What kind of supplies did people sell during the 1600s in Eurpoe??

Question

like swords, shovels........

Answer 1

Everything you can imagine, and then some.

Trade was already brisk by then, and had been for centuries.

Food - dried fish, grain (rye, wheat), pulses (peas and beans), spices, wines, salt, dried fruit, honey, sugar, tea, etc.

Manufactured goods: knives and swords (as you mentioned) but also cloth (linen, wool, felt, etc.), lace, tapestries, glassware, kitchenware (pots, plates, mugs, etc.), jewelry, porcelain, horseshoes, nails, guns, blocks (pulleys), plough parts, ship stores, paper, ink, pins and needles; musical instruments; etc.

Raw materials: timber; processed metal (lead, copper, tin, silver, and iron, as well as gold); tar, pitch, and turpentine; wax; furs; flax; saltpeter (for gunpowder)

This was just the stuff that was traded. Every town also had its craftsmen who used these materials to make local products for sale: salt pork and corned beef; barrels and kegs; beer; candles; soap; cheese; shoes and boots; hats; clothing of all sorts; flour; bread (commercial bakeries have been around since at least the 13th century) - all the things that were too heavy to be worth transporting; wouldn't keep along the journey; or needed to be personalized.