Wanamaker letter, 1893.

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Wanamaker letter, 1893.

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The collection consists of a handwritten letter dated 1893 from the John Wanamaker Department Store in Philadelphia addressed to Miss Wallace. It discusses certain silk fabric that is available.

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John Wanamaker (Firm)

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Wanamaker's legendary department stores were oalaces of consumption that turned shopping into an event for ordinary people. Born in Philadelphia in 1838, John Wanamaker pioneered the concept of the department store. In 1861 Wanamaker and his brother-in-law, Nathan Brown, opened Oak Hall, a men's clothing store. In 1876, intending to open a central market like London's Royal Exchange or Paris' Les Halles, he converted an abandoned Pennysylvania Railroad depot into a multipurpose clothing and spec...