Washing machines in 1897. The mention of 'electric' apparently means it was 'electric welded.' It's not powered by an electric motor.

"Perfectly harmless. No bad results follow its use. "

Nerve and brain pills "will tone up the whole nervous system, no matter how much worn out, overworked and depressed you may be,and give you a new lease of life." -Impressive! 😂

There was a whole page in the 1897 catalog for Gasoline stoves. They felt the need to say in bold print "It cannot explode."...encouraging.

Bissell started out by making carpet sweepers in the 1880s.

1897: Don't have a functioning windmill, watermill, or steam engine? Use a tread power! Sears sold 1, 2, and 3 horse versions.

1897: Sears only sold toilet paper in cases of 100 rolls. Also note that they show how it's supposed to be placed on the roll.

(1897 catalog) Liquor Habit Cure: "That drunkenness is a disease that can be cured by medicine, just the same as other diseases can, is a fact becoming well known."

A bicycle lamp from 1908.

From the 1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog: magic lanterns were what we now call projectors.

A mid-range stereoscopic camera from the 1908 Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog.