Known as "The Farmer's Bible" or "The Nation's Wishbook," the Sears, Roebuck catalog became an American institution. When the catalog first came out, mail order was not a new concept, for Montgomery ...
Here are some of the most interesting products that Sears sold nearly 120 years ago. The wonderful world of copywriting before things like “laws” and “morals” is on full display in this 1902 catalog.
Sears (officially Sears, Roebuck & Company ... It began as a mail order catalog company, and began opening retail locations in 1925. The company gradually declined following prosperity during ...
Even homes. From 1908 to 1940, customers could pick out their own ready-to-assemble home kit from a Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog and have the materials shipped directly to them, primarily by rail.
Uniquely is a Sacramento Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Sacramento area so special. Minnie Kendall’s Roseville house was said to ...
Chabot can look at contemporary photos from Google Maps or real estate listings, compare them with pictures from old Sears catalogs and quickly know if the house is the real thing. In California ...