This wonderful vintage catalog contains 637 pages filled with christmas treasures from the 1960s. Though sears was first to market with its trademark wishbook holiday catalog in the 1930s, by the 1960s other catalog retailers were publishing. A pagebypage video of the 1966 sears wish book christmas catalog. Of course, come christmas, i hard got what i wanted, but i did get some cool stuff.
Up for auction is a 1966 sears christmas wish book catalog. Shipping will be after 929 if auction runs the full length as im going on vacation. Page turning a vintage simpsons sears christmas catalogue from 1966. All catalogs on website, listed in order by catalog year and name. Sears catalog celebrating the 50th edition of our holiday wish book, wrap up a beautiful christmas at sears 1982 by sears roebuck jan 1, 1982 3. Richard warren sears was born december 7, 1863, in stewartville, minn.
Baby boomers tribute sears christmas wish book 1969 be my. Prior to 1933, sears customers often affectionately referred to the large, semiannual, general catalogs sears issued as the wish book or book of wishes. Start shopping to get cashback in points on every pur. Jun, 2019 a pagebypage video of the 1966 sears wish book christmas catalog. The arrival of the sears wishbook and jc penney christmas catalog. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The front cover has a little bottom tearing and turning up of the edges. I was a child of the 60s and the first page i went to was the gogo boots. Illustrated below are the front covers of the 1966 eatons and the 1966 simpsons sears christmas catalogues. In 1982, a currier and ives print graced the cover. To search in another catalog, please go back to the site home page and choose. Dec 07, 2009 growing up in the 1970s the christmas season always began with the arrival of the sears wishbook in the mail. The 1991 sears wishbook comes in at a whopping 806 pages, by far the largest of the christmas catalogs currently found on the site.
All site search website information christmas server time. The catalog contains toys and other holidayrelated merchandise. It was about this time of the year when i was a kid that my mom would bring. Sears wish book every christmas i would spend hours looking.
The site will be updated frequently, so be sure to bookmark enjoy your trip through the sears archives. Id take the catalog, lay down on the floor in the front living room, so. See more ideas about christmas catalogs, sears, speed stick. Sears wishbook catalogs disc 1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965, 1966,1967,1968,1969. Sears catalog, christmas 1964 add to set contact us about this share.
Dec 12, 2014 the sears christmas book, fondly known as the wish book, got its start in 1933 and quickly became a holiday staple for many american families. For flashenabled desktop browsers, you will be directed to the fullfeatured navigation and graphical catalog. The sears catalog and the name wish book were closely linked over the years. This auction is for a 1966 sears christmas catalog wish book this catalog is in very good condition given that is 42 years old. This interactive publication is created with flippingbook, a service for streaming pdfs online. How charming are these wonderful old pictures of a wonderful decade.
When the sears wish book showed up, or the eatons catalogue, mom would ask us to let her know what sort of things we wanted for christmas. I think one of the coolest gifts i got one year was that i got one of those electric slot car toys, that youd build a figure 8 track for, however, in 1965, one of my favorite gifts of all time. The 1933 christmas book catalog cover illustrated some of the featured items in the catalog. Details about sears christmas catalogs 1960 1966, montgomery.
Use only two or more search words for very specific searches. Dec 31, 20 sears wish book every christmas i would spend hours looking through these at grandma days house stay safe and healthy. The pages themselves are in good shape and i looked through it pretty well and didnt see any pages missing or markings. Hes also a toy collector and already owns many wish books from 1966 onward.
Please enjoy the new format and if you have any feedback. Unfollow sears wish book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Jun, 2019 a pagebypage video of the 1967 sears wish book christmas catalog. For mobile users, you will be directed to a stripped down, lessanimated edition while retaining the ability to textsearch. The vintage christmas catalog archive the catalogs. We would happily pour over the catalogue and try to figure out how to whittle down our wish list to a reasonable size. But as it is, these guitars were offered in the sears roebuck wish book.
Shipping will be after 929 if auction runs the full length as im going on. After 1933, the wish book name became synonymous with the annual christmas book catalog. Dec 23, 2016 when i think back on the most affecting literature i read in my youth, the 1976 sears christmas wish book instantly comes to mind. Clicking on any of the graphical catalog panels below will open up a new window containing the selected catalog navigation screen. Check it out if you want to see the contents, and happy holidays. Dec 20, 2017 simpson sears released the first canadian wish book in 1953, a year after the companies partnered to bring the u. Vintage 1966 sears christmas wishbook catalog on usb drive see pictures.
The next year sears started a tradition by putting colorful, warm christmas scenes on the cover. I found a simpson sears christmas catalogue from 1966 in perfect condition. Sears canadas wish book gone with the retail giant, but not. The sears wish book was a popular christmas gift catalog released by sears holdings corporation, annually in august or september. Page turning a vintage simpsons sears christmas catalogue from. Silvertone world sears wish book pages 19371975 page 7. The first sears wish book was printed in 1933, and published in 1934. If you were like me, this book defined the christmas season. Here is the 1967 montgomery ward christmas catalog, the 1969 montgomery ward christmas catalog and the 1969 sears christmas wish book. I was obsessed with it when i was six years old much like stephen kings night shift would capture my imagination when i was, kurt vonneguts breakfast of champions when i was 17, and walt whitmans leaves of grass when i was 22. Sears wish book for the 1975 christmas season sears roebuck on. The tradition continued for 63 years, until the final.
This video was created by personally scanned images of a catalog that. Please see the picture of the disc dvd included in this listing to know exactly what you will receive if you purchase this item. With the entire 1960 sears christmas wish book scanned into a large pdf file for. From then on, the wish book catalog covers regularly featured children, santa claus, and christmas trees. Due to individual computer screen settings, colors may appear slightly different then your screen.
Each year, children would pore over its pages, dogearing corners in hopes that santa might notice and decide to leave their favorite toys under the tree. See more ideas about christmas catalogs, vintage christmas and christmas ad. A collection of sears wishbook christmas catalogs in pdf format ten catalog years from 1960 to 1969. My vintage items are sold as is so please ask questions before purchasing.