Marshall and Snelgrove

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1888: Attesting to the importance of the newly...

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1888

Attesting to the importance of the newly booming mail order trade, Marshall and Snelgrove 's department store reported receiving approximately 1,000 orders daily by post.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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1892: Marshall and Snelgrove introduced the combined...

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1892

Marshall and Snelgrove introduced the combined bodice, petticoat, drawers to be worn over a corset and under a vest.
Cunnington, C. Willett et al. The History of Underclothes. Revised, Faber and Faber, 1981.
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1893: James C. Marshall, son of the founder of...

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1893

James C. Marshall , son of the founder of Marshall and Snelgrove , donated a sizable portion of the family estate to the Linen and Woolen Drapers Cottage Homes , a philanthropic organization he had...

March 1909: Harry Gordon Selfridge opened a department...

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March 1909

Harry Gordon Selfridge opened a department store on Oxford Street, London.
Ferry, John William. A History of the Department Store. Macmillan, 1960.
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Wilson, Elizabeth. Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernity. Virago Press, 1985.
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