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Old 07-28-2015, 12:58 AM   #1
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SEARS

It may not be possible for the whippersnappers to understand just how Great & Powerful SEARS was in the 50's.
I've had a couple of battles with them but mostly good memories.
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Old 07-28-2015, 06:15 AM   #2
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You could even buy a barn from Sears and Roebuck catalog back in the day. The one in Newark Valley is gone now. For a sense of the direction of things there are more mountain lions than Sears barns in the valley today.
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Old 07-28-2015, 07:38 AM   #3
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I knew a guy in High School whose family refused to get a tv. So he would walk over to Sears every day after school and watch TV in Sears for a hour or so. Catch his favorite afternoon shows. Probably Six Million Dollar Man reruns or something.
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Old 07-28-2015, 08:59 AM   #4
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The quite a few Sears Houses are still standing here in Oregon,
and used as an advertising +.
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Old 07-28-2015, 11:30 AM   #5
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Back in the (olde) day, you could get damn near anything everything from the Sears catalog.
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Old 07-28-2015, 11:35 AM   #6
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Old 07-28-2015, 06:01 PM   #7
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A friend of mine lives in a SEARS kit house. When you walk down the basement steps you can the model number and name, return address etc. inked onto the back of the stair risers.
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Old 07-28-2015, 06:21 PM   #8
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these are from 1901-05 but they sold houses until 1940. The ones with two prices are, 1-the necessary lumber and 2- with the lumber cut and fitted which save labor and shipping weight.
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Old 07-31-2015, 06:44 PM   #9
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Oh, the yearly arrival of the Wishbook!

I get sad when I go to the Abington Target, because I remember where particularly important sections (toys and records) were. But then I see the cart escalator, and I am amused again.

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Old 08-03-2015, 12:45 AM   #10
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Anticipation, Anticipation, Is making me late, Is keeping me waiting...
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