Antique Department Store Catalog c1905 Dufayel Paris Illustrated Hydrotherapy

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100% FEEDBACK ~ 26 YEARS ON EBAY ~ 5-STAR SERVICE Illustrated c.1905–1910 Grands Magasins Dufayel Paris trade catalog. Complete 72 pages packed with period engravings of hydrotherapy equipment, bathrooms, cookware, household tools, furnishings and more, plus an advertisement for Dufayel's cinematograph and other attractions. VG or better; tight, complete and exceptionally clean internally. See photos. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 100% FEEDBACK ~ 26 YEARS ON EBAY ~ 5-STAR SERVICE Remarkable illustrated trade catalog from the Grands Magasins Dufayel of Paris, documenting household life and technology in Belle Époque France. Catalogue d’Appareils d’Hydrothérapie et Articles de Ménage, etc. Grands Magasins Dufayel, 24 rue de Clignancourt, Paris, c.1905–1910. Complete 72-page catalog, approximately 7 × 9½ inches, profusely illustrated with period engravings of hydrotherapy and shower apparatus, bathtubs and water heaters, cookware, household tools, lampshades, cleaning equipment, baskets, furniture and numerous other domestic goods. Especially interesting is a full-page advertisement for the attractions of the Grands Magasins Dufayel, including daily cinematograph performances with orchestral accompaniment, concerts and the store's photography department. A fascinating visual record of French domestic technology, consumer culture and department-store merchandising in the early 20th century. Condition: VG or better. Complete, tight an

• Condition: Very Good

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