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Focused on the laundry industry...
Focused on the laundry industry...
Item # 702037
January 01, 1883
BRIDGE & STILES' LAUNDRY JOURNAL, Providence, Rhode Island, 1883 Who would have guessed that there is a newspaper focused on the laundry industry? But here is one.
Page 2 has an article beginning: "Our object in publishing this Journal, is too give the public a true idea of a new industry, vis: The Steam Laundry...".
This is the volume 1, number 1 issue, four pages, 10 by 13 inches, minimal edge wear, good condition.
AI notes: Bridge & Stiles' Laundry Journal was a late 19th-century trade newspaper dedicated to the professional laundry industry. It featured articles on laundry techniques, innovations in steam machinery, stain removal, water treatment, and general business advice for laundry operators. The journal also included extensive advertisements for soaps, wringers, boilers, and ironing equipment. It served as an essential resource during a time when commercial laundries were rapidly expanding with the rise of urbanization and industrialization.
Category: Post-Civil War











