The 1997 Christmas catalogue: circle what you wanted
Brightmore$3.00
Christmas Catalog Holiday 1997
The year of the virtual pet
Pick your pen
One circle a page. Change your mind as often as you like; nothing for you on a page? Skip it.
Inside the 1997 catalogue
- Electronic Gadgets: Virtual pet keyring, Handheld games console with 4-in-1 cartridge, Walkie-talkies, pair, Electronic secret diary, My first 35mm camera
- Television & Video: 14in color TV/VCR combo with remote, Personal CD player with anti-shock, Personal cassette player with foam headphones
- Sing It! Karaoke & Keyboards: Twin-cassette karaoke machine with microphone, Voice-changer cassette recorder, 32-key mini keyboard, 100 sounds
- Bedroom Lighting & Gifts: Glitter lava lamp, red or blue, Plasma lightning ball, 8in, Colour-changing fibre optic lamp, Lips telephone, Glow-in-the-dark stars & planets, 60 pieces, Sound-activated disco light
- Remote Control & Cool Stuff: Radio-controlled stunt racer, Ice crusher slush maker, Magnetic doodle board
- Get Outside & Bounce!: Giant space hopper, orange, Pogo stick, Quad roller skates, adjustable, 31in skateboard, Moon bounce boots
- Stocking Stuffers: Rainbow magic spring, Colour twist puzzle cube, Bouncing putty in an egg, Glow slime tub, Super bouncy balls, 5 pack, Light-up yo-yo, Humming spinning top, Kaleidoscope, Ask-me fortune ball
- Family Games Night: Snappy Croc!, Cheese Chase, Marble Mayhem, Marble run, 60 pieces, Secret Admirer!, Junior chemistry set
- Dolls & Action Heroes: Starla fashion doll, Captain Cosmo space hero, Dolls' pram with hood, 24-piece tea set
- Playsets: Wooden dolls' house with 18 pieces of furniture, 3-storey garage with lift and ramp, Play kitchen with sounds, Traditional rocking horse, Big cuddly teddy, 60cm, Toy cash register with scanner
- Kettles & Toasters: Cordless jug kettle, 1.7 litre, white/blue, Cordless jug kettle, white/green, 2 slice toaster, cool wall, white, 4 slice toaster, chrome effect, Set of 4 holly mugs, Set of 4 spotty mugs
Brightmore is our own made-up catalogue: we photographed our own versions of the toys and gifts kids circled back then, as a homage to the catalogues we all grew up with. Prices are what they would have cost that year, roughly.







