Bridal Registry (1952)

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On 1/17/06, Bapopik at aol.com <Bapopik at aol.com> wrote:
> BRIDAL REGISTRY--1,270,000 Google hits
> ...
> "Bridal registry" is not in the OED? Are no OED editors married?
> ...
> The first ProQuest hit is 1952?

I see earlier cites for "wedding gift registry" (ad for J.W. Robinson,
3/17/33), "bride's registry" (ad for J.W. Robinson, LAT, 6/4/35), and
"bridal gift registry" (ad for Bullock's, LAT, 5/13/46).

So do we get to find out where the happy couple is registered?


--Ben Zimmer

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