Politics until the 19th century, then Direct Sales. The direct
  sales campaigns started around the 1820s, exiting the starting
  gates around the 1840s, chipping away at the corporate entities
  previously firmly established.

  The libertarian / free market competition model resulted in much
  choice but little consistency and a lot of garbage in the
  marketplace.

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