Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalog & Buyers Guide

This unabridged facsimile of the 1895 Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalog and Buyers Guide is a nostalgist's dream and is an important resource for antiquaries, students of Americana, writers of historical fiction, and anyone who wants to know how much his or her great-grandfather paid for his suspenders. It is a true record of an era. Founded in 1872, Montgomery Ward & Co. was the world's first mail-order goods business and this huge catalog show literally hundreds of line drawings and descriptions of items available during the late nineteenth century - from from fabric, towels, dresses, and suits, to dolls, board games, horse tack, household implements, smoking and shaving supplies, furniture and firearms, and much, much more. Profusely illustrated throughout with line drawings. Paperbound:624 pages plus index: 8.5 x 11"