<p>This week, we look at the staying power of Catalogues.</p><p>They’ve been around since the mid 1800s, and they helped build the country.</p><p>We’ll talk about how catalogues let retailers reach people in far-flung towns and villages.</p><p>How catalogues finally allowed rural folks to have access to the same goods as city dwellers.</p><p>And how Seinfeld’s J. Peterman became an owner of the actual J. Peterman catalogue.</p><br><p>We know you want to listen to all the ads in this show. On the off-chance you&nbsp;<em>don’t</em>,&nbsp;<a href="https://apostrophe.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">subscribe ad-free here.</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>