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Military Equipment [1917]

by Roebuck and Company Sears

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  • Reading level: 6th grade

"Military Equipment [1917]" by Roebuck and Company Sears is a catalog-style publication likely created in the early 20th century. This work provides detailed descriptions and pricing of military equipment and personal items aimed at soldiers and their families during a period of wartime. It serves as a practical guide for those in service or looking to supply loved ones with essential goods. The opening of the catalog outlines various shipping policies, including parcel post rates, and addresses the special considerations for sending goods to soldiers both domestically and overseas. It emphasizes the quality of the merchandise offered, which includes uniforms, clothing, and personal items, ensuring accessibility for soldiers in the field. The catalog details specific measurements, prices, and descriptions for numerous items, highlighting an extensive selection tailored to meet the practical and comfort needs of military personnel during that tumultuous time.

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  • Sears, Roebuck and Company · Catalogs
  • Military supplies · Catalogs
  • World War, 1914-1918 · Equipment and supplies · Catalogs

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Rate Table for Parcel Post Shipments

═══════════════════════════╤══════════╤══════════╤══════════╤══════════ │LOCAL ZONE│ ZONES 1 │ ZONE 3 │ ZONE 4 │ │ AND 2 │ │ ───────────────────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────── This table shows the │ For │ Not Over │151 to 300│301 to 600 charges when shipping by │Shipments │150 Miles │Miles From│Miles From parcel post, according to│ From Our │ From │ CHICAGO │ CHICAGO the weight of the package│ Store in │ CHICAGO │ │ and according to distance│Chicago to│ │ │ by zones. │Customers │ │ │ │ Within │ │ │ │ Chicago │ │ │ ───────────────────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────── Weight of Package. │ Charges │ Charges │ Charges │ Charges │ Required │ Required │ Required │ Required ───────────────────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────── Over 4 oz. up to 1 lb. │ 5c│ 5c│ 6c│ 7c Over 1 lb. up to 2 lbs. │ 6c│ 6c│ 8c│ 11c Over 2 lbs. up to 3 lbs. │ 6c│ 7c│ 10c│ 15c Over 3 lbs. up to 4 lbs. │ 7c│ 8c│ 12c│ 19c Over 4 lbs. up to 5 lbs. │ 7c│ 9c│ 14c│ 23c Over 5 lbs. up to 6 lbs. │ 8c│ 10c│ 16c│ 27c Over 6 lbs. up to 7 lbs. │ 8c│ 11c│ 18c│ 31c Over 7 lbs. up to 8 lbs. │ 9c│ 12c│ 20c│ 35c Over 8 lbs. up to 9 lbs. │ 9c│ 13c│ 22c│ 39c Over 9 lbs. up to 10 lbs. │ 10c│ 14c│ 24c│ 43c Over 10 lbs. up to 11 lbs. │ 10c│ 15c│ 26c│ 47c Over 11 lbs. up to 12 lbs. │ 11c│ 16c│ 28c│ 51c Over 12 lbs. up to 13 lbs. │ 11c│ 17c│ 30c│ 55c Over 13 lbs. up to 14 lbs. │ 12c│ 18c│ 32c│ 59c Over 14 lbs. up to 15 lbs. │ 12c│ 19c│ 34c│ 63c Over 15 lbs. up to 16 lbs. │ 13c│ 20c│ 36c│ 67c Over 16 lbs. up to 17 lbs. │ 13c│ 21c│ 38c│ 71c Over 17 lbs. up to 18 lbs. │ 14c│ 22c│ 40c│ 75c Over 18 lbs. up to 19 lbs. │ 14c│ 23c│ 42c│ 79c Over 19 lbs. up to 20 lbs. │ 15c│ 24c│ 44c│ 83c Over 20 lbs. up to 21 lbs. │ 15c│ 25c│ Over 21 lbs. up to 22 lbs. │ 16c│ 26c│ Over 22 lbs. up to 23 lbs. │ 16c│ 27c│ Over 23 lbs. up to 24 lbs. │ 17c│ 28c│ Over 24 lbs. up to 25 lbs. │ 17c│ 29c│ Over 25 lbs. up to 26 lbs. │ 18c│ 30c│ Over 26 lbs. up to 27 lbs. │ 18c│ 31c│ Over 27 lbs. up to 28 lbs. │ 19c│ 32c│ Over 28 lbs. up to 29 lbs. │ 19c│ 33c│ Over 29 lbs. up to 30 lbs. │ 20c│ 34c│ Over 30 lbs. up to 31 lbs. │ 20c│ 35c│ Over 31 lbs. up to 32 lbs. │ 21c│ 36c│ Over 32 lbs. up to 33 lbs. │ 21c│ 37c│ Over 33 lbs. up to 34 lbs. │ 22c│ 38c│ Over 34 lbs. up to 35 lbs. │ 22c│ 39c│ Over 35 lbs. up to 36 lbs. │ 23c│ 40c│ Over 36 lbs. up to 37 lbs. │ 23c│ 41c│ Over 37 lbs. up to 38 lbs. │ 24c│ 42c│ Over 38 lbs. up to 39 lbs. │ 24c│ 43c│ Over 39 lbs. up to 40 lbs. │ 25c│ 44c│ Over 40 lbs. up to 41 lbs. │ 25c│ 45c│ Over 41 lbs. up to 42 lbs. │ 26c│ 46c│ Over 42 lbs. up to 43 lbs. │ 26c│ 47c│ Over 43 lbs. up to 44 lbs. │ 27c│ 48c│ Over 44 lbs. up to 45 lbs. │ 27c│ 49c│ Over 45 lbs. up to 46 lbs. │ 28c│ 50c│ Over 46 lbs. up to 47 lbs. │ 28c│ 51c│ Over 47 lbs. up to 48 lbs. │ 29c│ 52c│ Over 48 lbs. up to 49 lbs. │ 29c│ 53c│ Over 49 lbs. up to 50 lbs. │ 30c│ 54c│ ───────────────────────────┴──────────┴──────────┴─────────────────────

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Contents

  1. Rate Table for Parcel Post Shipments
  2. Men’s Wrist Watches
  3. Furnishings for Aviators
  4. Extra Extra Heavy Flat Knit Wool Underwear for Men
  5. Drawers
  6. Men’s Extra Heavy Part Wool Double-Body Union Suit
  7. Elastic Seamed Jean Drawers
  8. Army Style Socks
  9. Medium Heavy Worsted Wool Mixed Socks
  10. Home Knit Style Socks
  11. Medium Light Weight Wool Mixed Worsted Plated Socks
  12. Heavy Weight Worsted Socks. 98 Per Cent Wool
  13. Official Military Books
  14. Athletic Merchandise
  15. Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago
  16. Mailed Free on Request
  17. Transcriber’s Notes

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This free edition of Military Equipment [1917] by Roebuck and Company Sears comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #54213, released 2017-02-20. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: History - Modern (1750+), History - Warfare.

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