Dolgins Spring/Summer 1980 Catalog

Dolgin's was a small chain of catalog showroom stores in the midwest similar to Service Merchandise.  They began as a pawn shop in the 1920's before becoming a jewelry store.  They expanded into other products in the 1950's and peaked in the early 1980's before being bought out by Best, another catalog showroom chain.  Dolgin's is once again back in the jewelry business.

Enjoy this peek into their catalog showroom from 1980.

Ding Dong! It's 1973 Calling!

If anyone ever asked me what I see most of, but never buy at garage sales,I'd say it's Avon bottles.  For some reason, people collected these things like they were going to be worth tons of money.  They're not.  I guess they were the Beanie Babies of the 70's.

But when I came across a cache of old Avon Christmas catalogs, of course I picked them up.

First up are two from 1973.  They're identified as "Campaign 23" and "24".

Not much to say about these, just enjoy.

Campaign 23