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Product Identifiers

PublisherSchiffer Publishing, The Limited

ISBN-100764303317

ISBN-139780764303319

eBay Product ID (ePID)890609

Product Key Features

LanguageEnglish

TopicHouse & Home, Health & Fitness, Antiques & Collectibles, Medical, Beauty & Grooming, General, Pharmacology

AuthorC. L. Miller

IllustratorYes

Dimensions

Item Length11 In.

Item Height0.6 In.

Item Weight18.4 Oz

Item Width8.5 In.

Additional Product Features

LCCN97-031799

Book TitleDoor-To-Door Collectibles : Salves, Lotions, Pills, and Potions from W. T. Rawleigh

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal640/.75

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisIn 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., 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.

Publication Year1998

FormatTrade Paperback

Dewey Edition21

LC Classification NumberTX303.M55 1998

Number of Pages176 pages