by Sears Homes | May 12, 2012 | Uncategorized |
It’s two great ideas together in one – asbestos lumber! According to the ad in the 1915 American Carpenter and Builder (trade magazine), this “lumber” was made with Portland Cement and asbestos, and the final product could be sawed, drilled or...
by Sears Homes | Jul 7, 2011 | Uncategorized |
In the 1930s, The “Monitor-top Refrigerator” quickly became one of General Electric’s most popular appliances. Its design was based on a sound principle and a highly efficient plan: The compressor sat atop the fridge, and heat extracted from the...
by Sears Homes | Jan 23, 2011 | Uncategorized |
Dr. Joseph Lister – a 19th Century British physician – is largely responsible for the bungalow craze, but that’s one tidbit that I’ve never seen in my books on architectural history. The fact is, Joseph Lister and his germ theory dramatically...
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