Why I Love Catalogs...

[Dien Rice]

I love reading catalogs!

Good catalog copy evokes another world - a kind of "fantasy" world. It's a world full of unusual items and amazing gadgets.

Which brings me to my point. What is your favorite catalog? (And do they have a web site?)

Here's an entry from the J. Peterman catalog...

1903.
I was browsing in a Paris antique shop one winter afternoon when a fitted leather train case caught my eye.
It contained silver-handled brushes, boot hooks, a straight razor, several silver-stoppered glass bottles…
One bottle was different. Encased in yew-wood, with a handwritten date: 1903.

(The rest continues here... )

The J Peterman catalog www.jpeterman.com is certainly one of the most interesting to read! Though I also like a more "standard" catalog like Hammacher Schlemmer www.hammacher.com

For example, without Hammacher Schlemmer I would never know about the "Scooba" - the first robot that can mop your floor!

What are some other good catalogs?

(So I can enjoy reading them - while doing my best to resist temptation! )

- Dien