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Sears, Roebuck Book of Barns: A Reprint of the 1919 Catalog

1 review
Rebecca Hunter and Dale Patrick Wolicki

R L Hunter, 2005

The forward to this book alone...
...makes it worth the purchase price. More than just a reprint of the 1919 barn catalog (which by itself, makes a fascinating read), this book has several pages of front matter and contemporary photos that make it well worth the purchase price. Now that the story of Sears kit homes has gone into the mainstream (with many articles in the national media, including one in Spring 2006 in the Wall ...

California's Kit Homes: A Reprint of the 1925 Pacific Ready-Cut Homes Catalog

5 reviews
Rosemary Thornton, Dale Patrick Wolicki

Gentle Beam Publications, 2004

An excellent resource as well as entertaining
Having been on a 5 year search for the origins of my quirky 1920 Colonial Revival bungalow, it's wonderful to finally find information on Pacific Ready-Cut Homes, a major manufacturer of kit homes in Southern California. I have several of Rosemary Thornton's Sears books, and again she has produced a top quality research aid that is not only fact filled but a fun read. You are destined to be a ...