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The Magnolia house Sears kit home from 1918

submitted by kammmmak to whatever 3 monthsMar 5, 2025 17:48:01 ago (+38/-0)     (files.catbox.moe)

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The Magnolia house was a Sears kit home, 1918

For nearly 30 years, people could order a piece of the American dream through the mail.
A buyer could leaf through a Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog, choose a house and mail in the order. In time, a railroad boxcar would chug into town, carrying a ready-to-assemble house — complete with nails and a 75-page instruction book.
Most of the house kits came in a single box car. The model named the Magnolia, sold between 1918 and 1922, needed two.


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Scruffy 5 points 3 months ago

Holy jeez would that be fun to build. Lumber precut by Whites? Manual not written by a -jew- shitskin, especially pajeet? Easy peasy, japanesie.