A peddler, in British English pedlar, also known as a chapman,
cheapjack, hawker, higler, huckster, monger, colporteur or solicitor,
is a traveling vendor of goods.In England, the term was mostly used
for travellers hawking goods in the countryside to small towns and
villages; they might also be called tinkers or gypsies. In London more
specific terms were used, such as costermonger.From antiquity,
peddlers filled the gaps in the formal market economy by providing
consumers with the convenience of door-to-door service. They operated
alongside town markets and fairs where they often purchased surplus
stocks which were subsequently resold to consumers. Peddlers were able
to distribute goods to the more geographically isolated communities
such as those who lived in mountainous regions of Europe. They also
called on consumers who, for whatever reason, found it difficult to
attend town markets. Thus, peddlers played an important role in
linking these consumers and regions to wider trade routes. Some
peddlers worked as agents or travelling salesmen for larger
manufacturers, thus were the precursor to the modern travelling
salesman.Images of peddlers feature in literature and art from as
early as the 12th-century. Such images were very popular with the
genre and Orientalist painters and photographers of the 18th and 19th
centuries. Some imagery depicts peddlers in a pejorative manner, while
others portray idealised, Romantic visions of peddlers at work. Peddler Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter