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Traveling sales personnel

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  • A well groomed itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares from a smart carriage. Steel engraving by K. Schüler (?) after F. Piloty.
  • A man and a woman selling ceramic bowls at a market. Chromolithograph.
  • An itinerant medicine vendor and tooth-drawer with his company, performing operations and offering medicines for sale from a waggon to a crowd of people in Rome. Wood engraving, 1872.
  • An itinerant medicine vendor performing on stage with several assistants, selling their wares to a small audience in Rome. Etching by W. Unger after D. Helmbreker.
  • An itinerant medicine vendor proudly presenting his wares to a small group of people. Line engraving by J. van de Velde after W. Buytewech.
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    An itinerant salesman selling reproductions of antique and modern sculptures from a timber board he balances on his head. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1815.

    Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833. | Date: 31 December 1815 | Reference: 44004i
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    An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares on stage to an audience while his assistant draws a tooth from a man. Etching by Diebiey, 1767.

    | Date: 1767 | Reference: 20721i
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    University College, London: the main building. Coloured engraving by T. Higham after W. Wilkins.

    | Date: 1828 | Reference: 38733i
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    An old itinerant salesman offering the repair of defect umbrellas. Etching by J.T. Smith, 1816.

    Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833. | Date: 29 May 1816 | Reference: 44003i
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    An itinerant medicine vendor selling his wares on stage with the aid of an assistant who is extracting a tooth from a man from the audience. Process print.

    | Reference: 21011i
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