Montgomery Ward Catalogue of 1895

Montgomery Ward Catalogue of 1895
Title Montgomery Ward Catalogue of 1895 PDF eBook
Author Montgomery Ward & Co.
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 648
Release 1969-08-01
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN 0486223779

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Tea gowns, bleached damask, and yards of flannel and pillow-case lace, stereoscopes, books of gospel hymns and ballroom gems, the New Improved Singer Sewing Machine, side saddles, anti-freezing well pumps, Windsor Stoves, milk skimmers, straight-edged razors, high-button shoes, woven cane carpet beaters, spittoons, the Studebaker Road Cart, commodes and washstands, the "Fire Fly" single wheel hoe, cultivator, and plow combined, flat irons, and ice cream freezers. What man, woman, or child of the 1890s could resist these offerings of the Montgomery Ward catalogue, the one book that was read avidly, year after year, by millions of Americans on farms and in small towns across the nation? The Montgomery Ward catalogue provides one of the few irrefutably accurate pictures of what life was "really like" in the gay nineties, for it described and illustrated almost anything that anybody could possibly need or want in the way of "store-bought" goods. In fact, in that pre-department store era, it was usually the only source for such goods. Imagine if Montgomery Ward had issued an illustrated catalogue in the days of Louis XIV, or Elizabeth I, or Charlemagne: what insights would we have into the daily life of the "common folk," the farmers and shopkeeper, housewives and schoolchildren . . . what sources of information for historians and scholars, collectors and dealers, what models for artists and designers. In 1895, Montgomery Ward was the oldest, largest, and most representative mail-order house in the country. The brainchild of a former traveling salesman, it issued its first catalogue in 1872, a one-page listing of items. By 1895, the catalogue, reprinted here, had grown to 624 pages and listed some 25,000 items, almost all of them illustrated with live drawings. Montgomery Ward was by then a multi-million dollar business that profoundly affected the American economy; and since it reached the most isolated farms and backwoods cabins, its effect on American culture was almost as great. Now once again available, it is our truest, most unbiased record of the spirit of the 1890s. An introduction on the history of the Montgomery Ward Company and its catalogue has been prepared especially for this edition by Boris Emmet, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins), a foremost expert on retail merchandising. His monumental work Catalogues and Counters has long been recognized as a landmark in the study of American economic history.

Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalogue and Buyers' Guide 1895

Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalogue and Buyers' Guide 1895
Title Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalogue and Buyers' Guide 1895 PDF eBook
Author Montgomery Ward
Publisher Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Pages 673
Release 2008-04-17
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN 1602392382

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A true record of an era, this unabridged facsimile of the retail giant's 1895 catalogue showcases some 25,000 items, from the necessities of life to products whose time has passed. Illustrated.

1922 Montgomery Ward Catalogue

1922 Montgomery Ward Catalogue
Title 1922 Montgomery Ward Catalogue PDF eBook
Author Montgomery Ward
Publisher
Pages 736
Release 1969
Genre Department stores
ISBN

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1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue

1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue
Title 1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue PDF eBook
Author Sears, Roebuck and Company
Publisher Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Pages 721
Release 2007-09-17
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN 1602390630

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Regal Musical Instruments: 1895-1955

Regal Musical Instruments: 1895-1955
Title Regal Musical Instruments: 1895-1955 PDF eBook
Author Bob Carlin
Publisher Centerstream Publications
Pages 0
Release 2011
Genre Music
ISBN 9781574242737

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"From the late 19th century through to the 1950s, Chicago was THE powerhouse of American musical instrument manufacturing. Among the most active makers was the Regal Musical Instrument Company."--Back cover.

The 1942 Sears Christmas Book

The 1942 Sears Christmas Book
Title The 1942 Sears Christmas Book PDF eBook
Author Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Publisher Courier Dover Publications
Pages 226
Release 2019-09-18
Genre Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN 0486843645

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Faithful reprint of the retailer's Christmas catalog offers a nostalgia-inducing look at consumer goods of the 1940s, from toys to housewares, clothing, furniture, candy, and a selection of gifts for servicemen.

Prominent Families of New York

Prominent Families of New York
Title Prominent Families of New York PDF eBook
Author Lyman Horace Weeks
Publisher
Pages 64
Release 1898
Genre New York (N.Y.)
ISBN

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