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ca.1928
Product catalogues: Architecture and architectural elements: General (2 of 3)
GUSN-269574
The catalog is a line of prefabricated houses with floor plans, prices and interior sketches. There are advertisements for finishing items such as plumbing, bathroom outfits and roofing. The full-color cover illustration shows "The Lexington" home on a large green lawn in front of a glen. The cover also advertises the easy payment plan provided by Sears.
advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
dwellings
prefabrication
trade catalogs
1 trade catalog, 116 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches
EP001
Ephemera collection
Jan 1991
EP001.12.002.005.005
Gift
11 1/4 x 8 1/2 (HxW)(inches)
Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
Sears, Roebuck and Company (Publisher)
trade catalogs
Prefabricated houses
Included in the Pilgrims, Patriots, and Products exhibit.
Item
Product catalogues: Architecture and architectural elements: General (2 of 3)
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