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Door to door peddler

Black and white exterior portrait. A woman stands at her door holding five spoons. A man in a hat, coat and scarf holds a cane in his right hand and five wooden spoons in his left hand. He is standing on the woman’s step wearing a pack on his back filled with wooden spoons and ladles.

Source: Gottlieb Schäffer (1861–1934) – Dietmar Sauermann, Gerda Schmitz: Alltag auf dem Lande., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15988649. 1905.

This photo was taken in Germany however you can see how the peddler is wearing and carrying their goods from door to door to sell products.