Modern homes, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Modern Homes Division, Chicago, Ill.; Newark, N.J., 1936

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1936

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 5

GUSN

GUSN-357241

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Description

The plan book describes the features and advantages of Honor Bilt precut houses. Illustrations, floor plans, and descriptions of designs are included throughout.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
prefabrication
modern American styles and periods
illustrations (layout features)
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 64 pages : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.333

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
Newark (Essex county, New Jersey)

Record Details

Originator

Sears, Roebuck and Company. Modern Homes Division (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Sears, Roebuck and Company. Modern Homes Division

Subjects

Prefabricated houses
Advertisement
Modern
House
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 5

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