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Mail Box Before E-commerce: A History of Canadian 
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Both Canada's largest department stores and some local stores had mail-order catalogues. Find out more about some of the many catalogues that were published in Canada.

Army and Navy
Army and Navy

Catherine C. Cole

Dupuis Frères
Dupuis Frères

Marguerite Sauriol

Eaton's
Eaton's

Catherine C. Cole

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Henry Morgan & Company

Henry Morgan & Company
Alan M. Stewart

Pryce Jones

Pryce Jones
Jennifer Cook Bobrovitz

Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay
Company

Catherine C. Cole

La Compagnie Paquet
La Compagnie
Paquet

Marguerite Sauriol

P. T. Legaré
P. T. Legaré

Hélène Plourde

Simpson's
Simpson's

Carol J. Anderson

Woodward's
Woodward's

Catherine C. Cole

Montréal's St. 
Catherine Street Shopping District
Montréal's St. Catherine Street Shopping District

Alan M. Stewart

 

   
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