Are old Sears Roebuck catalogs worth anything?

Are old Sears Roebuck catalogs worth anything?

Some recent prices paid for Sears Christmas Book Catalogs in very good to excellent condition, published from the 1950s through the 1990s are: 1957 $120, 1960s $30 to $80, 1970s $70 to $90 1980s $25 to $70 and 1990s $25 to $33.

When was the last Sears and Roebuck catalog printed?

1993
The Last Sears Catalog (1993): Sears, Roebuck amd Company: Amazon.com: Books. Got a mobile device?

Can you still get a Sears Catalogue?

While Sears no longer issues the Big Book Catalog, the company continues offering many specialty catalogs including the Christmas Wish Book, and catalogs for tools, auto accessories, home improvements, clothing, and even Barbie collectibles.

When did the Sears catalog first come out?

1893

1888	The R.W. Sears Watch Co., the first catalog issued by Richard Sears featured watches and jewelry.
1889	Evolution of the company involved various catalogs including “The Warren Company” and the “A.C. Roebuck & Company.” Catalogs produced for these companies.
1893	First Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog.

Who founded Sears and Roebuck?

Alvah Curtis Roebuck
Richard Warren SearsJulius Rosenwald
Sears/Founders

Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in 1892, and reincorporated by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald in 1906.

Who printed the Sears catalog?

RR Donnelley
In 1948, RR Donnelley built a two-story, 45,000 square foot facility in Chicago exclusively for printing each of two yearly Sears catalogs with a combined print run of seven million copies. Donnelley remained the printer for Sears’s “Big Book” until 1993, when the retailer discontinued its catalog service.