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Harriet Butler Shaw (June 26, 1842 - December 21, 1933) [1] was a pioneer of the mail-order business. [2] Historians generally credit Aaron Montgomery Ward with having pioneered the mail-order business in North America. [2]
Harriet Butler Shaw | |
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Born | Sanford, Maine | June 26, 1842
Died | December 21, 1933 Alfred, Maine | (aged 91)
Other names | Hat Shaw; H.B. Shaw |
Harriet B. Shaw started a mail-order business from her home in Alfred, Maine (known as the "Brickends"). [3] Going by the name "H.B. Shaw" to disguise her gender, Shaw sold medicines and other products from 1865-1881. [4] Products included a "$1 sewing machine" (actually a needle, thimble and a spool of thread), and a "foolproof flyswatter" (actually two blocks of wood) [4]. Buyers wrote from across the United States, but also Brazil, Canada, Germany, and Peru. [4] Shaw suspended her operations when she came under scrutiny by the United States Post Office for fraudulent business practices. [4] In the 1920's, a stamp collector purchased Shaw's collection of envelopes she had received while doing business. [2] Shaw's envelopes account for as much as 5-10% of the known 1869 issue stamps known today, and are considered collectors items. [4]
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Harriet Butler Shaw (June 26, 1842 - December 21, 1933) [1] was a pioneer of the mail-order business. [2] Historians generally credit Aaron Montgomery Ward with having pioneered the mail-order business in North America. [2]
Harriet Butler Shaw | |
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Born | Sanford, Maine | June 26, 1842
Died | December 21, 1933 Alfred, Maine | (aged 91)
Other names | Hat Shaw; H.B. Shaw |
Harriet B. Shaw started a mail-order business from her home in Alfred, Maine (known as the "Brickends"). [3] Going by the name "H.B. Shaw" to disguise her gender, Shaw sold medicines and other products from 1865-1881. [4] Products included a "$1 sewing machine" (actually a needle, thimble and a spool of thread), and a "foolproof flyswatter" (actually two blocks of wood) [4]. Buyers wrote from across the United States, but also Brazil, Canada, Germany, and Peru. [4] Shaw suspended her operations when she came under scrutiny by the United States Post Office for fraudulent business practices. [4] In the 1920's, a stamp collector purchased Shaw's collection of envelopes she had received while doing business. [2] Shaw's envelopes account for as much as 5-10% of the known 1869 issue stamps known today, and are considered collectors items. [4]