Interesting too from the catalogue is that there were Telegraphic Codes to order things. There was a code for the item plus a code for the number of items.

>>This Telegraphic Cipher Code will be found convenient in ordering Guns, Cartridges and other Leading Goods.<<

>>The plan of the Code is simple: A single word is made to take the place of a long description or series of numbers, viz(videlicet).....<<

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