Thread: 1897 Sears Roebuck & co Catalogue, razors and shaving gear.

In 1897 at Sears Roebuck you had quite the selection of razors available from Wostenholm, Wade & Butcher, John Engstrom, Boker.
And razor grinding, strops, brushes, coticule etc

And the rest of the offering from Sears Roebuck & co cont.

Oh and one more for a different kind of shaving!

Thanks for posting! This from the inflation calculator:

What cost $1 in 1897 would cost $26.60 in 2011.

So for $40 or so you could get Sears and Roebuck's finest!

Nothing is cooler then seeing those old catalogs & especially the prices.
Thanks Martin once again

Relative prices are interesting. Soap was 10 cents, brushes, strops, and mugs were 20 cents. Razors roughly a buck.

Things relate a little differently today it seems

Originally Posted by Mike12345

Thanks for posting! This from the inflation calculator:

What cost $1 in 1897 would cost $26.60 in 2011.

So for $40 or so you could get Sears and Roebuck's finest!

Not really because not everything has gone up like that. There are some comparable things that cost relatively less now than in those days and some things that cost relatively more. There are many variables there.

Back in those days you could buy anything your heart desired from a Sears catalog.

This is really cool! Thank you for sharing. The post reminded me that I had too had an old catalog, a facsimile reprint of a 1902 Sears catalog. I scanned the shaving pages and posted them in the Shaving Equipment/Miscellaneous

http://straightrazorpalace.com/misce...o-catalog.html

A quick check shows that the Boker Tree Razor with a black rubber handle still costs $1.75 five years later.

Thanks for the research and for sharing this Martin. I'm in for the .085 Wade and Butcher - heck I'll even pay the inflation adjusted price!

Here's a little better pic of what you might get when buying a Sears and Roebuck coticule.

I don't know if it was an 1890 something, or a 1900 something version. But thought you guys might like to see it.