Posted in Ephemera Sears Catalog Goodness #3: Late ’70s Exercise Equipment Chris Holmes posted on January 17, 2017 1 Comment I know that making fun of 1970s fashion is an easy thing to do, and I certainly enjoy a good bell-bottom or earth tone joke as much as the next guy. But one thing that gets overlooked in ’70s Read More
Posted in Ephemera Sears Catalog Goodness #2: Fall 1958 Halloween Costumes Chris Holmes posted on October 23, 2015January 17, 2017 1 Comment A lovely assortment of Halloween costumes from 1958 are the topic of today's Sears Catalog Goodness. Say hi to Superman and Satellite Read More
Posted in Ephemera Sears Catalog Goodness #1: Roy Rogers/Dale Evans Cowboy & Cowgirl Outfits, 1957 Chris Holmes posted on October 9, 2015 Comments Off on Sears Catalog Goodness #1: Roy Rogers/Dale Evans Cowboy & Cowgirl Outfits, 1957 Roy Rogers/Dale Evans cowboy and cowgirl outfits as sold in the Sears Christmas catalog from 1957. Happy trails Read More
Posted in Photography Kodachrome Memories #3: Sears Parking Lot, 1940s Chris Holmes posted on June 12, 2014February 23, 2018 1 Comment This circa 1940s Kodachrome slide offers a glimpse at a lovely Sears parking lot full of vintage Read More
Posted in Blogstuff Site Updates O’Plenty! (Sears Catalogs, AFL Covers) Chris Holmes posted on March 14, 2013June 18, 2013 Comments Off on Site Updates O’Plenty! (Sears Catalogs, AFL Covers) Allow me to share some exciting new additions to The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit: More page scans from the 1958 Sears catalog and AFL game Read More
Posted in Ephemera, History Is This the Least Safe Baby Car Seat Ever? (1969 Sears Catalog) Chris Holmes posted on January 3, 2013January 3, 2013 10 Comments Car seat technology has come a long way since the 1960s. For instance, we don't use steel slabs for babies Read More
Posted in Football Friday, Sports Football Friday — Vintage NFL Products from the Sears Catalog, Part 1 Chris Holmes posted on October 26, 2012November 26, 2013 Comments Off on Football Friday — Vintage NFL Products from the Sears Catalog, Part 1 Let's look at page scans of Sears catalogs from the 1970s and '80s to see some vintage NFL clothing and Read More
Posted in Ephemera Here’s a Pair of Bizarre, Racist Catalog Pages from Old Sears Catalogs Chris Holmes posted on September 20, 2012February 28, 2013 5 Comments Here's a bunch of rather racist Halloween masks and costumes sold by Sears in the early 20th century, that I don't think we'll see again anytime Read More
Posted in Ephemera Brochure Beauties #1: “How to Buy Central Air Conditioning” (Sears, 1973) Grayflanneltumblr posted on June 11, 2012May 21, 2016 Comments Off on Brochure Beauties #1: “How to Buy Central Air Conditioning” (Sears, 1973) 1973 Sears Air Conditioning Brochure, “How to Buy Central Air Conditioning.” See if you can spot Ron Burgundy on the Read More