Sears. Roebuck Home Builder's Catalog: The Complete Illustrated 1910 Edition

All across America during the great building boom of the early 20th century one of the most popular sources for home-building materials fixtures and trimmings was the Sears Roebuck catalog for home builders. This fascinating volume reprinted from a rare surviving edition of that remarkably comprehensive publication offers a peerless view of how thousands of Americans approached the practicalities and aesthetics of homebuilding in 1910.A huge selection of materials needed to build and finish an early 20th-century home — lumber siding roofing gable ornaments interior moldings oak-veneered front doors art glass windows chandeliers stair balusters bronze door locks porcelain-enameled bathtubs furnaces for hard and soft coal ornate porch rails and Craftsman china closets among them — are depicted in detailed line drawings with the original advertising copy specifications and prices.Leafing through these pages it quickly becomes apparent just how many readers — and buyers — this extraordinary book attracted. Many of the products and designs are still very much a part of the American landscape easily recognizable in nearly every community in America today. Students and enthusiasts of American home and home-product design will find this unique publication an authentic and reliable sourcebook of early 20th-century Americana. Anyone interested in renovating houses of this era will find it indispensable.

Paperback: 176 pages

Publisher: Dover Publications; Illustrated Complete 1910 Editon edition (November 18 2009)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0486263207

ISBN-13: 978-0486263205

Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 0.4 x 11.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 1 pounds