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Wallpaper Samples
Sears Roebuck & Co
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R757
Discovery Miles 7 570
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Seroco Paints. (Hardcover)
Sears Roebuck & Co, Illinois Paint Manufacturing Co
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R679
Discovery Miles 6 790
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They were Amazon and Walmart combined-the one place to shop for
Americans who needed everything-clothes, furniture, tools, jewelry,
musical instruments, books, and more! 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 is today a sometimes
strange, often funny look at what life was once like for the
average American family. Sears, Roebuck & Co. has defined and
innovated American retail for years. As the company grew from
humble beginnings, its catalog selection exploded to include all
sorts of categories and encompassed almost everything imaginable;
eventually you could actually buy a house right along with
everything you needed to furnish it. Flipping through the pages of
seemingly endless items, huge and small, readers will find it
impossible not to marvel at such early American ingenuity and
determination to allow people in the farthest reaches of a
still-growing nation to purchase and receive all the necessities of
life and the comforts of home. For antique collectors, historians,
costumers, set designers, and anyone just interested in the
everyday components of life back in 1897, this facsimile is as
entertaining as it is educational.
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Wallpaper Samples
Sears Roebuck & Co
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R456
Discovery Miles 4 560
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Proudly promoting itself as "the largest home building organization in the world, " Sears, Roebuck and Company advertised its 1932 products in a handsome catalog that also displayed a full-size replica of Mount Vernon, created from Sears materials for a Paris exposition in 1932. At the heart of the publication were 68 designs for Sears houses, among them such handsome residences as the Belmont, a six-room house with vestibule, breakfast alcove, three bedrooms, and one-and-a-half baths; and the Dover, an English cottage with a massive chimney and unusual roof lines. A useful reference for people interested in preserving homes of this period, this volume will also be welcomed by anyone who relishes a glimpse of America's architectural past. Unabridged republication of"
Reprinted from a rare original: a huge illustrated selection of early 20th-century building materials and fittings-from roofing and siding to chandeliers and porcelain-enameled bathtubs-complete with original advertising copy, specifications and prices. Hundreds of black-and-white illustrations, plus 8 color plates.
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Seroco Paints. (Paperback)
Sears Roebuck & Co, Illinois Paint Manufacturing Co
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R339
Discovery Miles 3 390
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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