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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Cool glimpse into the past, relavent to today
This book offers a revealing glimpse into our commercial culture of consumerism as it was just getting started 120 years ago. It is amazing the things you could buy in 1886! Medicines were marketed to meet every possible insecurity or physical shortcoming. The sale ads are just as persuasive as they are today. A five dollar watch for three dollars! We often do not...
Published on March 16, 2006 by Robert Durvin
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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If you're studying fashion this is a five star book
I was slightly disappointed with this catalog. I was hoping for more house wares (dishes, sewing machines, porcelain ware etc.) and the prices for these items If your interest is for Fashion clothing, jewelry, linens etc. this would be a valuable resource.
Published on November 8, 2005 by Annie A.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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If you're studying fashion this is a five star book,
By Annie A. "Annie A." (St. Louis, MO.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bloomingdale's Illustrated 1886 Catalog (Paperback)
I was slightly disappointed with this catalog. I was hoping for more house wares (dishes, sewing machines, porcelain ware etc.) and the prices for these items
If your interest is for Fashion clothing, jewelry, linens etc. this would be a valuable resource.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cool glimpse into the past, relavent to today,
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This review is from: Bloomingdale's Illustrated 1886 Catalog (Paperback)
This book offers a revealing glimpse into our commercial culture of consumerism as it was just getting started 120 years ago. It is amazing the things you could buy in 1886! Medicines were marketed to meet every possible insecurity or physical shortcoming. The sale ads are just as persuasive as they are today. A five dollar watch for three dollars! We often do not realize how influential the culture of this era, the Victorian era, was on how we live today.
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Bloomingdale's Illustrated 1886 Catalog by Bloomingdale Brothers (Paperback - July 3, 1997)
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