Catalogue - Levi Weinberger's C.O.D., Baltimore, Maryland, 1882

This four-page price list and advertisement for Levi Weinberger's C.O.D. from Baltimore, Maryland, is for the Spring and Summer of 1882. The document promotes boots and shoes, detailing a direct-to-consumer Cash On Delivery (C.O.D.) sales model that aimed to bypass middlemen and offer competitive pricing. It highlights the company's "old established" reputation, its non-credit system, and its national shipping capabilities, positioning itself as a progressive retailer. The circular also explicitly aligns its business model with the anti-middleman sentiments of the Grange movement. The front page features a detailed lithograph depicting a bustling railway station with a steam locomotive pulling freight cars, one labeled "GOODS SHIPPED C.O.D." Figures are shown loading cargo under a station canopy. The business name, "LEVI WEINBERGER'S C.O.D.," is presented in ornate Victorian-style lettering. 3.

Associated People/Businesses

• Levi Weinberger (Proprietor)
• Weinberger, Levi

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Boots and shoes
• Retail trade
• Mail order
• 19th Century
• Baltimore
• Locomotives
• Advertising
• Catalogues
• C.O.D.
• Grange Movement
• Victorian Era

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 23, Folder 9