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In the spring and summer of 1886, a popular New York department store advertised its wares in a finely illustrated catalog featuring everything from clothing, accessories, and housewares, to jewelry, leather goods, school supplies, and dry goods. This excellent reproduction of that now-rare Bloomingdale Brothers catalog provides fascinating views of approximately 1,700 mid-Victorian consumer items (all finely drawn and easy to reproduce) together with the original descriptive captions.
An informative introduction by Nancy Villa Bryk, Curator of Domestic Life at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, precedes an entertaining panorama of fashions and other articles that include a stylish boucle jacket trimmed in velvet, a woman's tight-waisted riding costume, a variety of little girls' checkered pinafores (averaging about 35 cents apiece), infants' bibs, nurses' caps and aprons, men's nightshirts, suspenders, and smoking jackets; hosiery, hair goods, notions, parasols, silverware, toys, upholstery goods, fine millinery, delicate white laces, exquisite gold jewelry (remarkably inexpensive by today's standards), as well as "willow ware, walking sticks, zephyr worsteds, and fancy articles."
Artists and designers will find this catalog a splendid sourcebook of copyright-free period graphics; antique collectors, historians, costume enthusiasts, and nostalgia lovers will find it indispensable for dating and identifying antiques, clothing, and other vintage items.

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Item Weight : 1.13 pounds
Paperback : 176 pages
ISBN-10 : 0486257800
ISBN-13 : 978-0486257808
Dimensions : 8.27 x 0.38 x 11.02 inches
Publisher : Dover Publications; Revised edition (July 3, 1997)
Language: : English

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Chrijeff

Not as good as other reprints, but useful just the same

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2012

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If you want a broad-spectrum look at the goods of this period, you should first buy 1897 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalogue or Montgomery Ward Catalogue of 1895 (Dover Pictorial Archive) , but if your primary interest is clothes--particularly the kind worn by stylish city-dwellers--this one will be an important source of information. Lavishly illustrated with detailed engravings, it lists ladies', children's, and men's clothing--everything from corsets to bathing suits to bridal gowns, plus accessories of all kinds--as well as ruching, lace, embroideries, sewing notions, carpet, dress goods, baby buggies, and even a selection of books. Every item includes a description and price.

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The Professor

What it says on the tin.

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2015

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This is more or less what it says on the tin. It is a nice visual reference, and gives a sense of what products were on sale in 1886. It is not nearly as detailed a catalogue as the Sears or Wards catalogues from the late Victorian era, but Bloomingdales was a major name, and for those interested in fashion or household affairs of the period (a passion of mine) this is a staple to have in the library.

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Mark

I do enjoy owning this piece of history

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2014

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I do enjoy owning this piece of history. But it's very heavy on "lady" things; dresses, yards of cloth, women's shoes. There's two pages of men's suits compared to 40 pages of frilly curtains. Some people love that stuff, but I wanted a few pages of tools, of guns, of books. Actually, there were some old time books people of the 1880s were offered, and one short list of firearms. I guess the good and bad news is this: It's not Sear's or Ward's catalog. It's much different.

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Strongbeard

A valuable resource for the re-enactor / cosplay / steampunk or historical educator

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2013

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You would not find a more graphic and accurate description of the clothing, jewelry, tools, etc. of the time period. This is basically the mail order catalog of everything you could get delivered by train. A highly recommended resource for anyone interested in the "old ways" Makes for a very interesting coffee table book as well. Contains lots of pictures of "Mourning Jewelry"

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David Rodriques

It's fun but not satisfying.

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The catalog was condensed. I was hoping for the whole thing.

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Robert Hallow Knight

Cool glimpse into the past, relavent to today

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2006

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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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Jessica

He really enjoyed it and he is hard to please

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2018

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My boyfriend loves Bloomingdales so I got this book for Christmas. He really enjoyed it and he is hard to please. Haha.

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elizabeth nolan

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2016

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Mostly fashion. Was a bit of a disappointment

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Yi Hsin Chen

Good quality and good price!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2014

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I bought this book with really reasonable price! I really like it, recommend :)
Good quality and good price from this store!

Jan Diederich

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Reviewed in Germany on October 24, 2013

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Dieser Katalog ist alles in allem eine sehr gelungene Übersicht von vielen Waren dieser Zeit. Ich hatte aber mehr auf Kleidung und Schuhe gehofft, besonders für Männer. Doch Gerade diese Abteilung fällt leider nur sehr knapp aus! Es wird viel Wert gelegt auf eine detailgetreue Darstellung der vielen verschiedenen Stoffe mit ihren Spitzen und diversen Mustern. Es gibt einem insgesamt eine gute Übersicht des victorianischen Zeitalters, wenn man aber etwas bestimmtes sucht ist man hier falsch. Das Stöbern und blättern macht Freude und es ist garantiert eine Bereicherung auf jedem Hausbar-Tresen.

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Reviewed in Germany on January 30, 2017

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Dieser Reprint eines Kataloges von 1886 ist sehr empfehlenswert , sowohl die Verarbeitung als auch die Bilder sind von guter Qualität.

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Richard Schmidt

okay

Reviewed in Germany on October 14, 2014

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okay sehr zufrieden mit dem produkt ! Alles bestens aus meiner Sicht, voll zufrieden mit Preis und leistung des anbieters !!

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H.M.

sehr gut

Reviewed in Germany on January 21, 2013

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Man ist erstaunt wie umfangreich die Produktpalette dieser Zeit war,
Für Personen die diese Zeit reenacten möchte, ein hilfreiches Basiswerk.

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