the (all american) history of shopping (carts)
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the (all american) history of shopping (carts)


l: the very first shopping cart invented by sylvan goldman
r: similar cart manufactured by the ‘kaspar’ company of texas

 between the 1930 - 40’s cars and large electric refrigerators have increased the size
of food shopping trips. but they couldn't've done it alone without a third invention
- the shopping cart!


l: brochure for ‘telescope’ two basket cart, 1947-1948
image © archives center, national museum of american history, behring center, smithsonian institution
r: original drawing of a telescope cart by inventor orla e. watson
image © archives center, national museum of american history, behring center, smithsonian institution

andrea db
03.05.05  
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