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Sterling Homes, Catalog Number 28

Paperback trade catalog with bright orange covers. The back cover is blank. The front cover is mostly black with an orange border and orange lettering and an illustration of a bungalow in the center. 47 pages. Size: 7.5" x 10" from http://antiquehomestyle.com/plans/sterling/index.htm "Bay City, Michigan was the home of three major kit home manufacturers including International Mill & Timber, Aladdin, and Lewis Manufacturing. Located on Saginaw Bay with its easy access to Lake Huron and blessed with an abundance of timber, milling was big business. It was a logical location for multiple kit home builders to emerge. International Mill & Timber had generous terms. In 1915, the average annual income was about $650. Many of the homes in the Sterling catalog were well within reach of the average buyer. By making a 50% cash down payment, they could arrange financing for the remaining balance for 24 months. After two years, a buyer could own their home free and clear. One unforeseen problem proved IM&T's undoing. Purchasers would buy the house and build it without owning the land. If the buyer ran into financial problems, the local bank foreclosed on the lot and IM&T was left with the bad

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