Woman's Institute
of Domestic Arts and
Sciences
The
Millinery Shop
Spiral Bound
Book Republication™
Originally
Published - 1916!
Why Buy Just One?
Receive a 50% s/h discount on all
items in your order after the first purchase, providing all are paid for in a
single payment as invoiced!
Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota
Prairie Treasures Spiral Bound Book Republication™ of our original "Woman's Institute
Millinery Guide: The Millinery Shop"
originally published in
1916!
This HISTORIC item includes
general history, use, details and instructions regarding
the stocking and
management of
the Titanic
Era
Millinery Shop. It
covers the do's and
don't's of how to set and run
a milliner's store during the Gibson Girl age!
Great information on starting your own hatter's business that
is just as useful today as when this book was
written nearly 100 years ago!(Original is NOT for
sale)
Our new line of Spiral Bound Book Republications™ oh-so-convenie ntly lie flat while in use!
This is a unbelievably nice touch if you have every tried to read a pattern's instructions while your hands are full of your in progress project. As an avid needleworker myself my personal experience prompted my choice of spiral binding for it's ease-of-use alone. I bet you'll love it too!
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This item is a great resource for those who are historical reenactment enthusiasts, students of historical millinery, clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc!
Our customers say:
"Always a great product and super customer service too.
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"Smooth transaction, highly
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This is certainly
a fine study on the history of the Millinery trade. Valuable
guidance and inspiration is contained in
this item
for the creative needlework, fabric & thread artists who
desire to study and recreate the excellence of the
early 20th century milliners trade. A later original, printed
in 1902, of this rare item recently sold in June '07 for over
$100! This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version
of another historic arts & crafts guide for a very resonable cost.
An
excerpt:
"At opening times, your wonderful and clever models are displayed on
account of their artistic beauty, for exactly the same reason that public
museums and art galleries are thrown open to the public, and the results of your
skill and handiwork are entitled to the same kind of treatment and consideration
that must be accorded to any other work of art."
Contents:
Establishing the Business
Preliminary
Considerations
The Personal
Element
Business Value of Friends and
Acquaintances
Personality
Self-Examination
Location and
Name
Selection of Location
Influence of Capital on Location
Selection of Name
(Includes various charming names of
the day!)
Fixtures and
Supplies
Purchasing Fixtures
Use of Wardrobe
Salesroom Tables and Chairs
Hat Stands
Location of Workroom
Equipment of Workroom
Workroom Supplies
Purchasing the Stock
Selection of Stock
Ordering and Checking Supplies
Returned Merchandise
Financial and Other Business
Matters
Bank Checks
Bank Drafts and Notes
Discounts and Loans
Credit Ratings
Fire Insurance
Arrangement of Stock
Taxes
State Laws
Methods of Advertising
Conducting the
Business
Selling Goods
Preparing for Sales
Openings or Millinery Receptions
Busy and Dull Seasons
Special Sales
Appropriate Showing of Certain
Styles
Window Dressing
Details of
Selling
Tact in Salesmanship
Familiarity with New Materials
Suggesting Suitable Hats to
Customers
Details in Trying on Hats
Cost Marks
Return of Goods by Customers
Selling for cash
Order Blanks
Cash Deposits on Order
Percentage of Profit
An actual detailed Order Blank
example to reproduce for your own use
Renting Veils and Hats
Delivery of
Goods
Packing Hats for Shipment
Receipts for Delivered Goods
Management of
Employees
Selection of Competent
Assistants
Workroom Organization
Discipline in Workroom
Miscellaneous
Information
Free Trimming
Use of Hat Tips
Economy in Using Materials
Testing Quality of Materials
Millinery Magazines
Inventory
What a historically educational and delightful shop owner's instructional this is!
The ladies of earlier times put
their hands to such marvelous work and
now you can too! This information is just a pertinent today as it was when
this book was written almost 100 years ago!
The Spiral Bound Book Republication™ you will receive is representative of the types of handicraft expertise of earlier genteel and feminine American and European culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment recreating antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your great-grandmothers did!
You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned at a high resolution and electronically revamped to provide you with the very best hardcopy reproduction. Unlike other reproduction sellers this is NOT a cheap, grainy photocopy! Our Spiral Bound Republication™ has so many more advantages over the original book.
What are the benefits of our antique book Spiral Bound Book Republications™?
* Our products are produced with front and back covers of heavy stock paper.
* Our products are made using the latest LaserJet printing technology meaning the ink will not smear like inferior photocopy or inkjet products do.
* Our spiral binding allows your book to lie flat during use for ease of viewing while working on your needlework projects.
* Our products do not cost a small fortune for you to obtain and enjoy.
* Every image and every page has been scanned to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper!
* These scans are enlarged to full-page dimensions for ease of viewing!
* You can gift these wonderful Victorian, Edwardian, Titanic and Flapper pattern book finds with family and friends!
Curious about the quality of this item? Please contact me and I will forward an image for your own personal inspection! You will appreciate the attention we have taken in providing you with a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that will be use for many years to come...
Check out Dakota Prairie Treasures' current auctions for many other unique needlework CD & Spiral Bound Book Republications™ for your creative needle working pleasure!
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