The first Sears Christmas Book, in 1933, was a modest 87 pages. It offered fruitcakes and Mickey Mouse watches and live canaries. By 1968, the catalog had ballooned to 608 pages, and sold quilted ...

It may have been in December of 1947. Then again, it could have been in December of 1954. December of 2001 may be when you last saw one. You may be old enough to remember seeing it in 1930 but I know ...

Like an analog Amazon, the 1968 Sears "Wish Book" sold an unrivaled assortment of mail-order goods, enough to fulfill every Christmas list at a time when trends started on department store floors.

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The first Sears Christmas Book, in 1933, was a modest 87 pages. It offered fruitcakes and Mickey Mouse watches and live canaries. By 1968, the catalog had ballooned to 608 pages, and sold quilted ...