colorful and informative guide are helpful hints on locating and evaluating Rawleigh products, the proper care of those collectibles, and prices for the items themselves. This book will be a delight for everyone interested in the home delivery products of days-gone-by. |