General servants cheapest option Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (129) continues the series of studies about domestic service advertising for female staff to work in the resort 1878-1881. The analysis references a database constructed from details of job requirements and advertisers which appeared each week in the Western Gazette. This article concentrates on applications for domestic staff […]
Requirements: types, qualities, skills Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (128) continues the series of studies about domestic service advertising for female staff to work in the resort 1878-1881. The analysis references a database constructed from details of job requirements and advertisers which appeared each week in the Western Gazette. Businesses working in the hospitality industry and their […]
A growing category Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (127) begins a series of articles which analyses want ads for indoor, female servants appearing in the Western Gazette 1878-1881. Subjects studied include types of servant sought, qualities desired, ages, and pay. The analysis also touches on such larger issues as Bournemouth’s economic health, the social profile of employers, […]
Modern marketing from the past Introduction Victorian Bournemouth (126) uses a sample of advertisements placed in one publication to explore media marketing practices during the 1870s. The sample consists of advertisements placed in the Poole & Dorset Herald by selected package goods marketers. It provides a glimpse into the early marketing for several products that […]