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Miniature Antique English Apprentice Model Salesman Sample Drop-Front Bureau
Miniature Antique English Apprentice Model Salesman Sample Drop-Front Bureau

Miniature Antique English Apprentice Model Salesman Sample Drop-Front Bureau

Located in Forney, TX

something to showcase their talents, or whether it was made as a travelling salesman sample piece, which is

Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

Regency Satinwood Miniature Chest
Regency Satinwood Miniature Chest

Regency Satinwood Miniature Chest

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

have been made as a travelling salesmans sample piece originally. There is regular debate over

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Satinwood

1930s Moorman Farm Feeds Cast Iron Anatomical Pig Salesman Sample Figure
1930s Moorman Farm Feeds Cast Iron Anatomical Pig Salesman Sample Figure

1930s Moorman Farm Feeds Cast Iron Anatomical Pig Salesman Sample Figure

Located in Lancaster, PA

traveling salesman’s sample in the 1930s. Designed to open on a central hinge, the interior reveals a

Category

Vintage 1930s American Industrial Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Mid-19th Century English Walnut Miniature Chiffonier
Mid-19th Century English Walnut Miniature Chiffonier

Mid-19th Century English Walnut Miniature Chiffonier

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

almost certainly made originally as a travelling salesman's sample. It would have been constructed as

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

Georgian Miniature Chest of Drawers, Yew Wood, England, Circa 1760
Georgian Miniature Chest of Drawers, Yew Wood, England, Circa 1760

Georgian Miniature Chest of Drawers, Yew Wood, England, Circa 1760

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

would create something to showcase their talents. Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Yew

Quest for the Future by A. E. Van Vogt, First Edition BCE
Quest for the Future by A. E. Van Vogt, First Edition BCE

Quest for the Future by A. E. Van Vogt, First Edition BCE

Located in valatie, NY

produced more than 40 short stories and 5 serialized novels. A travelling salesman named Drake, awakens in

Category

Vintage 1970s American Books

Materials

Paper

Georgian Oak Kneehole Desk, George III Style, England, Circa 1750
Georgian Oak Kneehole Desk, George III Style, England, Circa 1750

Georgian Oak Kneehole Desk, George III Style, England, Circa 1750

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

showcase their talents, or was it made as a travelling salesman sample piece, which is where a few articles

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Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Georgian Oak Miniature Chest of Drawers
Georgian Oak Miniature Chest of Drawers

Georgian Oak Miniature Chest of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

workshop as a form of physical catalogue in advance of a travelling salesman’s road trip around the country

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Antique Regency Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest, England, Circa 1830
Antique Regency Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest, England, Circa 1830

Antique Regency Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest, England, Circa 1830

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

original feet. Almost certainly this was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece of furniture

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Miniature Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Victorian Miniature Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers

Victorian Miniature Mahogany Bowfront Chest Of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

made as a travelling salesmans sample piece of furniture originally. There is regular debate over

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

would create something to showcase their talents. Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Painted Pine 19th Century Miniature Chest Of Drawers
Painted Pine 19th Century Miniature Chest Of Drawers

Painted Pine 19th Century Miniature Chest Of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

talents. Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a few items were

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Pine

Oak 19th Century Miniature Kitchen Windsor Chair
Oak 19th Century Miniature Kitchen Windsor Chair

Oak 19th Century Miniature Kitchen Windsor Chair

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

, which means it would have been used by travelling salesman to take orders from people for full size

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Georgian Rosewood Miniature Chest Of Drawers
Georgian Rosewood Miniature Chest Of Drawers

Georgian Rosewood Miniature Chest Of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

would create something to showcase their talents. Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Rosewood

Regency Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers, England, Circa 1820
Regency Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers, England, Circa 1820

Regency Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers, England, Circa 1820

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

tuned feet which are very elegant. Almost certainly this was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest Of Drawers
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest Of Drawers

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Bowfront Chest Of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

elegant. Almost certainly this was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece of furniture originally

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

apprentices looking for a job by showcasing their talents, or in fact made as travelling salesman's scale

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Small Georgian Miniature Chest of Drawers
Mahogany Small Georgian Miniature Chest of Drawers

Mahogany Small Georgian Miniature Chest of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

talents. Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a selection of items

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Walnut Miniature Chest, England, Circa 1880, Five Drawers
Victorian Walnut Miniature Chest, England, Circa 1880, Five Drawers

Victorian Walnut Miniature Chest, England, Circa 1880, Five Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

was. One use was of course pieces which were made as travelling salesman’s sample pieces, which is

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century Edwardian Travelling Tradesman Salesman's Soap Sampler
Early 20th Century Edwardian Travelling Tradesman Salesman's Soap Sampler

Early 20th Century Edwardian Travelling Tradesman Salesman's Soap Sampler

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A unusual travelling tradesman's soap display case, early 20th century in age likely Edwardian

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine

Victorian Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers
Victorian Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers

Victorian Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

intended function was. One use was of course pieces which were made as travelling salesman’s sample

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Antique Mahogany Miniature Chiffonier
Victorian Antique Mahogany Miniature Chiffonier

Victorian Antique Mahogany Miniature Chiffonier

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

this was almost certainly made originally as a travelling salesman's sample. It would have been

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Late Regency 19th Century Burr Oak Miniature Chest
Late Regency 19th Century Burr Oak Miniature Chest

Late Regency 19th Century Burr Oak Miniature Chest

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

showcase their talents, or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

showcasing his talents, or alternatively whether it was made as a travelling salesman’s sample piece

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

19th century miniature mahogany dresser base, circa 1850
19th century miniature mahogany dresser base, circa 1850

19th century miniature mahogany dresser base, circa 1850

Located in Central England, GB

apprentice passing out piece but it is so good that I feel it was probably a travelling salesman's sample

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Miniature Table Cabinet, England, Circa 1820
Regency Mahogany Miniature Table Cabinet, England, Circa 1820

Regency Mahogany Miniature Table Cabinet, England, Circa 1820

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

top type surface. Alternatively it may have been specifically made as a travelling salesmans sample

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

H.H. Kohlsaat by Carlo de Fornaro
H.H. Kohlsaat by Carlo de Fornaro

H.H. Kohlsaat by Carlo de Fornaro

Located in Bristol, CT

Pirie Scott and Company. He became a traveling salesman, eventually working for Blake, Shaw and Company

Category

20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Mid 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest, Circa 1760
Mid 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest, Circa 1760

Mid 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest, Circa 1760

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

travelling salesmans sample piece where scale models of the full size items which a workshop could produce

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Miniature Mahogany Breakfast Table
Regency Miniature Mahogany Breakfast Table

Regency Miniature Mahogany Breakfast Table

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

travelling salesmans horse and cart. It would then be presented to prospective clients and orders for the

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Flapper Fanny - Female Cartoonist of the Golden Age
Flapper Fanny - Female Cartoonist of the Golden Age

Flapper Fanny - Female Cartoonist of the Golden Age

Located in Miami, FL

2820 Parkwood Avenue. Her father was a traveling salesman. The 1920 census said the family lived in

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Archival Paper

Female Bather (Nude Women)
Female Bather (Nude Women)

Female Bather (Nude Women)

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

recorded as Anna or Anne.[8][96] Brockman's father was a traveling salesman named Harry G. Brockman.[3

Category

1930s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pair of Handmade Antique Boots
Pair of Handmade Antique Boots

Pair of Handmade Antique Boots

Located in London, Greenwich

Pair of handmade antique boots. Either traveling salesman sample or apprentice pieces. Made in

Category

Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Leather

Portuguese Pair of Terracotta Sculptures
Portuguese Pair of Terracotta Sculptures

Portuguese Pair of Terracotta Sculptures

Located in Lisboa, Lisboa

, traditional touch. The figures depict different characters: a peasant man, possibly a travelling salesman

Category

Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Silver Trinket Box with Chinese Scene, Late 19th-Early 20th Century
Silver Trinket Box with Chinese Scene, Late 19th-Early 20th Century

Silver Trinket Box with Chinese Scene, Late 19th-Early 20th Century

Located in St. Catharines, ON

woodcut featuring a Chinese traveling figure or salesman wearing a hat a walking stick in one hand, the

Category

Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Silver

Silver Trinket Box with Chinese Scene, Late 19th-Early 20th Century
Silver Trinket Box with Chinese Scene, Late 19th-Early 20th Century

Silver Trinket Box with Chinese Scene, Late 19th-Early 20th Century

Located in St. Catharines, ON

woodcut featuring a Chinese traveling figure or salesman with a walking stick in one hand, the other

Category

Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

1950s Action Ad Electric Neon Rotating Advertising Clock
1950s Action Ad Electric Neon Rotating Advertising Clock

1950s Action Ad Electric Neon Rotating Advertising Clock

Located in Orange, CA

salesman sample due to having the carrying case. Case is original and was made for easy traveling for

Category

Vintage 1940s American More Clocks

Materials

Glass, Wood

Edwardian Salesman’s Sample Hat Box by Drew and Sons Trunk Makers
Edwardian Salesman’s Sample Hat Box by Drew and Sons Trunk Makers

Edwardian Salesman’s Sample Hat Box by Drew and Sons Trunk Makers

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

19th Century Traveling salesman sample showing the quality of leather suitcases and luggage produced by

Category

Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Leather

Rare Regency Mahogany Miniature Extending Dining Table
Rare Regency Mahogany Miniature Extending Dining Table

Rare Regency Mahogany Miniature Extending Dining Table

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

certainly made as a travelling salesman's sample piece. It is really rather delightful and has one

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Apprentice Chest Drawers Mahogany 1860
Victorian Apprentice Chest Drawers Mahogany 1860

Victorian Apprentice Chest Drawers Mahogany 1860

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Here we have a Victorian mahogany apprentice chest of drawers or travelling salesman sample. Circa

Category

Antique 1860s Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

19thc Salesman's Sample Brunswick Balke Collender Co. Liquor Decanter Bar w/Rail
19thc Salesman's Sample Brunswick Balke Collender Co. Liquor Decanter Bar w/Rail

19thc Salesman's Sample Brunswick Balke Collender Co. Liquor Decanter Bar w/Rail

By Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company 1

Located in Savannah, GA

I mean, have you ever? This rare travelling salesman sample miniature bar is in very good

Category

Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Stainless Steel, Nickel

Carpenters Sample Mini-Chest
Carpenters Sample Mini-Chest

Carpenters Sample Mini-Chest

Located in San Marino, CA

A miniature chest of drawers dating to the mid 19th century, once a sample carried by a traveling

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Baroque Revival Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Traveling Salesman For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal traveling salesman for your home. Each traveling salesman for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and oak. There are many kinds of the traveling salesman you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A traveling salesman, designed in the Georgian, Regency or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made traveling salesman over the years, but those crafted by Matthew Boulton are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Traveling Salesman?

The average selling price for a traveling salesman at 1stDibs is $2,415, while they’re typically $75 on the low end and $65,000 for the highest priced.