Homes of today 1932, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Home Construction Division, Chicago, Ill., 1932

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1932

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-357097

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Description

The plan book describes in detail the Sears home building plan from the house designs and financing to the completed structure. Features floor plans and illustrations for each design. There is an index of house plans arranged by number of rooms. The catalog has testimonials, questions and answers, and a questionnaire to complete. Illustrations of several factories are included in the catalog.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
construction (assembling)
prefabrication
illustrations (layout features)
indexes (reference sources)
testimonials
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 84 pages : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.316

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

Sears, Roebuck and Company. Home Construction Division (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Sears, Roebuck and Company. Home Construction Division

Subjects

Prefabricated houses
Advertisement
House
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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