Well around Liverpool, they sold whitewash, blue, canes, hooks and screws and nails and bucket washers and scrubbing brushes and mops and cups and saucers and cloths and cleaning stuff and they had a smell.
chandler
ˈtʃɑːndlə/Submit
noun
1.
a dealer in supplies and equipment for ships and boats.
2.
historical
a dealer in household items such as oil, soap, paint, and groceries.