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Pryce Pryce-Jones

British politician

Born on: November 16, 1834
Died on: January 11, 1920
Aged: 85 years 56 days (1021 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: United kingdom of great britain and ireland
Birth Sign: Scorpio

 

Pryce Pryce-Jones

Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones was a Welsh entrepreneur who formed the first mail order business, revolutionising how products were sold. Creating the first mail order catalogues in 1861 – which consisted of woollen goods – for the first time customers could order by post, and the goods were delivered by railway.

The BBC summed up his legacy as "The mail order pioneer who started a billion-pound industry".


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