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ttomtucker
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The men's Sears sucker suits,railroad watches, kids toys,mechanical toys. These's 952 pages in this catalog. If you looking for a certain item, let me know.
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Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
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California Cool: How the Wetsuit Became the Surfer's Second Skin
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Fightin’ Femmes: Unmasking Female Superheroes with Author Mike Madrid
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Hay ttom, ya got pic's of them old "Sears Sucker Suits".....j/k (just kidin ttom)..
Thats what we called em back in the days.....
JSW14 check again
wow is that an original? i have 2 reproductions i love to look through them
Yup, Their they are "Sears Sucker Suits".....Haahaa... I remember my Dad only makeing 1.70 some cents an hour at GM. At 12 to 14 $ a suit, that was alot of money back then. His house payment was $40 a month! He worked alot of overtime, 10 to 14 hours a day! He was in the paint repair department....
hi, my grandmother gave me a pair of shoes that she had when she was little. i am not exactly what age she would have been but she was born in 1914 and the shoes seem to be handmade leather. can you tell me anything about them. they look like little cowgirl boots!
Thanks,
Jamie
Tom, I really like the Sears and Roebuck catalogs. I have every one of them
From the beginning to the very last issue. They are a real joy to look at and
Show off.....
Jamie, I don't see any booths in this catalog like you described. David has all the catalogs and the booths could be in one of his catalogs.
Thanks you David