by Sears Homes | Aug 18, 2013 | Uncategorized |
In terms of actual sales numbers of kit homes, Aladdin was actually a bigger company than Sears, but these many years later, they’re not as well known. “Sears Homes” is to kit homes what Kleenex is to disposable tissues. It’s become a generic...
by Sears Homes | May 26, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Earlier this week, my friend Rachel posted a picture of this 1922 Sears catalog in our Facebook group “Sears Homes.” I found it utterly enchanting. The cover shows a little girl dashing out to the mailbox to retrieve the goodies that just arrived from...
by Sears Homes | Feb 17, 2013 | Uncategorized |
* Rose is returning to Staunton May 2nd to give a talk on Sears Homes! * Click here to learn more! * In 2005, I stopped for a short visit in Staunton, Virginia and during that short visit, I spotted a beautiful Sears House overlooking Gypsy Hill Park. To my chagrin, I...
by Sears Homes | Jun 27, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Friend and fellow-Sears House aficionado Cindy Catanzara Goebel sent me some photos and asked, “Is this a Sears Riverside or Claremont?” I didn’t have a clue, so I dug out the old catalogs and studied the two models. And then I learned something new....
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