The long arm of Sears.......

[Justdroppedin]

Sears once sold homes through their catalog. These kits included everything a home required, including plumbing, heating and wiring. Parts arrived by train to the buyer, who then had to assemble it themselves. Many of the houses still stand today......



https://i.redd.it/yzihg8r3tgg61.jpg



Sears wish book.....


https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1991-Sears-Christmas-Book/0515



Here is a website that shows what styles you could purchase and the associated prices.



http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/1908-1914.htm

[The Noof]

It's safe to say there was very little Chinese contents in the Sears inventory in that era.

[runamok]

The old Sears catalog was at least 3 inches thick.

[dogdayz]

There was a time when it would be hard to imagine life without Sears. :bawl:

[dogdayz]

Back in the 1970's I was taking a motorcycle mechanics course and one of the students brought in an old Sears motorcycle for us to work on. I think it was from around 1914.

Sears also used to sell cars.

[ifonlyihad1]

Made the best goalie pads for road hockey!

[Putski]

was a great tool for the outhouse! lol

[swan]

only if they had put the catalog online during the early 90's, they could have been amazon today. truly a missed opportunity