MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY CATALOG NUMBER 109

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY CATALOG NUMBER 109"

Entry/Object ID

2000.150.1.1

Description

"MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY CATALOG NUMBER 109" Color: Blue; Green; Red; White Catalog Number 109, issued by Montgomery Ward and Company, 1928. The 732-page artifact has a blue paper cover with a green ornate leaf pattern. On the top is a color drawing of three Spanish galleons, and below this is a caption within a rectangle entitled, "Courgeous Voyagers." The caption describes the journey of Christopher Columbus and compares his voyage to that begun by the company when they started the first mail-order business. The name of the company; location; catalog number; and date are across the bottom and along the spine. On the back is a color advertisement for kitchen cabinets. There are many articles available for sale, including a wide variety of clothing and accessories for all members of the household; fabric; linens; sewing materials and machinery; shoes; leather goods; giftware; musical instruments; records; housekeeping equipment and supplies; kitchenware; radios; toiletware; lighting fixtures; toys and games; sporting goods; jewelry; office suplies; cameras; electric appliances; house furnishings; constrcution equipment and supplies; and farming equipment. Some color illustrations, as well as many in black and white, are included. Found in the middle is a full merchandise index. At the back is an order blank. With abrasions; creases; folds; pest damage; many stains; and some tearing along the spine, the object is in fair condition.

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Toys, Farm equipment, Musical instruments, Sporting goods, Lighting, Selling, Home economics, Sound recordings, Jewelry, Cameras

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Catalogs, Montgomery Ward and Company, Mail-order business, Clothing and dress, Household furnishings, Retail trade, Sewing--Equipment and supplies, Household linens, Household appliances, Electrical, Implements, utensils, etc., Office equipment and supplies, Radio--Transmitters and transmission

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