by Sears Homes | Aug 23, 2014 | Uncategorized |
In May 2014, we traveled to Wilmington, DE and Philadelphia, PA to do research at the Hagley Museum (Wilmington) and at the National Archives and Records Administration (Philadelphia). Along the way, we stopped at Carney’s Point, New Jersey to check out some of...
by Sears Homes | Aug 22, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Tonight, for the first time in months, I got on the ham radio, calling CQ on the 40-meter band. My second contact was “Bob.” In a flash, my buddy Milton (sitting with me) looked up Bob’s call sign on his computer, and started laughing hysterically....
by Sears Homes | Aug 22, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Hopewell! Alas, poor Hopewell. They have an interesting collection of Aladdin kit homes, and yet for reasons that elude me, they’ve done nothing to promote these homes. One example is this Aladdin “Carnation” (shown below). It sits in a working class...
by Sears Homes | Aug 14, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Dale and Rebecca found Sears Modern Home #174 while out tooling around in Iowa City a few weeks ago. I have nothing more to add. I’ll let the pictures tell the sad story. But I warn you – do NOT scroll down unless you have a strong stomach! Graphic images...
by Sears Homes | Aug 13, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Springfield Missouri is home to Sears Modern Home #177, which is very exciting to me, because this is a model that has never been seen “in the flesh,” by me, Rachel, Rebecca or Dale. And it’s quite an unusual house, so it should be easy to spot....
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