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* The Sears, Roebuck and Co. Catalog, which was your one stop shop for everything you could every possibly want (and much you didn't)... at least until around [[World War II]] when demographic changes moved people away from rural areas to suburban zones. Heck, Sears even sold ''cars and houses''.
** One of the products found in an early 20th century Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog is an actual [http://www.acme.com/what_is_acme/ Acme anvil]
* In early 20th century Canada it was the Eaton's catalogue, well-known for including everything from diamond jewellery to prefab houses. It was multi-purpose, too, since (before they switched to glossy paper) last year's catalogue was this year's outhouse accessory. The last remnants of the Timothy Eaton company were purchased by Sears Canada, which failed and was liquidated in 2017.
** In western Montana, there are many "painted ladies" - 1900-era houses - which started out as Sears prefab houses and are still inhabited or used as storefronts.
* Nowadays, though, most catalogs are specialty. The closest to the old Sears catalog you can get nowadays is Sharper Image (bankrupted 2008 in bricks-and-mortar but still exists online) or, for all you frequent flyers out there, Skymall.
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