In the fall-winter catalogue of 1963, Sears debuted its 1480 line of Silvertone guitar amps. The most popular of the bunch was the 15-watt 1482, which featured a vertically mounted chassis, a 12-inch ...

Today, many vintage Tonka toys are worth some serious ... versions of what they see out in the real world. In the 1970s, Sears Roebuck was huge. Tonka made a branded Sears truck with a connected ...

Sears became a broadcasting pioneer when it launched radio station WLS 100 years ago. The call letters stood for “World’s Largest Store,” a moniker Sears earned from its massive ...

Between 1908 and 1940, Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold nearly 75,000 kit ... we ordered it from the Sears catalog,’” Chabot said. “I was intrigued by the concept of people picking out a house ...

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It’s a vintage kit house, purchased from a Sears & Roebuck catalog in 1923 and built in Hollywood. Working with contractors, Bob helps restore the home’s thoughtful details while adding ...

Landmark opened in 1973 with original tenant Sears Roebuck & Co. CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Sears Tower is history. As of Thursday, the iconic Chicago, Illinois, skyscraper is now named Willis Tower.

WLS’ founder, Sears, Roebuck and Co., was already doing that with its mail-order catalog. It provided access to consumer goods to households many, many miles from a department store. The call ...