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. It was about this time of the year when i was a kid that my mom would bring home the sears christmas wish book catalog. Aug 31, 2016 i can not find a way to order the sears christmas wish book. These pages are from the sears 1978 christmas catalog. Remembering the sears wish book christmas catalog 1978 star wars stretch bionic kotter apes hulk i remember getting the sears wish book sometime around thanksgiving. Sears 1978 christmas wish book by simpsonsears 1978. It is not mint but still in good condition for the age and would make a nice addition to any collection.
Sears christmas wish book poster 1978 and vintage items this item is part of the auction. As kids, making our christmas list meant going through this book and circling what we wanted. If you were like me, this book defined the christmas season. In 1982, a currier and ives print graced the cover. Growing up in the 1970s the christmas season always began with the arrival of the sears wishbook in the mail.
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For mobile users, you will be directed to a stripped down, lessanimated edition while retaining the ability to textsearch. Start shopping to get cashback in points on every purchase. The best place where young fans of the film could interact with the toys, and thus the movie, was in the paperthin pages of a christmas catalog. We have for auction today a vintage sears christmas wish bookcatalog 1978 simpsons sears limited. But now i was a fullfledged, cardcarrying member of the christmas wish book cult. Mar 24, 20 it was about this time of the year when i was a kid that my mom would bring home the sears christmas wish book catalog. Jun, 2019 a pagebypage video of the 1978 sears wish book christmas catalog. Dec 25, 2017 as a kid who grew up without the internet, easily accessible cell phones, and many other modern conveniences, the arrival of the sears christmas wish book at our home was a sign santa. Mom and dad would hand it to myself and my siblings two sisters and on. 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. Well as many of you remember in the 80s the stores like jc pennys and sears had the christmas wishbook catalogs. I used to scour those books for hours, over and over again every year trying to prioritize what i should ask for first. New vintage christmas decorations house 32 ideas christmas catalogs, old christmas, retro christmas. Electric football christmas catalog countdown 1978 sears.
There were four of us kids all waiting to get our grubby hands on that dream book and find the toy section. Offramp offramp host john rabe and contributors share thoughts on arts, culture, and life in l. This year we see the prominence of the cartridgebased video arcade 2600 and how handheld electronic games began to be categorized as sports, learning and brain games, etc. When you wish upon a sears catalog, all your dreams come.
Payment shipping 1978 sears wish book christmas catalog vintage sears catalog toys 1978 sears catalog with great toy section that includes star wars toys in there very beginning. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Sears carried every kind of product, for most every kind of consumer, and their catalog was an exhaustive list of all of it. In 1977, sears was presenting toys, not really selling them.
The 1933 christmas book catalog cover illustrated some of the featured items in the catalog. Find great deals on ebay for sears wish book and tv guides. Canadian version 1978 sears wish book watering hole to tatooine s wretched hive of scum and villainy, the cantina offered more imaginative. Use only two or more search words for very specific searches. Item global auction marketplace auction sears christmas. I want a printed catalogue for my grand children to enjoy as i did as a child. See more ideas about christmas catalogs, vintage christmas and christmas wishes. Sears christmas wish book poster 1978 and vintage items global auction marketplace. So i invite all you gleeksters to pony up a few bucks and get yourself a vintage sears. It was already being delivered to their homes for free. That was a very important part of the christmas season.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Lots of colour pictures of all the greatest toys of 1978. Sears wish book for the 1978 holiday season catalog vintage. Star wars, micronauts, barbie, tonka toys, and much more. I found a few pages of micronauts in the canadian release of the wish book. Dec 02, 20 electric football in the 1978 sears christmas wish book. The sears tudor nfl super bowl model and the tudor no. Start shopping to get cashback in points on every pur. By christmas 1978 though, the toy section transformed itself. Sears 1981 christmas catalog wish book toy 80s star wars atari snoopy cool ads. When kids turned to page 574 that year, they saw the firstever page for star wars in the sears wish book. Sears wish book for sale historical memorabilia collectibles. Sears catalog christmas wish book toys 1978 canada. The first sears wish book was printed in 1933, and published in 1934.
This video was created by personally scanned images of a catalog that. Dec 07, 2009 growing up in the 1970s the christmas season always began with the arrival of the sears wishbook in the mail. Electric football in the 1978 sears christmas wish book. The next year sears started a tradition by putting colorful, warm christmas scenes on the cover.
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The catalog was on a bookshelf in a finished basement and has a very faint basement odor. For desktop browsers without flash, you will be directed to a strippeddown, imageonly version of the catalogs that lacks the textsearch feature. 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. Vintage sears christmas wish book for kids 1987 americas greatest toy catalog. Although the covers show a fair amount of wear, the 593 pages inside are in great condition, with no tears, writing, stains or other marks. Sears christmas wish book 1978 vintage christmas toys. Christmas 1978 was a full year after the cardboard earlybird prepurchase plan had been hatched and the amount of star wars toys. We have for auction today a vintage sears christmas wish bookcatalog 1978 simpsonssears limited. And while the catalog ceased operations in 1993, you can still find some old versions on ebay. More than 100 years of stories, product and brand histories, photographs, catalog images and. When i think back on the most affecting literature i read in my youth, the 1976 sears christmas wish book instantly comes to mind. Contrary to popular belief, purchasing this boxed set was not the only means a child had of obtaining the rare figure.
A yearly ritual to pick out your christmas toys from the catalog. They were basically a catalog of the entire store and had huge toy sections. Retro toys and video games from the sears christmas wish book. The sears wish book was a popular christmasgift catalog released by sears holdings corporation, annually in august or september. This catalog measures about 8 x 11 and has 411 pages. A pagebypage video of the 1970 sears wish book christmas catalog. Global auction marketplace auction back to catalog listing. Id take the catalog, lay down on the floor in the front living room, so.
The 1991 sears wishbook comes in at a whopping 806 pages, by far the largest of the christmas catalogs currently found on the site. Sears has opened the doors to its vast archival collection and invited the public to peek inside. Sears wishbook 1978 i believe it was over 600 pages and over 50. The catalog contains toys and other holidayrelated merchandise. This catalog is in good condition, some wear on edges, lower right corner is missing and t is a rip on upper edge of front cover near right corner. 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. Another installment in the unforgettable buzz christmas catalog countdown. Available soley through the sears christmas catalogs called wish books of 1978 and 1979, the cantina adventure set is notable for its inclusion of the most signficant star wars figure variation of all time, the infamous blue snaggletooth. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Vintage 1978 sears wish book christmas catalog toys dolls electronics star wars condition is very good. Jason liebig if you have any christmas books i do not have listed here, please get in contact with me and we can post the images here to round out this.