please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources harriet carter news newspapers books scholar jstor free images september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies largely or entirely upon a single source . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . september 2012 this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message harriet carter gifts inc. type privately held company industry retail founded plymouth meeting pennsylvania 1958 headquarters north wales pennsylvania website www.harrietcarter.com harriet carter gifts inc founded by harriet carter is an american retailer that specializes in unique gifts and household products . harriet carter has been in business since 1958 . it continues to maintain its headquarters in north wales pa near plymouth meeting pa where it was founded . the company sells a variety of products through a print catalog and its website . history edit harriet carter gifts started as a home based mail order business in 1958 . the kitchen served as the office and the carter children helped their mother fulfill orders . the company found its first success selling five different styles of decorative wood switch plate covers which were hand cut and stained in the family s basement . besides switch plate covers the first catalog also featured products such as a set of peter rabbit prints a federal eagle mirror a teak desk caddy a ski rack a medieval wall lamp and canned candles molded to look like fresh vegetables . the company has grown from a home business selling a handful of products via a catalog to a multi channel retailer with 300 000 square feet 28 000 m2 of warehouse space selling over 1 000 products . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title harriet carter & oldid 743428068 categories retail companies of the united statesdirect marketingcompanies based in montgomery county pennsylvaniaamerican companies established in 1958retail companies established in 19581958 establishments in pennsylvaniaprivately held companies based in pennsylvaniahidden categories articles lacking in text citations from september 2012all articles lacking in text citationsarticles with topics of unclear notability from september 2012all articles with topics of unclear notabilityarticles needing additional references from september 2012all articles needing additional referencesarticles lacking reliable references from september 2012all articles lacking reliable referencesofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 16 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view