[PW] Sears catalog - 1961 wishbook?

[Waters, Sally]

This one's for me, for no other reason than personal nostalgia &
curiosity...

I've been looking for a long time for a description of a toy playset
that my best friend and I played with when we were little, a miniature
version of Disneyland, with a railroad around it, that was almost a
whole table long. I recently found a picture of it in a book of 1960s
ads, but only the picture is shown, with no description, captioning,
name, etc. The only text identifies it just as "Sears 1961". I'm certain
this must've been a Sears exclusive, and the 1961 is probably the 1961
Wishbook. So...just on the outside chance....do any fellow w*mb*ts (or
their libraries) just happen to have the 1961 Wishbook handy, with the
picture of the Disneyland table-long playset and the catalog
description? And if so, could you tell me what the text says, or scan it
to me? 

 

Thanks tremendously!

 

Sally, Q of R

 

Sally G. Waters

Reference Librarian & Adjunct Professor

Stetson University College of Law

1401 61st St. S.

Gulfport, FL 33707  

 

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