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Weekly essays on the history behind consumer products, advertising and marketing, such as Ballantine Ale ads, the origins of decaf coffee and the Jarts lawn dart ban. Readers get researched, personable storytelling about consumer culture and the myths around everyday goods.

Gnomenclature is a weekly newsletter from retailer Hammacher Schlemmer that uses its product and advertising archive to explore history and culture, from pop-culture cameos to forgotten songs and product mysteries. Readers get archival stories, guessing games about vintage gadgets, and playful accounts of the company's past.