The Mercantile Agency Reference Book For The British Provinces; Containing Ratings Of Merchants, Manufacturers, And Traders Generally, Throughout The (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789354213878)

Discover the mercantile heartbeat of 1866 Canada. A vital ledger for business. Volume III of The Mercantile Agency Reference Book for the British Provinces compiles merchant ratings and concise entries for merchants, manufacturers and traders throughout the Dominion. As a working canadian business directory and a 19th century trade reference, it preserves historical mercantile listings that record names, addresses and specialities - a contemporary record of british provinces commerce when rail and river defined markets and merchant credit shaped opportunity. The volume contains the ratings that guided commerce in its day: merchant ratings canada recorded by agents who knew local reputations, and an early canadian manufacturers index that points to factories, workshops and producing firms. Organised for quick consultation, the book functions equally as a practical lookup, a historian's source and a browsing pleasure for anyone curious about Victorian enterprise. More than mere listings, this volume offers a window onto canadian commercial history: an indispensable reservoir of Victorian era business records and a rich genealogical research resource for family historians tracing firms, trades or town economies. Casual readers and classic-literature collectors alike find vivid regional detail; archivists and scholars uncover primary evidence for studies of commerce, credit and migration. Librarians and museums prize it for the authenticity it lends to local histories, while economists and students of industrialisation will note patterns in manufacture and distribution. It is prized as an antique business reference and as a vintage trade compendium, and it sits comfortably alongside collectors business books in serious collections. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Whether used to corroborate genealogical leads or to enrich a study of early Canadian industry, the entries repay careful attention and often supply granular leads overlooked elsewhere. Rediscover the merchants who built towns, and the manufacturers that seeded later enterprise.

Author: Unknown
ISBN-10: 9354213871
ISBN-13: 9789354213878
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Language: English
Published: 11/19/2020
Pages: 572
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.83lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.27d