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Mail-order homes : Sears homes and other kit houses / Rebecca L. Hunter.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection TH4819.P7 H855 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hunter, Rebecca L., author.
- Series:
- Shire library ; no. 645.
- Shire library ; no. 645
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prefabricated houses--United States--History--20th century.
- Prefabricated houses.
- Architecture, Domestic--United States--History--20th century.
- Architecture, Domestic.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford [England] : Shire Publications, 2012.
- Summary:
- Presents a brief history of the mail-order homes industry, discussing the companies involved, the evolution of the industry, and the types of homes that were available for sale, and includes numerous illustrations.
- Contents:
- The house that came on the train
- Evolution of the mail-order home concept
- Manufacturers of mail-order homes
- Styles and designs
- The builder of modest means
- Marketing the mail-order home
- Boom and bust
- The demise of the mail-order home
- Places to visit.
- Notes:
- Designed by Tony Truscott Designs, Sussex.
- Printed through Worldprint Ltd.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-63) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum circulating copy: From the Library of Aaron V. Wunsch.
- ISBN:
- 9780747810483
- 0747810486
- OCLC:
- 761380432
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