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Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Facsimile edition.
Physical Desc
209 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Faithful reprint of the retailer's Christmas catalog offers a nostalgia-inducing look at consumer goods of the 1940s, from toys to housewares, clothing, furniture, candy, and a selection of gifts for servicemen.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
708 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Imagine it's the end of the nineteenth century, and, with one catalog, you can buy everything from beds and tools to clothing and opium. (Yes, opium.) Not to mention ear trumpets, horse buggies, and Bibles. For every recognizable item included in the 1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue, plenty of others are guaranteed to confuse or interest 21st century readers--like Bust Cream or Food and Sweet Spirits of Nitre. What was once standard household fare...
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