This could be a great resource to relic hunters

Holly_squirrel · Mar 22, 2013

Everyone on here has been so incredibly helpful in IDing things for me. I have this catalog from my grandfather , it's 1, 400 pages long of just about everything from the era.

Poor thing is more than weathered, but Wow is it helpful and Intriquing . So if I can give back by looking something up for anyone... Don't hesitate to ask! Here are just. Examples...

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Seats really did have everything!!

wainzoid · Mar 22, 2013

I think that is a great idea. I saw someone else mention using a old Sears catalog a while back. I see them at the auctions quite often. These are reprints that I see. They often sell for 6-8 bucks. At the time I thought I would buy the next one I saw. The first that came up, about a month ago, brought 15$....of course. Another came up last week, and he sold it in a group of books that brought 35$. Maybe the next one?!?!?

Holly_squirrel · Mar 22, 2013

wainzoid said:
I think that is a great idea. I saw someone else mention using a old Sears catalog a while back. I see them at the auctions quite often. These are reprints that I see. They often sell for 6-8 bucks. At the time I thought I would buy the next one I saw. The first that came up, about a month ago, brought 15$....of course. Another came up last week, and he sold it in a group of books that brought 35$. Maybe the next one?!?!?

Mine looks like a rat chewed it, lol.... I don't think anyone would take it. But I love my original

spartacus53 · Mar 22, 2013

That is a nice little book, it would even be better if we returned to the 1902 prices too :tongue3:

Coldshuz · Mar 22, 2013

The high school I went to in Japan, was pretty bad about sending out yearbooks to those of us that left halfway through a school year. One of the alumni's requested folks send a copy of their yearbook which he in turn scanned every page and posted them online at ZAHS Yearbooks Online - Zama American High School -- www.zamayearbooks.com.

If you had a website it's another option. Would take some time and dependent on your servicer, disk space may be limited. Would be awesome to set it up with a search capability, but would require coding.

Great item Holly.

Holly_squirrel · Mar 22, 2013

spartacus53 said:
That is a nice little book, it would even be better if we returned to the 1902 prices too

Sure would , I'd refurbish my home with the stuff in this catalog . What a dream that would be!

Holly_squirrel · Mar 22, 2013

Coldshuz said:
The high school I went to in Japan, was pretty bad about sending out yearbooks to those of us that left halfway through a school year. One of the alumni's requested folks send a copy of their yearbook which he in turn scanned every page and posted them online at ZAHS Yearbooks Online - Zama American High School -- www.zamayearbooks.com.

If you had a website it's another option. Would take some time and dependent on your servicer, disk space may be limited. Would be awesome to set it up with a search capability, but would require coding.

Great item Holly.

Hey I said I'd look up a few things , not make a computer program.... Lol

I'm so computer illiterate it'd look like my dog designed the website. If you read up on tbe post, you can purchase reproductions of it pretty cheap. If I had the time and the know how, it would be a nice addition to the site. Tben again maybe it would take some of the creativity and detective work of everyone working together to figure out what things are. And.... Lol.... It might make us less open minded to other possibilities .... I think to much...

TreasurePirate69 · Mar 22, 2013

I think this is a great idea! Thanks for the tip.

Searching on Amazon I also found the version below. It is a reprint and potentially fairly low quality. But for the price I don't see how it could hurt to have it. I just ordered a copy for myself. I'll let you know what it is like when it comes next week.

1897 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalogue: Skyhorse Publishing: 9781602390638: Amazon.com: Books

TreasurePirate69 · Mar 22, 2013

Here is another interesting source. I have no idea if their prices are good but it is interesting that they have so many old catalogs available for purchase.

Hillcrest Books - Catalogue of Old Catalogues