1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue: A Window to Turn-Of-The-Century AmericaThey were Amazon and Walmart combined the one place to shop for Americans who needed everything clothes, furniture, tools, jewelry, musical instruments, books, and more Imagine it's the end of the nineteenth century, and, with one catalog, you can buy everything from beds and tools to clothing and opium. (Yes, opium.) Not to mention ear trumpets, horse buggies, and Bibles. For every recognizable item included in the 1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co.