Gary Tanner
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Might be of interest: https://www.startribune.com/herter-s-catalog-is-long-gone-but-not-forgotten/291167741/
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Eric Patterson said:Sandy
You mentioned woodcock. Are you aware American woodcock have rhythm and can dance?
Funky American Woodcock - YouTube
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Steve Sanford said:Good morning, Sandy~
I recall the bookkeeping errors. In those years before websites and credit cards - and even before 800 numbers - everything was done via letters, stamps and checks. One had to carefully compute the shipping - by what we called Parcel Post - and carefully tally up the cumulative weights of the items you were purchasing. If you - or Herter's - made an error, it was not unusual to receive a refund check, often in amounts less than a dollar. And, all mail orders back then took about a month to receive.
This catalog is from 1946. I wonder if my Dad ordered his first Model Canada decoys about that time.
And here's one from 1955. I was born in '53 - and remember the "skinny" ones from the 50s - but grew up reading those from the 60s.
All the best,
SJS
Dani said:Eric, yet another reason I love woodcock so much!
Vince Pagliaroli said:Dani,
I hear thee.
A oil painting on wine case lid, in progress...
VP