Directory of Industry and Handicrafts in Palestine

(ISRAEL, LAND OF)

Tel-Aviv

P. Kruglak, Publicity & Advertising Service

1934

Essays by N. J. Thischby, Director of the Trade & Industry Department, and D. Gurevich, the Statistician of the Jewish Agency for Palestine. Includes advertisements, illustrations, and charts

An interesting resource for industry in Palestine. Produced by the Trade & Industry Department of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, the Directory contains listings of businesses throughout the country. It also includes statistics and tables concerning the industry at the time. One such chart illustrates the incredible rise in capital during the settlement of Palestine, showing a 6-fold increase between 1921 and 1933. Among the many unique and varied categories of industry in the Directory are such categories as: Porcelain Teeth; Cement Pipes for Irrigation; Bodies of Autobusses; Sewing of Shirts and Pyjamas, etc