The Old Catablog

From the Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue, 1897:

52076. Ropp’s Commercial Calculator. Saves labor, time and money; simple, rapid, re­liable; adapted to all kinds of business, trades and profess­ions. It is unquestionably the most useful, complete and practical work on the science of arithmetic ever published. It is the only work of its kind that has survived the test of time and acquired a national reputation.

No. 1, bound in waterproof leatherette….. $0.18
No. 2, in fine colored cloth, with pocket….. .35
No. 3, in elegant leather, with pocket, silicate slate and account book….. .70
No. 5, fine seal grain, gilt edges….. 1.00

52078. Vest Pocket Edition. Bound in extra red linen cloth….. .18
Seal grain leather….. .35

Postage extra 5c each.

More information about this little book is available here.

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