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Collection consists of seasonal catalogs and wish books spanning the years 1902-1994. Catalogs feature the full range of items sold by Sears, from clothing to appliances and toys, and served as a bridge between the company's walk-in department stores and direct marketing mail-order business.
336 Vintage Christmas Wish Books and Retail Department Store Catalogs, featuring 302,605 catalog pages from Sears, Montgomery Ward and JCPenney over the years.
Get an idea by looking at the Sears Catalog through the years. The original 1888 mailer carrying watches and jewelry expanded into a catalog in 1894 that kept growing offering an ever-widening range of products: sewing machines, sporting goods, musical instruments, saddles, firearms, buggies, bicycles, baby carriages, and clothing.
Sears has opened the doors to its vast archival collection and invited the public to peek inside. More than 100 years of stories, product and brand histories, photographs, catalog images and more are now available online.
Click here to read more about the history of the Sears catalog or Big Book. Sears has opened the doors to its vast archival collection and invited the public to peek inside. More than 100 years of stories, product and brand histories, photographs, catalog images and more are now available online.
Mar 10, 2016 · Catalog. Issued (with slight variations) for the several geographical divisions with name of city for respective sections (i. e. Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle)
The Sears general merchandise “Big Book” and holiday Wish Book catalogs have been put onto microfilm and are available for research at libraries throughout the United States, see listings below. Internet sites that may have Sears catalogs available for purchase: www.abebooks.com. www.bibliofind.com. www.ebay.com. www.alibris.com.
