Even homes. From 1908 to 1940, customers could pick out their own ready-to-assemble home kit from a Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog and have the materials shipped directly to them, primarily by rail.

In 1908, Sears, Roebuck and Co. started selling house blueprints, followed soon after by the building materials for those specific plans, too.

Subseries Restrictions Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogs are restricted due to fragile condition. Researchers should consult microfilm in National Museum of American History Library for 1880-1983 editions ...

VICTOR, N.Y. — Sears Roebuck and Co. started selling mail-order houses from its specialty catalog — the Book of Modern Homes and Building Plans — in 1908. It is reported that more than ...

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The company was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in 1886; it was previously based in the Sears Tower in Chicago, and is currently headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

According to an article in the May 15, 2006 edition of the Wall Street Journal, about 70,000 to 100,000 homes made by Sears, Roebuck and Co. were sold through Sears catalogs from 1908 to 1940. The ...

It’s not 1939 outside. But this unfortunate date (see above) hasn’t prevented me from perusing, in some detail, the Fall-Winter catalog from Sears, Roebuck and Co.

For decades, the Sears Roebuck and Co. building was a fixture in Bergen County, known for its art-deco style and soaring 105-foot tower bearing the name of the once-iconic retailer.

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Will plunging profits soon spell the end of Sears, Roebuck and Company? The 122-year-old retail giant virtually created modern American consumerism. For anyone over the age of 40, its demise is ...

Plaintiffs commenced this action against Sears, Roebuck & Co., Whirlpool Corporation and the property owner alleging negligence, strict products liability and breach of warranty [FN1].