Merchandise Collection (page 11)

Obsolete Machinery
28th March 1953: Machinery in a tinplateworks in South Wales factory which is due to close. This is because of the building of giant strip-mills which need fewer workers to run them

Goods In Window
1st October 1938: Clothing on display in a shop window in the village of Polperro in Cornwall. Original Publication: Picture Post - 3 - The Life Of A Village - pub

Belfast Ship Yard
20th February 1954: The Harland and Wolff ship yard in Belfast where a liner is being built. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7029 - The Best And The Worst Of Some British Cities 5 - Belfast

Window Shopping
25th June 1955: A well-dressed woman surveys the window of a jewellery shop in Dundee. Dundee, situated on the banks of the dSilvery Tayf

Travelling Salesman
12th September 1953: The lonely life of a travelling salesman, carrying his wares from shop to shop and from house to house in search of a customer

Shoe Seller
1810: A Parisian shoe seller, with shoes and slippers in her apron and carrying a shoe horn. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Retail First
The Maison Du Bon Marche in Paris, the worlds first department store, founded by Aristide Boucicaut. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bon Marche
The Maison Du Bon Marche in Paris, the worlds first department store, founded by Aristide Boucicaut. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Wooden Gallery
circa 1815: Parisians stroll through the Wooden Gallery, lined with shops and stalls. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mormon Traders
circa 1869: Mormons at Salt Lake City, Utah. They are gathered under a sign advertising jewellery from London and Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Manchester City
circa 1840: The smoking chimneys of Manchester as seen from Kensal Moore. Original Artwork: Engraved by Goodall after Wyld. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bundle Of Truths
September 1811: A street trader selling his wares in this cartoon entitled Bundle of Truths. Original Artist: By George Cruikshank (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Potato Famine
circa 1830: A cartoon satirising the failure of the potato crop, and the state of the vegetable market. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

New York Bakery; View of a retail block, which is located between 641-59 East 180th Street
circa 1935: View of a retail block, which is located between 641-59 East 180th Street, Bronx, New York City. A bakery, a lumber and heating supply store, a shoe repair, a carpenter

Shop At Macy s
circa 1918: Exterior view of Macys department store on 34th Street and Sixth Avenue, New York City. There are trolley cars and pedestrians in the intersection

The Corner Shop; : A London grocers with goods on display outside
5th August 1954: A London grocers with goods on display outside. (Photo by Monty Fresco/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Plastic Bumper
15th October 1956: A close-up of a Plexiglass bumper on a Nash Palm Beach, at the Farina works in Italy. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8703 - Fashion Kings Of The Car World - pub

Girl And Baguette as she reads a noticeboard
A young girl holding a baguette as she reads a notice board displaying cuts in the prices of fruit, jam and coffee. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5891 - Save The Franc - Pinay - pub

The Peoples Car
circa 1950: Rows of Beetle cars at a German Volkswagen plant. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Peoples Car
19th September 1953: A row of Standard Cars waiting to be sent to retailers. A four door saloon costing ?481 it does 50 miles to the gallon and is the cheapest car in Britain

Opel Cars
circa 1950: Brand new Opel cars waiting for transportation after being assembled in a Javanese factory. (Photo by Horace Brown/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Car Line-Up
14th October 1955: A line-up of the new Standard Vanguard, just off the production line at the Standard works in Coventry. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Hat By Mr John
circa 1950: A hat by Mr John on display on a mannequin in the window of a boutique on 57th Street, New York City. (Photo by Al Barry/Three Lions/Getty Images)

One-Piece Underwear
A mans one-piece undergarment, known as the Union Shirt, on display at a clothing exhibition in London

Newsagents
circa 1955: A dog takes a nap outside a newsagents shop in San Juan. (Photo by Rosskam/Three Lions/Getty Images)

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