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Mail Box Before E-commerce: A History of Canadian Mail-order Catalogues image
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Fashion to Furnishings
Capturing Customers
Company Histories
From Order to Delivery
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Timeline
Catalogues (1880-1975)
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Three cataloguesThis site contains information of interest to collectors, whether they collect objects related to the history of Canadian department stores and mail-order companies, or objects sold through their pages.

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Ronald Chabot:
A Passion for Collecting
Meet a collector and learn that
"… what drives a collector is not so much the possibility of a reward … it is a taste for adventure."
  —Ronald Chabot

Collecting Mail-order History
See some objects in large collections of Eaton's artifacts, such as the Western Development Museum in Saskatchewan and the City of Toronto, as well as in museums and private collections of mail order.

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Caring for Your Treasures
Learn some basic tips on how to care for mail-order objects in your collection or home.
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Catalogues
Link to the catalogue pages directly and see catalogue pages from the 1880s to the 1970s featuring clothes, sports equipment, radios and record players, or whatever interests you.

Timeline and Company Histories
Consult the catalogue timeline for a history of mail-order catalogues and catalogue companies in Canada.

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Topics
Read fascinating papers about subjects, from fashion to labour history to oriental rugs.

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What is it?

What is it?

 
   
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