52 Letters to Salesmen (minus several dozen)
Today, a few sample pages of cartoons meant to instruct & inspire salesmen, published in 1925 & 1926 by the Stevens-Davis Company in Chicago, which were collected into the book 52 Letters to Salemen.
<
— Doug
[...] salesman (drumming/rapping at your door). As depicted below in a page excerpted from the 1925-1926 52 Letters to Salesmen - contrasting the pitching style of then-contemporary salesmen versus those of [...]
[...] salesmen of the late nineteenth century were called (see the below right excerpt from the 1926 52 Letters to Salesmen) — were known for spinning tales & jokes, to get on friendly terms with their [...]