Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. We sat down with one of our twentysomething coworkers and a copy of the 1979 sears wish book catalog. I know 1982 sounds too long ago for some of you, but a lot of this stuff is downright. The drive to childrens palace or kiddie city or gold circle was, for most of us, insurmountable. Start shopping to get cashback in points on every purchase. This version of the toy came with a japanese flag, and japanese zero planes. The sears christmas book, fondly known as the wish book, got its start in 1933 and quickly became a holiday staple for many american families. Sears wish book 1979 this year we see the prominence of the cartridgebased video arcade 2600 and how handheld electronic games began to be categorized as sports, learning and brain games, etc. Sears 1979 christmas wish book catalog canadian in excellent condition no missing pages or items cut out. Interesting look back on the fashion toys and lifestyles of 1979 barbie, charlies angels, bionic man woman,gi joe, wonder woman, micronauts.
Below are eight highlights from the 1982 sears wish book, and oh my god are they good ones. Im sure i spent hours on the living room floor looking through this and coveting lots of stuff. Clicking on any of the graphical catalog panels below will open up a new window containing the selected catalog navigation screen. Surprisingly, millennials seem well versed in nanu nanu and boogie fever. In the early 20th century you could literally buy anything that you needed for. Use only two or more search words for very specific searches. From 1979 wishbook feb 3, 2015 so much here i had or wanted. Please enjoy the new format and if you have any feedback, feel free to let us know via email or leave a comment. Hot off the heels of yesterdays post, today were going back even further. Sears carried every kind of product, for most every kind of consumer, and their catalog was an exhaustive list of all of it. The 1976 sears wish book seemed to imply that professional football was the only significant spectator sport in america, and apart from a brief inventory of major league baseballteam wristwatches listed beneath larger photos of nflteam watches on p. Get the best deals on vintage sears christmas catalog when you shop the largest online selection at. We arrange these catalogues from sears official website. Id take the catalog, lay down on the floor in the front living room, so.
Vintage simpsons sears 1979 christmas wish book catalog toronto canada m335. Before ebay, before amazon, we had the sears catalog. Our members told us they missed the wish book, so we had to bring it back, but in a special way. Of special interest to star wars fans was the boba fett figure available on page 619. The characters bigscreen debut came in the 1980 movie the empire strikes back. A pagebypage video of the 1978 sears wish book christmas catalog. Sears holdings continues to produce specialty catalogs and reintroduced a smaller version of the holiday wish book in 2007. The first sears wish book was published in 1934 and was a separate catalog from the annual sears christmas catalog. Wish book,christmas catalog toys and household goods, especially for the holiday season thanks for looking. I found a few pages of micronauts in the canadian release of the wish book. In the sears wish book catalog of 1979, for, example, the same playset was marketed as the world war ii battle scene of iwo jima jungle mountain.
Informations on this page will make it easier to buy the products at sears stores. Sears canadas wish book gone with the retail giant, but not forgotten. Vintage 1979 sears christmas wish book catalog sears toys. The remaining card operations for sears canada were sold to jpmorgan chase in august 2005. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. If you were like me, this book defined the christmas season. Simpsons sears canada christmas wish book catalog 1979 fashion home electronics.
Of course you always started at the back of the catalog and before the atari came out we just usually glanced at the electronics and then made a bline to the. And weve got you covered with the wish book, kelly cook, chief marketing officer for sears and kmart, said in a statement. Vintage 1979 sears christmas wish book catalog sears. Christmas 1980, as the photo above sort of illustrates. Vintage simpsons sears 1979 christmas wish book catalog. It was the humble trash compactor that demanded an indepth explanation. The sears wish book catalog circa 1979 recently, i tried explaining to my youg son, joel, the idea of ordering items from a catalog.
Lets take a look the toys and star wars stuff found in the 1979 issues. During the time of the first three films, there were significant barriers standing between kids and the star wars stuff they craved. Christmas catalogs are excellent references books for products available in 1979. We expected to have to explain pop culture phenomena like disco balls and mork. Make offer vintage 2006 sears holiday christmas wish book toy magazine catalog. We attempt to explain the 1979 sears holiday catalog to a. Growing up in the 1970s the christmas season always began with the arrival of the sears wishbook in the mail. Its been 84 years since sears launched its popular christmas book which became known as the wish book beginning in 1968, full of items designed to make the holiday wish lists of every family. They were possibly also sold in the sears stores, as they were packaged in a ken fashions packaging, similar to the sets from 197778. Our members told us they missed the wish book, so we had to bring it back, but in a special way that lets you share more joy wherever you are.
The catalog contained toys and other holidayrelated merchandise. Vintage 1979 canada simpsons seats christmas wishbook catalog sears toys mmm kiddles. I explained that its like ordering something from, only your choices are more limited, you cant buy the items online, and you have to wait longer to receive your toy. Each year, children would pore over its pages, dogearing corners in hopes that santa might notice and decide to leave their favorite toys under the tree. Sears canadas wish book gone with the retail giant, but. This edition of resurrecting the past was originally going to be resurrecting the past.
Remember the telegames, erector sets, weebles, winnie the pooh, star wars, micronauts, stretch armstrong, tonka. In the early 20th century you could literally buy anything that you needed for your house, including your house, from the sears catalog. Sears catalog, wish book for the 1979 holiday season. On this page you can find all of the sears online catalogues by sears. The sears wish book was a popular christmasthemed catalog released annually by the american department store chain sears in august or september. Christmas catalogs are excellent references books for products available in 1978. Star wars toys and electronic games filled the pages of the 1979 sears wish book. See more ideas about christmas catalogs, vintage christmas and christmas ad. Sears wish book for the 1979 holiday season last year a this time, i tried explaining to my son, joel, the idea of ordering items from a catalog. Once upon a time, browsing amazon meant thumbing through the sears catalog. I was going to go over the contents of the 1980 sears wish book and also survey what was on tv during. See more ideas about toy catalogs, angel outfit and family pajama sets.