Old travel Blog photograph of the Ironmongers Shop, houses and people in Kirkmichael, a small village located in Strathardle, Perthshire, Scotland. The term ironmonger as a supplier of consumer goods is still widely used in Great Britain, the US equivalent being " hardware store. " In the second half of the 19th century, Victorian ironmongery offered a treasurehouse of appealing metalwork, with elaborate manufacturers’ catalogues offering literally thousands of objects to meet each and every need, almost all of which sought to combine practicality with pleasing design. The second half of the 20th century saw the steady decline of ironmongers’ shops. Although every small town in Britain used to have at least one, their fate has mirrored that of many traditional emporia.
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