Description: b682, Sears Stereoview, #14, Long Distance Telephone Switchboard, 1900s Click images to enlarge Description You are bidding on an original Stereoview/Stereograph SV card, titled: "Long Distance Telephone Switchboard." Chicago, IL., by Sears, Roebuck & Co., card #14, 1900s. Note: This card was part of a 50 card Boxed Set that were made on cream-colored medium weight card stock. Back is blank. Looking at this Stereoview through a Viewer, is like using Google 3D when looking at a Map. To see all of my "Stereoview Cards" click here. To see all of my historical "Cabinet Cards" click here. Notes: In 1889, Richard W. Sears sold his business for $100,000 ($3 million in 2021 dollars) and relocated to Iowa, planning to be a rural banker. He returned to Chicago in 1892 and established a new mail-order firm, again selling watches and jewelry, with Roebuck as his partner, operating as the A. C. Roebuck watch company. On September 16, 1893, they renamed the company Sears, Roebuck, and Co. and began to diversify the product lines offered in their catalogs. Before the Sears catalog, farmers near small rural towns usually purchased supplies, often at high prices and on credit, from local general stores with narrow selections of goods. Prices were negotiated and relied on the storekeeper's estimate of a customer's creditworthiness. Sears built an opposite business model by offering in their catalogs a larger selection of products at published prices. By 1894, the Sears catalog had grown to 322 pages, including many new items, such as sewing machines, bicycles, sporting goods and automobiles (later produced, from 1905 to 1915, by Lincoln Motor Car Works of Chicago [no relation to the current Ford line]). By 1895, the company was producing a 532-page catalog. Sales were over $400,000 ($12 million in 2021 dollars) in 1893 and over $750,000 ($20 million in 2021 dollars) two years later. By 1896, dolls, stoves, and groceries were added to the catalog. (ref. Wikipedia) For more info, click here. Size: 3.5" by 7" Subjects: Historic, Chicago, Business, Buildings, People, Old Fashioned Clothes Photographer/Publisher: Sears, Roebuck & Co. Date: circa 1900's. The Last Image is for Information Only. Condition: VG/EX-EX (Edge & corner wear, Staining), Please see scans for actual condition. Info: Stereoscopy or Stereoviews have two nearly identical images mounted side by side and were taken by a Stereo Camera. When looked at through a stereo viewer they give a three-dimensional image. Most popular from 1850’s to 1930’s and they usually measure about 3 ½" by 7" (please see images). This SV card is part of a very large collection (over 5000) I will be selling on Ebay over the next 6-8 months. Some of the subjects will be: Alaska, Austria, Boston, California, Celebrities, Chicago, Colorado, Comedy, Cuba, Egypt, Florida, Industry, Ireland, Italy, Japan, London, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York City, Niagara Falls, Paris, Pennsylvania, People, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rome, San Francisco, Scotland, St. Louis, Tragedies, Virginia, Volcano's, Washington DC, Wisconsin, Yellowstone and Yosemite. This Stereoview would make a great addition to your collection or as a Gift. Please checkout my 1880's Baseball Victorian Trade cards in my Ebay Store Please checkout my 1870's Baseball Tintypes in my Ebay Store Please checkout my Movie Glass Slides in my Ebay Store Please checkout my NASA Items in my Ebay Store Visit My eBay Store To see all my Postcards To see all my Movie Items To see all my Disney Items To see all my Baseball Items To see all my Boy Scout Cards To see all my Stereoview Cards Add me to your Favorite Sellers and Sign up for my Newsletter This Item will be shipped securely. I will combine lots to save on the shipping costs and I use USPS Ground Advantage (the old 1st class) shipping (it gives both of us tracking of the package). Please look at my other Auctions for more Collectibles of the 1800's-1900's. Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.300+ Listing Templates! Auctiva gets you noticed! The complete eBay Selling Solution. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
Price: 17.95 USD
Location: Warsaw, Indiana
End Time: 2025-01-09T05:05:42.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Title: #14, Long Distance Telephone Switchboard, 1900s
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
Region of Origin: United States
Stereoview Type: Flat Mount
Subject: Business
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1924
Type: Stereoview & Stereoscope
Antique: Yes
Brand/Publisher: Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Material: Cardboard
Number of Items: 1
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Vintage: Yes
Image Color: Black & White
Production Technique: Lithograph
Theme: Americana, History
