Sears offered more than 370 designs of kit homes from 1908 — 1940, but nationally-known Sears-house

expert Rose Thornton has discovered that Sears had 60 best-selling designs. In her new book, she writes,

“If you learn how to identify these 60 designs, you’ll discover about 90% of the Sears homes in your

community.”

Finding the Houses That Sears Built contains more than 190 graphics and photos, as well as

comprehensive, detailed and fascinating information on how to identify these 60 best-selling designs. Each

housing style is given two full pages in this 8.5 x 11-inch book. One page shows the house as it originally

appeared in the Sears Modern Homes catalog (with house details and floor plans). An opposing page has

two high-quality photos of existing Sears homes. In preparing to write this captivating book, Rose

photographed more than 1500 Sears homes in 11 states. Finding the Houses That Sears Built represents

more than five years of intensive research, documentation, travel and study.

Publication date — September 20, 2004. Price - $19.95 + $4 shipping (priority mail).

Special early-bird offer: Order by October 1, 2004 and pay no shipping fees!

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Between 1908 — 1940, Pacific Ready-Cut Homes sold about 40,000 kit homes throughout California and

neighboring states. This high-quality reprint of their 160-page catalog contains a plethora of historical

information about this Los Angeles company, including details about the location of Pacific Homes

“neighborhoods” — entire communities built of Pacific Ready-Cut Homes.

California ‘s Kit Homes also includes a 15-page introduction (written by Rosemary Thornton and Dale

Patrick Wolicki) with additional information about this company, such as details on how to find and

identify these homes. In addition, the rear 20 pages of this catalog highlight Pacific Homes interiors;

beautiful and incredibly detailed photos of period kitchens, baths and living areas. With more than 100

housing styles featured in this impressive catalog, you’ll find California ‘s Kit Homes to be one of those

books that you’ll want to read over and over again.

Publication date — September 20, 2004. Price - $24.95 + $4 shipping (priority mail).

Special early-bird offer: Order by October 1, 2004 and pay no shipping fees!

Please send payment to:

Gentle Beam Publications

P. 0. Box 1392

Alton, IL 62002-1392

Questions? Call 618-466-6653