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Montgomery Ward, Sears, Spiegel Catalog drum sets?

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Okay...some of you guys are old enough to remember these catalogs. Every year, seasonally, the new catalogs would arrive -thick as a phone book! And, if you were like me, you would go right to the musical instrument pages to see if there were any new cool-looking pictures of drums. Anyone?

These catalogs were such a part of displaying the things I wanted in my life, I can't even explain it. My first good Avedis Zildjian cymbals were ordered from one of those catalogs (I forget which one at the moment). I still have my 20" medium ride cymbal from those days -must have been about 1971 or so. Can you believe it? You could get Avedis Zildjians from a Montgomery Ward catalog! (I think it was M.W., anyway).

It would sure be cool if anyone had scans of some of those old catalogs' musical instrument pages! Believe it or not, these old catalogs SELL on EBay! I guess there are lots of nostalgia buffs out there!

The Christmas catalogs were off the hook!

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Posted on 14 years ago
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[COLOR="DarkRed"]Yeah - people laugh at the thought nowadays - but 'fer sure back in the day a lotta reputable instrument makers had contracts with these places ! 'Silvertone' horns were a Sears stencil name, for example, and they were made by BlG companies and are very decent instruments. l also recall reading that Pearl used to make kits for JCPenny. And sure, l have seen instruments inscribed "Montgomery Ward" too !!!![/COLOR]

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Posted on 14 years ago
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Star and Pearl both made the drums for these guys as well.

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Posted on 14 years ago
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My first hi-hats were from a Sears catalog. Good-Better-Best!

Posted on 14 years ago
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Hi,Let's not forget the Blue Chip stamps and the Green chips stamps catalogs from the 50s-70s...I have some of these showing drums [snare] and sets..If i recall right Montgomery wards sold U.S. Mercury drums[made by pearl] in the 60s-70s..I must talk to my friend who has just about every year of catalogs from M.W and Sears from the 50s-to mid 70s.He uses these in his movie props business,i will see if i could get copys of the pages of the drums...mikey

Posted on 14 years ago
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[COLOR="DarkRed"]That'd be cool - or at least maybe some scans to post here[/COLOR]

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Posted on 14 years ago
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From MIKEY777

Hi,Let's not forget the Blue Chip stamps and the Green chips stamps catalogs from the 50s-70s...I have some of these showing drums [snare] and sets..If i recall right Montgomery wards sold U.S. Mercury drums[made by pearl] in the 60s-70s..I must talk to my friend who has just about every year of catalogs from M.W and Sears from the 50s-to mid 70s.He uses these in his movie props business,i will see if i could get copys of the pages of the drums...mikey

NICE!!! Mike, that would be EXCELLENT!!!x-mas3

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Posted on 14 years ago
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Scans you say? BAM! http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishbook/sets/

Yes, the drum kits are in there. I tried to attach some, but the scans are too big.

Posted on 14 years ago
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Oh, man! That's cool. But it will take me forever to figure out where the drums are! LOL!

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Posted on 14 years ago
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Awesome! Star?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishbook/2982746423/sizes/o/in/set-72157608484658560/

Posted on 14 years ago
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