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Traveling Salesman, Art Deco Screenprint by Giancarlo Impiglia
Traveling Salesman, Art Deco Screenprint by Giancarlo Impiglia

Traveling Salesman, Art Deco Screenprint by Giancarlo Impiglia

By Giancarlo Impiglia

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Giancarlo Impiglia Title: Traveling Salesman Year: 1982 Medium: Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Edition: 300, AP 40 Paper Size: 36 x 27 inches

Category

1980s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Vintage Holland Furnace Co. Salesman Demonstrator with Instruction Sign
Vintage Holland Furnace Co. Salesman Demonstrator with Instruction Sign

Vintage Holland Furnace Co. Salesman Demonstrator with Instruction Sign

Located in Dekalb, IL

c. 1920s-1930s; Holland Furnace Company - Holland, MI, United States Compact salesman's demonstrator set featuring a miniature Holland Furnace unit mounted within its original trave...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Industrial Models and Miniatures

Materials

Metal

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

Often there is debate over whether miniature furniture was made as an apprentice piece, which is when a craftsmen who is looking for a job at a workshop would create something to sho...

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

Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a few items were produced as scale models but a well established workshop as a form of physical catalogue...

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

This rare cast iron pig was produced by the Moorman Manufacturing Company of Quincy, Illinois, as a traveling salesman’s sample in the 1930s. Designed to open on a central hinge, the...

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

A charming 19th century Victorian walnut miniature walnut chiffonier having mirrored back to superstructure over shaped top and three cupboard doors with mirrored panels (This ...

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

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

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

He produced more than 40 short stories and 5 serialized novels. A travelling salesman named Drake, awakens in a hospital unable to remember anything from the last 2 weeks.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Books

Materials

Paper

Louis XV Style Miniature Chest, Hand-Carved Walnut, French, 1960s
Louis XV Style Miniature Chest, Hand-Carved Walnut, French, 1960s

Louis XV Style Miniature Chest, Hand-Carved Walnut, French, 1960s

Located in Winter Park, FL

These types of chests were traditionally used by traveling salesman to showcase their craftsmanship and furniture designs to potential clients.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

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

Was it was made as an apprentice piece, which is where somebody who is looking for a job in a workshop would create something to showcase their talents, or was it made as a travellin...

Category

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

Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a few items were produced as scale models but a well established workshop as a form of physical catalogue...

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

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

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

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

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

Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a few items were produced as scale models but a well established workshop as a form of physical catalogue...

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

Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a few items were produced as scale models buy a well established workshop as a form of physical catalogue...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Pine

19th Century French Empire Miniature Commode
19th Century French Empire Miniature Commode

19th Century French Empire Miniature Commode

Located in Winter Park, FL

Historically crafted as a meuble de maîtrise by a guild apprentice to demonstrate technical proficiency, or used as a traveling salesman's sample. Perfect for storing treasured objec...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Louis Philippe Miniature Commode
19th Century French Louis Philippe Miniature Commode

19th Century French Louis Philippe Miniature Commode

Located in Winter Park, FL

Historically crafted as a meuble de maîtrise by a guild apprentice to demonstrate technical proficiency, or used as a traveling salesman's sample. Three dovetailed drawers with turne...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Models and Miniatures

Materials

Marble

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

Dating to the late 19th century it is almost certainly a "sample" piece of miniature furniture, which means it would have been used by travelling salesman to take orders from people ...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Oak

Georgian Rosewood Miniature Chest of Drawers, England, Circa 1820
Georgian Rosewood Miniature Chest of Drawers, England, Circa 1820

Georgian Rosewood Miniature Chest of Drawers, England, Circa 1820

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

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

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

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

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

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

French Empire Miniature Semainier Chest, Walnut & Brass, Circa 1800
French Empire Miniature Semainier Chest, Walnut & Brass, Circa 1800

French Empire Miniature Semainier Chest, Walnut & Brass, Circa 1800

Located in Winter Park, FL

These miniature chests were historically crafted as a meuble de maîtrise by a guild apprentice to demonstrate technical proficiency, or used as a traveling salesman's sample. Perfect...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Models and Miniatures

Materials

Brass

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

An attractive and good quality early 19th century Georgian mahogany miniature chest having well figured top over two short and three long drawers with later brass lions mask knobs...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Shoe Travelling Case, Salesman's, Collector's, Travel Trunk, Globite
Vintage Shoe Travelling Case, Salesman's, Collector's, Travel Trunk, Globite

Vintage Shoe Travelling Case, Salesman's, Collector's, Travel Trunk, Globite

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a vintage shoe travelling case. An Australian, salesman’s or collectors travel trunk by Globite, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.

