06/14/2021
In the early-20th century, the mail-order catalog Sears & Roebuck was the purchase & ship giant that Amazon is today. You could buy just about anything from this catalog, including a surprisingly large selection of homes. The homes would be delivered to your address in the form of materials, instructions, and sometimes even tools. Sears bragged that "Any man of reasonable strength, size, and intelligence can assemble a Sears & Roebuck home." The company sold close to 75,000 of these home kits!