HI125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Movie Camera, Thomas Crapper, Great Stink
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Cholera (1831, 1853 in london) the great stink (1858) Prompted the creation of a sewer system in london. Sewage was dumped into the river thames before, which was why the river smelled bad. Reduction in disease and changing ideas of smell and cleanliness consumer products. Postal services (18th century) pony express (1860 1861) widespread opera and music halls. Motion picture camera (1881, 1888) etienne/jules marey. Consequences: rapid communication (financial markets; co-ordination); celebrity winner take all new networks. Small mom + pop shops" buy from wholesalers. Packing indicates whom it is packed for (i. e. the wholesaler) Advantage for shoppers: bargaining power with retailers (incl. credit lines, etc. ) Entrepreneur who originally works as a train telegraph operator resold watches. Creates a network of people selling products from a catalog in rural locations. They where given rewards for referring people to the catalog (cash to buy stuff from sears)
