Comments on: In Search of a Tractor

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:05:41 +0000

The Sears catalogs had other, very practical uses once they were out of date. I actually remember outhouses where the Sears catalog served a pretty useful function.

They had a lingerie section? Really…?

By: Cristla

Cristla — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:18:48 +0000

I remember Sears, Roebuck and company as well and my parents, grandparents, and great grandparents had a catalogue at their house. My great-grandmother always ordered my Christmas present from there of it was underwear and PJ’s. It was a family event when the catalogue arrived. It brings back great memories when i think of it. As a young girl i received the old catalogue. It would be waiting for me on my dresser. Paperdolls ya know. Thank you Larry for sending me back in time for a bit

By: Harvey

Harvey — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:59:23 +0000

I certainly remember Sears, Roebuck and company and there was always a Sears-Roebuck catalogue in our house; as well as being a handy thing to have around when mom and dad needed something it presented hours of diversions for my brother and myself.

We made a game of it — we would go through the catalogue page by page (scrupulously avoiding the ‘lingere’ section) and choose one item each on each page to “buy”. On some pages, choosing only one item was too much of a challange so we bent the rule and allowed two each. Of course we never bought anything but in a way known only to a kid, we owned what we chose.