Pianos for the People: From Producer to Consumer in Britain, 1851-1914

Francesca Carnevali, Lucy Newton

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Abstract

During the second half of the nineteenth century, British society experienced a rise in real incomes and a change in its composition, with the expansion of the middle classes. These two factors led to a consumer revolution, with a growing, but still segmented, demand for household goods that could express status and aspiration. At the same time technological changes and new ways of marketing and selling goods made these goods more affordable. This paper analyzes these themes and the process of mediation that took place between producers, retailers, and consumers, by looking at the most culturally symbolic of nineteenth century consumer goods, the piano.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37-70
JournalEnterprise and Society
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2013

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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 February 2015

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