If you were a boy growing up in the Fifties or Sixties, you'll surely remember these wonderful old Sears, Roebuck & Co. Christmas catalog pages from 1950-1969. Organized by year, these full-sized authorized page reprints are jammed with classic toys like G.I. Joe, Lionel trains, Marx playsets, 007 spy gadgetry, Erector sets, slot cars, Roy Rogers and Davy Crockett cowboy toys and more, with their original prices! Thousands of illustrations.
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Thomas W. Holland is a Los Angeles-based television executive and long time toy collector.
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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
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Pictures were much too fuzzy.,
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I liked the catalog, but was dissapointed to see that all of the pictures were black and white (I think I do remember pages in the 60's that had color). It looks as though someone just copied the pictures on a plain copier, and slapped this book together. The idea was very good, but don't expect the quality of true Sears Catalog pages.
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Ah, the memories,
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I come from a family of 7 boys. We all grew up wishfully dreaming every Christmas of GI Joe and erector sets found on the pages of the Sears Wishbook. This book brought so many memories rushing back - of things I fondly remembered and things I had forgotten about - I can't count them. My wife bought it for me last Xmas, I'm going to buy a copy for all my brothers this Xmas.
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A fantastic "time machine" resource of boy baby boomer toys,
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While my family didn't really shop much out of the Sears Catalog, the pictures and descriptions of the toys in this book are as close to a time machine as I can imagine. As I flipped through the pages, toys that either I or my brother or my friends used to own and play with jumped out at me, one after another.. as I thought "Geeze! I had one of those!" or "Wow! I always wanted one of those!" :) This book is sheer nostalgia for guys who grew up in the 50s and early 60s. And the original prices for the toys are unbelievable... just a couple bucks, many for less than a dollar (!) for toys that now bring hundreds on the various web auction sites or at antique malls. I was also fascinated to see how many toys were sold back then that threw off sparks, or fired objects, or involved electricity or hot plastic, metal, all kinds of things considered so horribly "hazardous" today in our modern politically correct world, where the fun seems to have been legislated out of nearly everything. Back then, toy cars that "threw off sparks" were actually advertised as that being a fun feature, not a safety hazard! This is also a valuable resource for old toy buyers and sellers, just to be able to see an original illustration with its original retail price and to know what year it was made and first sold. If you can't get in a time machine and go back to a 1950s toy store, this book is just about the next best thing.
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In 1950, the dark shadow of World War II was finally beginning to clear away. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
leather leg ties, needle incl, clockspring motor, fits waist sizes, coil spring saddle, single holster, lithographed steel, cowhide holsters, play bullets, western buckle, standard flashlight batteries, lithographed metal, double holster, harmless sparks, block pedals, tapping tool, curved thumb, brass boiler, uncouple cars, holster set, awning poles, realistically detailed, play tent, coaster brake, wood plaques Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Roy Rogers, Davy Crockett, Sears Christmas, Tom Corbett, Dale Evans, Sears Easy Terms, James Bond, Walt Disney, Civil War, Sears Wishbook, Space Cadet, Lone Ranger, Vincent Price, Annie Oakley, Gene Autry, Have Gun, Hopalong Cassidy, Will Travel, World War, Beginner's Set, Cavalry Set, Donald Duck, Fiber Helmet, Howdy Doody, Indian Set New!
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In 1950, the dark shadow of World War II was finally beginning to clear away. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
leather leg ties, needle incl, clockspring motor, fits waist sizes, coil spring saddle, single holster, lithographed steel, cowhide holsters, play bullets, western buckle, standard flashlight batteries, lithographed metal, double holster, harmless sparks, block pedals, tapping tool, curved thumb, brass boiler, uncouple cars, holster set, awning poles, realistically detailed, play tent, coaster brake, wood plaques Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Roy Rogers, Davy Crockett, Sears Christmas, Tom Corbett, Dale Evans, Sears Easy Terms, James Bond, Walt Disney, Civil War, Sears Wishbook, Space Cadet, Lone Ranger, Vincent Price, Annie Oakley, Gene Autry, Have Gun, Hopalong Cassidy, Will Travel, World War, Beginner's Set, Cavalry Set, Donald Duck, Fiber Helmet, Howdy Doody, Indian Set New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Mickey Mouse by Big Color on page 69, and page 2
- Robin Hood by Walt Disney Productions on page 69, and page 2
- Robin Hood by Sumita Roy on page 59, and page 69
- The Sherman Tank by Roger Ford on page 53
- Snow White (Read with Me (Make Believe Ideas)) by Nick Page on page 31
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