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215 Department Store Catalogs 1908-2019

36 bookofjoe 3 6/4/2025, 3:09:23 PM archive.org ↗

Comments (3)

soupfordummies · 1d ago

Archive.org remains undefeated.

Fond memories of flipping through Sears Christmas books as a kid and getting to the NES games where they had one tiny screen shot per game.

Something like page 514 here: https://archive.org/details/great-american-wishbook-1991_202...

That whole book is a HEAVY nostalgia hit actually.

Later I got a reproduction of one of the early 1900s mail-order catalog. The immense scope of the art and illustration in those is kinda awesome really.

Over 1000 pages of this! https://archive.org/details/SearsRoebuckAndCoCatalog1922_201...

kbelder · 16h ago

Every Call of Cthulhu GM should have one of these on hand at all times.

khazhoux · 1d ago

First thought: Wow, 700-page catalogs?!?

Second thought: Oh right, pre-web you had to show all your inventory.