gtblum Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 Bumped in to this yesterday while looking for a new tablesaw motor. ARRGH! Thought I'd share it. http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI in AR Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 I've come across a few mail-order homes that I assumed were Sears homes. I can't say with certainty that they were, but in either case they are interesting. You will find part numbers stamped on visible components such as rafter ends. They have a uniformity to framing member size and spacing that is usually missing in other homes of similar vintage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSwamp Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 There were lots of kit-house vendors in the early 20th century, including but no limited it: Sears, Radford, Alladin, Gordon Van Tine, Lewis-Liberty, Sterling, Pacific Homes and Montgomery Ward. A little Googling will turn up much interesting info. There's an excellent Sears house a block from my house. And my house might be a kit house; there are two others on my street that vary only slightly from mine (ca. 1914). WJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickSab Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Craftsman Magazine also offered many kits and plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 I was surprised to see the many styles and material options. Always thought of them as being more like military tract homes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Originally posted by gtblum Bumped in to this yesterday while looking for a new tablesaw motor. ARRGH! Thought I'd share it. http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/ They also made and sold barns. Check out this link http://www.thebarnjournal.org/stories/s ... index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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