Name/Title
Watkins Household HintsEntry/Object ID
50.21.8Description
Watkins Household Hints. Material: paper, textile, metal. Size: 6 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: green hard cover book with metal spiral spine binding, black title print, "Watkins Household Hints", green paper book jacket with black and white lithographed photo on reverse providing a group view of Watkins office buildings, factories, branches, printing plant and bank in Winona; stamped on title page, "Clinton Nowack, The Watkins Dealer, 814 St. State St., Waseca, Minn."; 246 pages plus index of hints for household including for the basement, laundry, kitchen, cooking, canning, house cleaning, stain removal, household and garden insects, gardening, first aid and miscellaneous; illustrations and color photos of Watkins products.Context
Watkins products have been available and sold through many different selling channels through the years. First from only J.R. Watkins himself, to a band of horse and buggy salesmen, to counter stores all across the United States and the world. It evolved just as selling has evolved, from door-to-door to the Internet, and currently is distributed through a multi-channel approach with all channels complementing each other.Lexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Book, HouseholdBook Details
Author
Elaine AllenPublisher
J. R. Watkins Co.Date Published
1941Create Date
March 22, 2022Update Date
February 20, 2026