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carriage trade

Posted by Bruce Kahl on November 29, 2005

In Reply to: Carriage trade posted by t on November 29, 2005

: carriage trade

People with money used to drive or be driven around in carriages while the common man walked.

Retailers who sold items to such people were known as dealing with the carriage trade.

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