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Hawker and peddler (marskramer and leurder)

The traveling merchant has always been a controversial person; the established shopkeeper tried to banish him from his territory and was always assisted in this struggle by the guilds. The shopkeeper had the burden of a mortgage, rent or taxes, even in slack season, like in winter. The hawker was free of those costs, so he could offer his merchandise much cheaper than his city rival and that was considered to be unfair competition. But not only the hawker was a threat, the guilds also tried to banish the street vendor. Regulations were issued, that only stores and warehouses were allowed to sell certain articles and that the merchandise could not be exposed on the streets or in a vehicle. But all these restrictions did not stop the hawker and all other traveling merchants.

We knew a few kinds of these traveling merchants: first the hawker (marskramer), who traveled from village to village in his own area, known by almost every villager and farmer. He had his variety of merchandise, like ribbons, buttons, clocks, anything light, because he had to carry it in his –mars-, a basket, which he carried on his back. He was considered to be a more or less reliable merchant. The street vendor had his own territory too, but he (or she) did not have his own costumers, usually he roamed the streets announcing his presence by yelling, singing or other noises. Most of them had their own special merchandise, The third category was the leurder (maybe translated as peddler); his position was close to the odd-jobber or even the beggar. He went from house to house, peddling his merchandise, which could be anything.

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