Scope and Content Vol. XVII, no. 7. Serial published by the Larkin Company as part of a broad marketing strategy. Larkin Clubs were established as cooperative buying clubs; members were mostly from small towns whose families had modest incomes. Each club had a "secretary" who conducted all business with the company. The "Larkin Idea" contains "editorials", information on organizing clubs, essays from club members, testimonials from customers, marketing information, catalog information, and general product...

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Everson vacuum cleaner.

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Vol. 2 no. 6. Pamphlet with information on a variety of Bissell products, including lighting fixtures, switchboards, and vacuum cleaners; and company information.

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Published by Keller Manufacturing Co. for the Santo vacuum cleaner.

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Published by the Thos. C. Fluke Company/Mitchell Fletcher Co. Contains price lists for domestic and imported foods.

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A collection of advertising fliers, brochures, booklets and catalogs for household appliances and products, all aimed specifically at women, dating from the 1860s to the 1930s. The collection includes trade catalogs for heating sources, stoves, porcelain sinks, vacuums, "wear-ever" cookware, carpet sweepers, irons, wringers, and "ready to eat" food products; fliers for labor-saving laundry soap, and a dryer that dries without a wringer; a commercial laundry price list; and brochures.

Scope and Content From the Collection:

A collection of advertising fliers, brochures, booklets and catalogs for household appliances and products, all aimed specifically at women, dating from the 1860s to the 1930s. The collection includes trade catalogs for heating sources, stoves, porcelain sinks, vacuums, "wear-ever" cookware, carpet sweepers, irons, wringers, and "ready to eat" food products; fliers for labor-saving laundry soap, and a dryer that dries without a wringer; a commercial laundry price list; and brochures.