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Sears 1947 Advertisement — Sears Value Demonstration: J. C. Higgins Bicycles, Boys’ Deluxe $49.95 With $5 Down, Girls’ Standard Bike $39.95
Source: Chronicling America, Library of Congress. The Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.), 1947-03-06, image 15 of the issue. The advertisement is cropped from the newspaper page; digitized by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.
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| Marque | Sears |
|---|---|
| Type | Advertisement |
| Year | 1947 |
| Publisher | Sears, Roebuck and Co. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 1 |
| Source | Chronicling America, Library of Congress. The Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.), 1947-03-06, image 15 of the issue. The advertisement is cropped from the newspaper page; digitized by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library. |
| Credit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library |
| Identifier | Chronicling America sn78002169/1947-03-06/ed-1/seq-15 |
| Transcription | Transcribed by eye |
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Sears, Roebuck and Co. Sears 1947 Advertisement: Sears Value Demonstration: J. C. Higgins Bicycles, Boys' Deluxe $49.95 With $5 Down, Girls' Standard Bike $39.95. 1947. Ebykr, https://ebykr.com/library/sears-j-c-higgins-value-demonstration-advertisement/.
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SEARS Value DEMONSTRATION ROBERT MARLOWE, Mgr. of SPORTING GOODS and FRANK McCALL, offers you everything for your sports needs. J. C. HIGGINS BICYCLES BOYS DELUXE 49.95 Only $5 Down Bal. Monthly • Motorcycle Style Side Parking Stand • Genuine Delta Headlight • Enameled Chain Guard Scientifically designed, sturdy construction for smooth, easy riding! Nationally known …
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SEARS Value DEMONSTRATION
[Photograph: the sporting goods department of the Sears store, with display counters, racks and a man standing behind them.]
ROBERT MARLOWE, Mgr. of SPORTING GOODS and FRANK McCALL, offers you everything for your sports needs.
[Photograph: a boy’s J. C. Higgins balloon-tire bicycle with a tank, a headlight, a chain guard and a side stand.]
J. C. HIGGINS BICYCLES
BOYS DELUXE
49.95
Only $5 Down Bal. Monthly
• Motorcycle Style Side Parking Stand
• Genuine Delta Headlight
• Enameled Chain Guard
Scientifically designed, sturdy construction for smooth, easy riding! Nationally known brake, saddle, pedals and other parts.
GIRLS STANDARD BIKE ……………. 39.95
[Below the crop the advertisement continues with a junior wall tent, an army type cot and canvas covers, tennis balls and a J. C. Higgins racket, and two bicycle panels: Bicycle Tires 2.40 (“Dress up your bicycle with new balloon tires and tubes. ALLSTATE for longer service.”) and Bicycle Baskets 1.49 (“Rust resistant. Extra strong. 2 metal clips and braces to attach to fork. 18x13x6.”).]
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