215 Department Store Catalogs 1908-2019(archive.org)
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215 Department Store Catalogs 1908-2019
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Every Call of Cthulhu GM should have one of these on hand at all times.
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Fond memories of flipping through Sears Christmas books as a kid and getting to the NES games where they had one tiny screen shot per game.
Something like page 514 here: https://archive.org/details/great-american-wishbook-1991_202...
That whole book is a HEAVY nostalgia hit actually.
Later I got a reproduction of one of the early 1900s mail-order catalog. The immense scope of the art and illustration in those is kinda awesome really.
Over 1000 pages of this! https://archive.org/details/SearsRoebuckAndCoCatalog1922_201...
Fond memories of flipping through Sears Christmas books as a kid and getting to the NES games where they had one tiny screen shot per game.
Something like page 514 here: https://archive.org/details/great-american-wishbook-1991_202...
That whole book is a HEAVY nostalgia hit actually.
Later I got a reproduction of one of the early 1900s mail-order catalog. The immense scope of the art and illustration in those is kinda awesome really.
Over 1000 pages of this! https://archive.org/details/SearsRoebuckAndCoCatalog1922_201...
First thought: Wow, 700-page catalogs?!?
Second thought: Oh right, pre-web you had to show all your inventory.
Second thought: Oh right, pre-web you had to show all your inventory.