Genealogy Chat

Sales Rep is probably the modern term, they certainly still exist.

They are probably called a sales executive these days! If you look around commercial premises many have 'No representatives without appointment' because commercial travellers are still going strong. C

hiya Helen, and yes Gill is right, my dad was a commercial traveller, and believe me ,we moved a lot! because the job took you to new areas, and it never done me any harm, as I saw a lot of new places and faces, thanks to his job! and we lived in a house, so not to be confused with 'other ' travellers, sometimes I wish we did , as a child I would have seen it as a holiday.Oh I could tell you a lot about the 'commercial traveller' please pm me

Thanks both for your replies, much appreciated. Have a nice evening. Helen

Hi Helen A commercial traveller was literally a traveling sales representative. A commercial traveller could be selling anything from ladies underwear, cosmestics, to combine harvesters. I think there are still Pharmaceutical Salespeople, I have seen them at my local doctors, but I think commercial travellers/salespeople are a dying breed. Gill

Hi Helen An itinerant salesman, one who seeks orders for firm he works at. Probably a lot done by computer now,a commercial traveller would have taken samples of goods etc. to show customer. More than likely still the way some firms work! Mau

Good evening, I have one of two relative who give their occupation as Commercial Traveller. Forgive my ignorance, but what would be today's equivalent. Many thanks Helen