Category

Early 20th Century Australian Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Leather

19th Century Victorian Miniature Bowfront Chest
19th Century Victorian Miniature Bowfront Chest

19th Century Victorian Miniature Bowfront Chest

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a selection of items were produced as scale models by a well established workshop, as a form of physical ...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest, Circa 1790, England, Three Drawers
Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest, Circa 1790, England, Three Drawers

Georgian Mahogany Miniature Chest, Circa 1790, England, Three Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

Or whether it was made as a travelling salesmans sample piece, which is when a selection of items were produced as scale models by a well established workshop, as a form of physical ...

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

One use was of course pieces which were made as travelling salesman’s sample pieces, which is where a few articles were made as scale models in advance of a road trip on which the sa...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Walnut

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

Victorian Mahogany Miniature Chest of Drawers

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

One use was of course pieces which were made as travelling salesman’s sample pieces, which is where a few articles were made as scale models in advance of a road trip on which the sa...

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

A charming mid-19th century mahogany two door miniature chiffonier having carved decoration to back and two-panelled below on original plinth (An unusual type of piece to see a mini...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

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. A segmented internal draw hidden via the sliding cover, housing fourteen hand blown...

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine

Antique Travelling Jewellery Salesman's Box, English Carry Case, Victorian, 1850
Antique Travelling Jewellery Salesman's Box, English Carry Case, Victorian, 1850

Antique Travelling Jewellery Salesman's Box, English Carry Case, Victorian, 1850

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique travelling jewellery salesman's box. An English, mahogany and cedar secure carry case, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood, Cedar

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

A delightful Regency Period burr oak miniature chest having Superbly figured top above two short & three long drawers with Original brass knobs flanked by elegant fluted stiles ra...

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

Opinions often differ as to the original purpose for many items of miniature furniture in terms of whether it was was made as an apprentice piece, which is when an unemployed craftsm...

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

It was possibly made as an apprentice passing out piece but it is so good that I feel it was probably a travelling salesman's sample which would have been taken out to show retail cu...

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dressers

Materials

Mahogany

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

H.H. Kohlsaat by Carlo de Fornaro

By Carlo de Fornaro

Located in Bristol, CT

Kohlsaat later worked for several Chicago merchants, including Carson Pirie Scott and Company. He became a traveling salesman, eventually working for Blake, Shaw and Company, a whole...

Category

20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Original Harpignies oil painting "Landscape at Twilight
Original Harpignies oil painting "Landscape at Twilight

Original Harpignies oil painting "Landscape at Twilight

By Henri Joseph Harpignies

Located in Hinsdale, IL

HENRI JOSEPH HARPIGNIES(1819–1916) Landscape at Twilight Oil painting on canvasImage Size: 24.6”x 20.6”Signed in oil, lower left Verso: Gallery label reading “The Lenz Gallery –Mi...

Category

19th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

Alternatively it may have been specifically made as a travelling salesmans sample piece of furniture. Whichever its original purpose it is incredibly useful for modern day living how...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Models and Miniatures

Materials

Mahogany

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

The two well known and accepted purposes were either as an apprentice piece, meaning that the item may well have been made by a hopeful young man looking to secure himself a job at t...

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

That means that it would have been constructed effectively as a scale model in the workshop, using exactly the same painstaking methods as its full size counterparts, before being di...

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

They lived in Baltimore at 2820 Parkwood Avenue. Her father was a traveling salesman. The 1920 census said the family lived in Newport News, Virginia at 76 33rd Street.

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

Her marriage certificate gives Queen Anne Brockman as her name.[4] Early census reports give her given name as Queenie or Queene.[107][108] Her given name was also recorded as Anna o...

