by Cabinet of Curiosities | Jan 3, 2013 | Archive
In the early 20th century salesmen samples were a common item. The idea behind them was simple; salesmen needed a smaller (easily transportable) version of their product to show off to retailers. These samples also enabled retailers to display and demonstrate the...
by Cabinet of Curiosities | Jan 3, 2013 | Archive
No doubt this one will have you smiling. Brownie, the name of a long-running popular series of simple and inexpensive cameras made by Eastman Kodak, popularized low-cost photography and introduced the concept of the snapshot. Brownie cameras are credited for creating...
