1897 sears catalog1

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The 1897 Sears Catalog. This catalog includes many strange items for sale by today's standards. It is a fun read!

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  • The 1897 Sears, Roebuck

    and Co. Catalog

    Recently my local historical society

    had its annual yard sale. One of the

    items I bought was a reprint of this

    famous catalog. It was recreated by

    Fred L. Israel of the City College of

    New York. It is 786 pages long

    (including the index). I have copies

    some of the pages to give you an

    indication of American life in these

    times. I had fun putting this together

    and I hope you do too!

    (Only the cover is in color, all the other pages are

    black and white)

  • Historical Context

    Before you start, here are a couple of

    trivial items for 1897..

    Henry Ford had just built his first car in his shed at home

    Gold had just been discovered in the Klondike

    William McKinley became the 25th president

    The nations most popular song was

    Therell Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight

    Americas first subway opened in Boston