A big shout out to my Facebook friends for showing me this link www.wishbookweb.com.   If you’re doing a civilian impression, you know that period catalogs are the holy grail of research.   These catalogs are absolutely incredible.  I’ve been trying for years to buy them on ebay for a decent price.  But now, I can browse through the 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945 Sears catalog for free!   Of course, the only sad thing is that Sears doesn’t still stock the items.

Quick review on the site itself – it’s pretty easy to use as long as you’re not using your iPad.   You may need to use your computer’s zoom function if you actually want to read the descriptions or look at details up close.