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______________________________________________________   SAMPLE PAGE FROM THE MEMBERS ONLY SITE   HOMEPAGE       OLD CATALOGS ARE MARKETABLE!...     Here’s a good resource and indicator of what collectors are looking for and the prices they’re willing to pay! Final winning Bids on some recent Ebay Items: 1977 Sears Wishbook “ This is the Wish Book for the 1977 Christmas Season.  It measures approx 8x11" with 615... Read Full Story

______________________________________________________   SAMPLE PAGE FROM THE MEMBERS ONLY SITE...       OLD CATALOGS ARE MARKETABLE!...     Here’s a good resource and indicator of what collectors are looking for and the prices they’re willing to pay! Final winning Bids on some recent Ebay Items: 1977 Sears Wishbook “ This is the Wish Book for the 1977 Christmas Season.  It measures approx 8x11" with 615 pages.  Almost 1/4 of... Read Full Story

  For complete DOWNLOADS of these Gambling Catalogs...Go to: http://www.acnovelty.info Hello!... As I have always contended, collecting old catalogs is a hobby for anyone and everyone! …You're bound to find a category that you can collect whatever your interests may be...from fishing to gambling! Gambling???......That opens up a very interesting little niche that I want to talk about today...Not just gambling , but crooked gambling! More specifically, what I am talking about... Read Full Story

      Hello!... This week I've scanned Simpson's 1918-19 Fall/Winter catalog (Canadian department store)...97 selected pages...The actual catalog runs 346 pages. Simpsons was Eaton's biggest direct competitor...When it came to hats and millinery I believe that Simpson's was best!...Take a look at the pages. To view these pages go to: http://flickr.com/photos/oldcatalogs/sets/72157605769925438/ Both, are, of course, Canadian department stores. I think you'll really enjoy... Read Full Story

Hello!... More Eaton's stuff this week... 21 selected pages from their 1948 catalog plus Christmas covers from various catalogs from 1897 up. To view go to this URL: http://flickr.com/photos/oldcatalogs/sets/72157605698936474/ Hope you enjoy!   Forrest Flanders Read Full Story

Hello Everybody!... This is Forrest Flanders for OLD CATALOGS... This has been a long and tedious project, but now it's completed. For the past week, I've been working on a complete scan of the Eaton's 1917-1918 Fall/Winter catalog. It's a biggie and runs 529 pages! I think it's one of their best old catalogs and it beats the previous Eaton's catalog (1917 Eatons Spring/Summer) that I scanned for you last week... Just go to this URL to view the entire catalog: http://flickr.com... Read Full Story

Hello again!... As many of you may know, I'm recovering from major surgery for cancer...so it's been very slow going with this blog. I wanted to advise you that the scan of the 1917 Eaton's Spring/Summer catalog is now complete...You can access it at: http://flickr.com/photos/oldcatalogs/sets/72157604715646856/ In addition, although it's a little slow going, I'm in the process of scanning the FALL/WINTER edition of the 1917-1918  Eaton's catalog...The scan will be of "selected" pages... Read Full Story

                                                                                                                 O.K.!... What is it?... Well, I just came across a great find on Flickr.com.  A user by the name of MatBergman has scannned the ENTIRE 100 page issue of the 1979 Johnson Smith Catalog   and you can access it immediately at this URL!! http://www.flickr.com/photos/chinesejetpilot/sets/72157594402746070/?page=2 Go there now...you'll DEFINITELY love it! If any... Read Full Story

              Hello!... Just back from a major hospital operation for cancer....So this will be a short one! The 1920 American Chair Co. Catalog No. 27 Go to this URL: http://flickr.com/photos/oldcatalogs/sets/72157604646882876/ Read Full Story

           Hello again, everybody!... This week I’ve been very busy scanning a 529 page catalog…It’s not quite finished; I believe I left off at page 385… The problem is that I have to go in for a Cancer operation in the next couple of days, so this will be the last post for 10 to 14 days…But, at least it’s a large scan… I’ve scanned approx. 385 pages of the 1917 Eaton’s Spring/Summer Department Store Catalog (A Canadian department store)…My plans are to finish off the... Read Full Story