| Description |
xiii, 186 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm |
| Note |
"The present work is a reprint of the illustrated case bound edition of The Lustron home : the history of a postwar prefabricated housing experiment, first published in 2002 by McFarland"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages179-182) and index. |
| Contents |
1. The Promise -- 2. Pioneer Prefabricated Homes -- 3. Strandlund's Great Idea -- 4. The Hinsdale "Esquire" Model -- 5. Wyatt Takes the Ball -- 6. The Dream Bears Fruit -- 7. The Columbus Factory -- 8. The "Westchester" and "Newport" Models -- 9. Logistics and Pricing Strategy -- 10. Production Begins -- 11. The Tide Turns -- 12. Foreclosure -- 13. Congressional Speculation -- 14. The Lustron That Might Have Been -- 15. Lustron Lingers On -- 16. Postmortem -- App. A. Strandlund Letter to Press and Accompanying Fact Sheet -- App. B. Engineering Development of the Lustron Home -- App. C. Lustron House Shipments -- App. D. Lustron Manufacturing and Shipping Record from Company Files -- App. E. Zone and Price List -- App. F. Lustron Letters to a Customer, 1949 -- App. G. Annotated List of Articles from Better Enameling -- Directory of Known Lustron Homes by State. |
| Subject |
Lustron Corporation -- History.
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Prefabricated houses -- United States -- History.
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Housing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
Kohler, Vincent, 1940-
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| ISBN |
0786426551 paperback |
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9780786426553 paperback |
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