Category

1930s American Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 20th c. Handmade Cigar Box Art Library Desk c.1930
Early 20th c. Handmade Cigar Box Art Library Desk c.1930

Early 20th c. Handmade Cigar Box Art Library Desk c.1930

Located in San Francisco, CA

This hand crafted library desk can be one of the following: Salesman Samples: Traveling representatives carried highly detailed miniature furniture to retail stores to take cus...

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Metal

Bill Blass Vintage Black Sequin Suit With Removable Fox Collar & Cuffs Size 6-8
Bill Blass Vintage Black Sequin Suit With Removable Fox Collar & Cuffs Size 6-8

Bill Blass Vintage Black Sequin Suit With Removable Fox Collar & Cuffs Size 6-8

By Bill Blass

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Early life Blass was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Ralph Aldrich Blass, a traveling hardware salesman, and his wife, Ethyl (Keyser) Blass.

Category

1970s American Skirt Suits

Bill Blass Custom Emerald Cocktail Strapless Dress & Vest for Martha PB Size 8
Bill Blass Custom Emerald Cocktail Strapless Dress & Vest for Martha PB Size 8

Bill Blass Custom Emerald Cocktail Strapless Dress & Vest for Martha PB Size 8

By Bill Blass

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Early life Blass was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Ralph Aldrich Blass, a traveling hardware salesman, and his wife, Ethyl (Keyser) Blass.

Category

1990s American Dress and Coat Ensembles

Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY
Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY

Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY

By Samuel Gottscho

Located in Surfside, FL

After twenty-three years as a traveling lace and fabric salesman, at an age when most people would have given up their youthful dreams, Gottscho became a professional commercial phot...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY
Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY

Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY

By Samuel Gottscho

Located in Surfside, FL

After twenty-three years as a traveling lace and fabric salesman, at an age when most people would have given up their youthful dreams, Gottscho became a professional commercial phot...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY
Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY

Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY

By Samuel Gottscho

Located in Surfside, FL

After twenty-three years as a traveling lace and fabric salesman, at an age when most people would have given up their youthful dreams, Gottscho became a professional commercial phot...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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 England completely by hand from leather and dating from circa 1900.

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

The figures depict different characters: a peasant man, possibly a travelling salesman, holding a large basket, and a graceful woman interacting with a small dog that stands on its h...

Category

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

Materials

Terracotta

Gorleston harbour  Campbell Archibald Mellon was born in on 16 June 1878_1955
Gorleston harbour  Campbell Archibald Mellon was born in on 16 June 1878_1955

Gorleston harbour Campbell Archibald Mellon was born in on 16 June 1878_1955

Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares

Campbell Archibald Mellon ROI, RBA (1876 - 1955) Campbell Archibald Mellon was born in Berkshire on June 16th 1876; he moved to Nottingham in 1903 to work as a travelling salesman a...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 20th Century Post Impressionist Painting, Female nude with Children
Early 20th Century Post Impressionist Painting, Female nude with Children

Early 20th Century Post Impressionist Painting, Female nude with Children

By Jacqueline Marval

Located in Washington, DC

Born Marie-Joseph Vallet, the daughter of two schoolteachers, by the age of twenty-two she was already herself qualified as a schoolteacher and married to a traveling salesman. Perh...

Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

A heavy silver box with canted corners, the hinged cover in the style of an ancient traditional woodcut featuring a Chinese traveling figure or salesman wearing a hat a walking stick...

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

A heavy silver box with canted corners, the hinged cover in the style of an ancient traditional woodcut featuring a Chinese traveling figure or salesman with a walking stick in one h...

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

When turned on this table clock has a section that rotates the advertising while illuminating the blue neon light. Believed to be a salesman sample due to having the carrying case. C...

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

Edwardian Salesman’s Sample Hat Box by Drew and Sons Trunk Makers This is a unique piece, it is a 19th Century Traveling salesman sample showing the quality of leather suitcases and...

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Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Leather

Early 20th Century French Black Leather Traveling Trunk with Brass Detailing
Early 20th Century French Black Leather Traveling Trunk with Brass Detailing

Early 20th Century French Black Leather Traveling Trunk with Brass Detailing

Located in Fayetteville, AR

Originally used in the 1920's to carry goods for a traveling salesman, this small scale French wooden traveling trunk is covered in black leather and features wooden runners and bras...

Category

Early 20th Century French Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Brass

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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.