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Rug Buyers Trek Persia for Priceless Oriental Rugs
Bigelow and Hinske of Marshall Field & Co. journeyed from India to Persia and Greece buying rugs in a perilous expedition. They faced heat, scorpions, bandits, and tempers in Sultanabad and Kashon while negotiating steep prices. They survived po ison attacks, water shortages, and near-constant danger to return with a vast shipment worth millions.
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United States
Mrr. Bigelow
Mr. Hinske
Ts Bese
Fd Deans Lppadbes Gr Pf
Orientals
Allah
Bigelow
Theodore V. Hinske
Marshall Field & Co
Kashon
Sultanabad
Cr. E. Bigelow
Persiace
China
Himalayas
Persia
Imbrie
Teheran
Mr. Bigelow
Beebeck
Calcutta
Tineke
Japan
India
Kashmir
Peshawar
Khyber
Rawlion
Acorpions
Kashen
Damascus
Hinske
Greece
Owever
Europe
Paris
Orient
Mr. Bicelow