[newnewpdro]

You need to see one of the old Sears catalogs, the ones that were two+ inches thick and sold ploughs, wagons, blacksmithing tools, everything you could imagine of use to homesteaders. It's fascinating to flip through, excellent coffee table reading material.

[walrus01]

Shotguns, corsets, wagon wheels, pocket watches, derringers, medical apparatus, furniture, top hats, bowler hats, Masonic accessories, oil lamps, wood stoves.

[wglb]

Growing up in rural America, they were both a delight and a source of necessities.