Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Have you ever been to Sears? Did you know that it's been around since the late 1800s? It all began when railroad station agent Richard Warren Sears started selling watches though mail order catalogues. When he moved to from North Redwood, Minnesota Chicago, he became business partners with Alvah C. Roebuck.   Originally geared towards farmers who shopped at general stores, the first catalogue was printed in 1888, and by 1894, it was 322 pages. The catalogue featured anything from sewing machines to automobiles. You could even purchase a kit to make a house.








A houseplan from 1909.