The children of the 1960s and ‘70s (and earlier) knew the slow, agonizing wait for a much less-complicated Christmas. We knew ...

Sears' 1956 spring/summer catalog was the first to feature animals: Sears Roebuck & Co. said today its 1956 spring and summer catalogue … For the first time in any Sears catalogue live Mexican ...

According to a 1955 article by The New York Times, Sears' 1956 spring/summer catalog was the first to feature animals: Sears Roebuck & Co. said today its 1956 spring and summer catalogue … For the ...

The case may thus be a later replacement and possibly is handmade. The date of the instruments is uncertain. After advertising only watches and jewelry from 1888 to 1893, Sears Roebuck began issuing a ...

Christmas. It doesn’t feel possible that it’s December and soon Christmas will be here. As a child, Christmas took so long to arrive. The anticipation would begin when the Christmas Edition of the ...

The Farmers Book, the Big Book, the Wish Book, the Dream Book or better known as the Sears and Roebuck Catalog. Every household within five hundred miles of Chicago would receive one. In its height, ...

Catalogs have undergone a steady recalibration over the years in response to technological changes and consumer behavior. The thick, heavy Sears and J.C. Penney catalogs that brought store ...

The Illinois Flag Commission has announced the Top 10 finalists for their new state flag design competition, which will be ...