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Sears modern homes and other kit or catalog homes across. The pieces that arrived in the mail were meant to fit. It gives a nostalgic look at the more than one hundred home kits sold. Rosemarythornton is one of the countrys leading experts on sears catalog homes. More than 370 different home designs in a wide range of architectural styles and sizes were offered over the. Rose is the author of several books, including the houses that sears built 2002, finding the houses that sears built 2004, the ugly womans guide to internet dating 2009 and the. Apr 26, 2019 sold under the sears modern homes brand, the kits soon became a huge hit. Book of modern homes and building plans vintage catalog in my etsy store. Sears homes followed architectural styles rather than set precedent. Everything you ever wanted to know about sears catalog homes thornton.
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Sears modern homes was one of the good articles, but it has been removed from the list. Sears modern homes 19 by sears roebuck staff 2006, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. It appears to be the 1908 catalog but it has 52 pgs. The pieces that arrived in the mail were meant to fit together sort of like. For this weeks listing of the week, we decided to find seven charming sears catalog homes you can actually buy today. The book of modern homes and building plans first appeared in 1908 for the first time, sears sold complete houses, including the plans and instructions for construction of 22 different styles, announcing that the featured homes were complete, ready for occupancy. Sales continued until 1942, and a few years later all.
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See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Joists, studs, and rafters were to be spaced 14 38. Sears modern homes were catalog and kit houses sold primarily through mail order by sears, roebuck and company, an american retailer. Sears reported that more than 70,000 of these homes were sold in north america between 1908 and 1940.
These authentic plans offer a wealth of information on building materials and other details, along with external views, floor plans, for thousands of americans, catalogs such as sears modern homes were the first step in realizing their. The present volume, a meticulous reproduction of a rare sears, roebuck catalog of 1926, provides a thorough, accurate record of the companys honor bilt modern homes. Over 300 photographs and illustrations, with full descriptions, offer views of 86 different houses and cottages of widely varying sizes and designs. It was a winwin evidenced by the fact that over 70,00 homes were sold between 1908 and 1940. Shes the coauthor of californias kit homes 2004 and montgomery wards mailorder homes 2010, and has contributed chapters to three books on architecture. Start your search with a reference work, such as houses. Featuring houses from the mail order catalogs of sears modern homes, aladdin, gordonvan tine and montgomery. Homes in a box modern homes from sears roebuck, is a facsimile reproduction of the sears modern homes catalog. More than 370 different home designs in a wide range of architectural styles and sizes were offered over the programs 34year history. It gives a nostalgic look at the more than one hundred home kits sold by sears roebuck in the early 1900s.
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Sears began to see a profit with the printing of their first publication, book of modern homes and building plans. This was the end of the line of sears mail order houses. This was the only sears modern homes catalog to offer a schoolhouse, or any commercial structure, for that matter. For thousands of americans, catalogs such as sears modern homes were the first step in realizing their dreams of owning a home.
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