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01780aam a2200349 i 4500 001 F8C4DC36AF5911EDB66B324357ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230218010045 008 210928s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 020 $a 0486849139 020 $a 9780486849133 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 245 14 $a The 1945 Sears Christmas book. 246 3 $a Nineteen forty-five Sears Christmas book. 250 $a Facsimile edition. 264 1 $a Garden City, New York : $b Dover Publications, $c 2021. 300 $a 247 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 28 cm. 520 $a The much-anticipated arrival of the Sears gift catalog in American homes marked the start of the holiday season during the mid-twentieth century. This facsimile of the Sears, Roebuck and Co.'s 1945 Christmas edition offers a nostalgic look back at consumer goods of the era, from dolls and toy trains to housewares, clothing, furniture, candy, and a selection of gifts for the men and women just coming home from fighting in World War II. Also reproduced here is an insightful and spiritual poem, "Christmas Peace," which the Sears marketing director included in the original mailing to commemorate the end of the war. 541 $d 20221208. 610 2 $a Sears, Roebuck and Company $v Catalogs. 650 4 $a Manufactures $v Catalogs. 650 $a Toys $x Catalogs. 650 $a Clothing and dress $v Catalogs. 650 $a House furnishings $v Catalogs. 650 $a Household appliances $v Catalogs. 650 1 $a Stores, Retail $v Catalogs. 650 1 $a Department stores $v Catalogs. 650 $a Commercial catalogs. 655 7 $a Catalogs. 941 $a 1 952 $l BNPD611 $d 20230218010235.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F8C4DC36AF5911EDB66B324357ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search