Flip through East Germany's 1975 mail-order catalog

Enjoy this scan of a 1975 copy of the Konsument catalog, which advertised the offerings of East Germany's state-run retail cooperative. The catalog shows the fashions, tools, housewares, consumer electronics, and other glorious goods made during the grim, oppressive Russian occupation. — Read the rest The post Flip through East Germany's 1975 mail-order catalog appeared first on Boing Boing.

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