Description

Early to Mid 20th Century, Original

Medium

Paper

Date

Early to Mid 20th Century

Condition Report

Good

Exhibited

Currently Mebane Antique Gallery and available for preview

Literature

American trade and mail-order catalogs boomed between the late 19th century and World War II, fueled by the expansion of the U.S. Postal Service's Rural Free Delivery and Parcel Post, which allowed manufacturers to bypass local middlemen and ship directly to rural businesses and consumers. The specific volumes shown from 1930 to 1941 highlight a critical economic era; during the Great Depression, these heavy wholesale books allowed small-town hardware stores to survive by ordering goods from centralized urban warehouses only as needed, rather than maintaining expensive upfront inventory. This era of commercial printing culminated in the 1941 editions, which capture the final moments of unrestricted civilian manufacturing before United States entry into World War II triggered widespread metal rationing and shifted industrial suppliers toward wartime defense production

Provenance

Kep Collection

Notes

Available for live in house bidding and pay-pick up from our gallery, Always bid with confidence with Mebane Auction. Thank you Jon Lambert

Good

Available payment options

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