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Door-to-Door Collectibles |
Salves, Lotions, Pills & Potions from W.T. Rawleigh |
By C.L. Miller |
| Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 4880 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, Pa., 19310, 1998, pp. 174, $29.95, softcover. |
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| The interesting history of the W.T. Rawleigh Company, one the oldest and best-known American home delivery businesses, is examined from 1889 to the Twentieth Century, when it was purchased by Golden Pride. Chapters are divided into "Methods and Health Products," "Paper Memorabilia," "Trading in Foreign Countries," "Collecting Rawleigh Products," "Cosmetics, Toiletries and Work Savers," "Brushes, Mops, Dusters, and Toothbrushes," and "Rawleigh's Experimental Farm." More than 590 photographs and advertising images depict a wide range of packages, tins and bottles. Values provided in captions. Miller is a collector of W.T. Rawleigh and Jewel Tea Company products.
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