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34: 270:. What childzy said. This is not at all unique, as Sears sold thousands and thousands of their building kit books, and modern reproductions of the books have been sold. It would be difficult but not impossible to get a better scan. As a secondary issue, this is just about the least attractive Catalog Home ever sold ( 331: 321: 17: 326: 61:
brand. Model No. 115, pictured here in a catalog advertisement, was sold during the period from 1908 to 1914 at a price of $ 725.00.
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There are visible jpeg artifacts, especially around the text. Is there a better scan and/or can we have the original in png format?
71: 175:: I'm willing to ignore the artifact issues due to the unique nature of the picture. A better scan would be great though. -- 307: 294: 282: 254: 225: 186: 167: 135: 126: 109: 94: 80: 54: 274:). I'd really like to see a more interesting/representative image like one of the Craftsman designs. -- 237: 201: 58: 279: 67: 157: 123: 91: 232: 215: 196: 176: 315: 275: 104: 291: 271: 247: 146: 194:. One of my earliest uploads. Very encyclopedic, although not the best quality. — 304: 251: 132: 33: 230:
I didn't scan it. It's from an online government source - I think NARA. —
119: 250:. Unfortunately, all the originals suffer from visible jpeg artifacts. 122:, some minor printing errors and so on are acceptable and typical. 83:. In the PD because it was first published before January 1, 1923. 57:
sold ready-to-assemble houses through mail order under the
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Could you get a better scan of this by any chance? --
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Fascinating bit of Americana. Reasonably good scan.
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Knowledge (XXG):Featured picture candidates
Sears Catalog Home

Sears Roebuck and Company
Sears Catalog Homes
Sears Catalog Home
Architecture of the United States
Sears Roebuck and Company
Spikebrennan
22:31, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
CillaИ ♦ XC
00:25, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
ephemera
Adam Cuerden
02:33, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
MER-C
04:15, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
Childzy
Talk
11:51, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
snowolfD4
14:02, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
BRIAN
0918
snowolfD4
14:24, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
BRIAN
0918
http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/1908-1914.htm
MER-C

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