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- Wards Signature Electric Bun Warmer, 1960-1971 -
- 1960-1971
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Wards Signature Electric Bun Warmer, 1960-1971
- Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalog for Spring and Summer, 1930 - Montgomery Ward's 1930 spring and summer catalog featured several bicycles, including some from store-brand Hawthorne. Children's bikes of the 1930s took inspiration from motorcycles, and many featured faux fuel tanks, loud horns and electric headlights. The catalog's listing for the Hawthorne Flyer bike boasts of its "sturdy motorcycle construction" starting at $33.00 and shipped for only $5.50 down.
- 1930
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Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalog for Spring and Summer, 1930
Montgomery Ward's 1930 spring and summer catalog featured several bicycles, including some from store-brand Hawthorne. Children's bikes of the 1930s took inspiration from motorcycles, and many featured faux fuel tanks, loud horns and electric headlights. The catalog's listing for the Hawthorne Flyer bike boasts of its "sturdy motorcycle construction" starting at $33.00 and shipped for only $5.50 down.
- Child's Sit-N-Stand Car Seat, 1965 - Montgomery Ward sold this "Tiny World Deluxe Sit-N-Stand Car Seat" in the mid-1960s. As suggested, little children could ride in a seated or standing position--a convenient feature for the parent. For protection, a catalog ad stated the seat's padding would absorb "bumps." Would you trust your child's safety in this seat today?
- circa 1965
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Child's Sit-N-Stand Car Seat, 1965
Montgomery Ward sold this "Tiny World Deluxe Sit-N-Stand Car Seat" in the mid-1960s. As suggested, little children could ride in a seated or standing position--a convenient feature for the parent. For protection, a catalog ad stated the seat's padding would absorb "bumps." Would you trust your child's safety in this seat today?
- Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalog, "Golden Jubilee," Fall-Winter 1922-1923 - In 1872, Montgomery Ward & Company launched America's first general mail order company. Through their catalogs, the company offered a broad selection of goods at affordable prices. Other retailers would follow. Montgomery Ward and Company issued this catalog in 1922, the company's 50th anniversary, touting the company's pioneering services.
- 1922-1923
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Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalog, "Golden Jubilee," Fall-Winter 1922-1923
In 1872, Montgomery Ward & Company launched America's first general mail order company. Through their catalogs, the company offered a broad selection of goods at affordable prices. Other retailers would follow. Montgomery Ward and Company issued this catalog in 1922, the company's 50th anniversary, touting the company's pioneering services.
- Book, "One Thousand Miles Up the Nile," 1888 - Wilbur and Orville Wright's parents believed in both formal and informal education. Their home was filled with books, and the children were encouraged to read at an early age. The Wright family owned this 1888 travel-adventure book, published and sold by Montgomery Ward & Company. Montgomery Ward, the first general mail order company in America, offered a wide range of goods by mail.
- 1888
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Book, "One Thousand Miles Up the Nile," 1888
Wilbur and Orville Wright's parents believed in both formal and informal education. Their home was filled with books, and the children were encouraged to read at an early age. The Wright family owned this 1888 travel-adventure book, published and sold by Montgomery Ward & Company. Montgomery Ward, the first general mail order company in America, offered a wide range of goods by mail.
- Armchair Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama -
- circa 1961
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Armchair Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
- Slippers, Worn by Bertha Kuss on Her Wedding Day, 1889 - When Bertha Thelenius of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was planning her outfit for her October 1889 wedding to Charles Kuss, she purchased these slippers from Montgomery Ward & Company. In 1872, Montgomery Ward had launched what would become the first general mail order company in America. Customers like Bertha could choose from a wide selection of enticing goods offered in these catalogs.
- October 06, 1889
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Slippers, Worn by Bertha Kuss on Her Wedding Day, 1889
When Bertha Thelenius of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was planning her outfit for her October 1889 wedding to Charles Kuss, she purchased these slippers from Montgomery Ward & Company. In 1872, Montgomery Ward had launched what would become the first general mail order company in America. Customers like Bertha could choose from a wide selection of enticing goods offered in these catalogs.
- Montgomery Ward Catalog, "No. 38 Fall and Winter Catalogue 1885" - The growth of factories during the 19th century initiated a steady flow of mass-produced, affordable consumer goods--helping Americans increasingly enjoy a rising standard of living. The advent of mail order catalogs and rural free delivery in the late 19th century made these goods increasingly available to rural customers--opening a world of new material possibilities. Catalogs broadened the merchandise selection for city people as well.
- 1885
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Montgomery Ward Catalog, "No. 38 Fall and Winter Catalogue 1885"
The growth of factories during the 19th century initiated a steady flow of mass-produced, affordable consumer goods--helping Americans increasingly enjoy a rising standard of living. The advent of mail order catalogs and rural free delivery in the late 19th century made these goods increasingly available to rural customers--opening a world of new material possibilities. Catalogs broadened the merchandise selection for city people as well.
- Montgomery Ward & Company, Descriptive Illustrated Price List No. 28, Fall and Winter 1880 - The growth of factories during the 19th century initiated a steady flow of mass-produced, affordable consumer goods--helping Americans increasingly enjoy a rising standard of living. The advent of mail order catalogs and rural free delivery in the late 19th century made these goods increasingly available to rural customers--opening a world of new material possibilities. Catalogs broadened the merchandise selection for city people as well.
- 1880
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Montgomery Ward & Company, Descriptive Illustrated Price List No. 28, Fall and Winter 1880
The growth of factories during the 19th century initiated a steady flow of mass-produced, affordable consumer goods--helping Americans increasingly enjoy a rising standard of living. The advent of mail order catalogs and rural free delivery in the late 19th century made these goods increasingly available to rural customers--opening a world of new material possibilities. Catalogs broadened the merchandise selection for city people as well.
- Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalog, "Auto Supplies Bargain Book," 1921 -
- 1921
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Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalog, "Auto Supplies Bargain Book," 1921