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The House that Came in the Mail Again

99% Invisible

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Sears Modern Home

Guy's neighbor told him that a job at the mill had been hard, dangerous work. As with a lot of mills in the area, it wasn't uncommon to see employees missing fingers. When the seers modern home department closed, the workers purchased the plant and switched making crates for bombers during world war two. After that, they tried making their own kit homes under a new name, but ultimately they couldn't hold on. They didn't make very many homes after that.

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