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The AiADDiN Company 
 
 Bay City, Mich. 
 
 OFFICE or 
 
 O.E. Sovereign 
 
 Secretar>' - Treasurer 
 General Manager 
 
 Dear Friend :- 
 
 After you have selected the Aladdin 
 Home you like best, you will want to know mora 
 about it than can be told in this catalog. 
 
 And we have many interesting things 
 to tell you, too. We'll send you a more com- 
 plete description of all tho materials. We'll 
 send you estimates on the cost of shipping, 
 erection and completion; and our Service 
 Department will write you of the many ways we 
 have to help you finish your home. 
 
 But first, you must write us which 
 house you are interested in. In the meantime, 
 if you will refer to the index of subjects on 
 this page, you will find reference to many 
 interesting facts covered in this catalog. 
 
 We anticipate the pleasure of work- 
 ing with you to the end that your home will 
 be completed in a way that is pleasurable and 
 satisfactory. 
 
 Inviting an early letter, we are 
 
 Cordially yours , 
 
 Seo'y, Treas. & Gen'l Mgr. 
 
 AdditloM 116-116 
 
 Aladdin Belling Principle. 3 
 Aladdin Syitem of Con- 
 
 ■truotloii 8 
 
 Arohea 117 
 
 Borna 108-109 
 
 Bathroom Fixture* 120 
 
 Built-in riitures 117-118- 
 
 119-121 
 Chimneys (tee MasonrT) . .11 
 Comparison with Bteel 
 
 Construction 7 
 
 Index of Subjects 
 
 Department of Serrioe . 72-7S 
 
 Doors 74 
 
 Electric Light Fixtures . . 120 
 Foundation Plana (see 
 
 Masonry) II 
 
 Fi-eight 10 
 
 Fumaoea ISO 
 
 Fumitura IM 
 
 Oaragea US- 114 
 
 Industrial Housing 14 
 
 Interiors 86-49-76-85 
 
 Interior Finish 11 
 
 Lath and Plaster 11 
 
 Lumber 9-10 
 
 Kasonry 11 
 
 Materials used 2 
 
 Plaster Board 11 
 
 Reversing Floor Plans. ... 2 
 Bummer Cottages. 110-111-112 
 
 Terms 2 
 
 Waste 8-6-10 
 
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 HOMES 
 
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 TmeAladdin Company 
 
 of B<c>r City Michigan 
 
 Aladdin Offices at BayCit^Midiigan. 
 
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 THEUHiTBD STATES OFAMERICA ' ' 
 
 PANAMA-RVCIFKINTCRNATIONAL EXPOSITION 
 
 DIPLOMAAWARDEDTO 
 ALADDIN HOUSES. 
 
 
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 Evidence of Aladdin's Leadership 
 
 ALADDIN has been honored the ptist two or three years in 
 different ways, but is most proud of the medals awarded by 
 
 two great expositions. The Panama-Pacific 
 
 International Elxposition, that most wonderful 
 
 of all great World's Fairs, 
 
 '<< ' -^ and the Michigan Agri- 
 
 
 cultural Exposition 
 
 granted "l.rsGranflcs '^ 
 
 Prix," issuing diplomas 
 as shown in photographs. 
 The Panama-Pacific Medal was issuet: 
 upon the Model Cottage which Aiad< 
 produced and erected for Uncle Sam, while the Michigan 
 Exposition Medal was the result of our building a Kentucky bungalow 
 at the fair for the Northeastern 
 Michigan Development 
 Bureau. Official record is 
 made in the Diploma that The 
 Aladdin Company originated, 
 perfected and established the 
 Readi-Cut System of Con- 
 struction. These facts are 
 quoted here merely as addi- 
 tional evidence of Aladdin's 
 leadership in all things per- 
 taining to Scientific Home 
 Building. But the greatest 
 test of leadership is the uni- 
 versal record of satisfaction 
 to our customers. 
 
 
 
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 CATALOG Ne 29, 19 
 
 The Aladdin Gompany 
 
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 NORTH AMEmCAi^ CONSTRUCTION CQ 
 
 W.J. SovereigiiV ^r&s . 
 
 O. E. Sovereign, „SecTredS.Gen.Mgr. 
 
 General OfficesABay City, Mich. . 
 
 IMPORTANT: Read \ie following intro- 
 ductory pages .carefully. 
 
 Complete houses shipped'dyfect from our mills in 
 Michigan, Louisiana, QK&ion, Florida.U. S. A., 
 and Toronto, OttawyaBd Vancouver, Canada 
 
 Address all communicafiahs direct to home offices at 
 ^^ Bay City, Miclftfcn. Cable Address: 
 Aladdin, " Western Union code 
 
 Canadian Branch: 'Avereign Construction Co.. 
 C. P. R. BldsAToronto, Ontario 
 
TERMS 
 
 Center sill foundation timber cut to fit. 
 
 Joists, studding, rafters, and ceiling joists all accurately cut to fit. 
 
 Sheathing lumber cut to fit. Sub-floors cut to fit. 
 
 Joist bridging cut to fit. 
 
 Building paper for all dwellings for side walls and floor linings. 
 
 All bevel siding, every single piece guaranteed to be cut and to fit accurately. 
 
 Shingles or siding for the side walls, whichever preferred, will be furnished for any house at 
 
 no additional cost. 
 Outside finishing lumber, all cut to fit. 
 Flooring, cut to fit. Roof sheathing, cut to fit. 
 Porch timbers, joists, flooring, columns, railing and posts, moulding, roof sheathing, all and 
 
 every piece cut to fit except porch rail, uncut. 
 Extra Star-A-Star Cedar Shingles or prepared roofing. 
 Outside steps of all dwellings cut and shaped to fit. 
 All doors mortised and with frame and trim inside 
 
 and out. Windows and frame, sash, and glass, 
 
 and trim inside and out. 
 Moulded base board for rooms, not cut to fit. 
 Weather moulding for trimming all outside doors 
 
 and windows, cut to fit. Crown mould, cove 
 
 mould and quarter round mould, etc. 
 Stairways, treads, risers, stringers, newel posts, bal- 
 
 lusters, moulding, etc., for all two-story houses 
 
 cut to fit. 
 All hardware. Mortise locks, knobs, and hinges, 
 
 tin fla.shing, hip shingles, galvanized ridge roll, 
 
 window hardware, etc. 
 Nails of proper size for entire house. 
 Paint for two coats outside body and trim (any 
 
 colors), putty, oils, stains, and varnishes. 
 Lath and plaster and grounds or plaster board for 
 
 lining entire house. 
 Complete instructions and illustrations for doing 
 
 all the work. 
 (Aladdin houses are always shipped under the 
 
 freight classification of lumber with hardware, 
 
 etc., listed under their respective classifications. 
 
 See page 10.) 
 The floor plan of any house in this catalog will 
 
 be reversed without extra charge. 
 
 TWENTY FIVE p.-r cent, cash 
 with order, balance C. O. D. 
 This is nut nicaut as a re- 
 flectiiin on your financial standing, 
 but is an invariable rule. A dis- 
 count of 5% is allowed from list 
 prices where full amount is siur 
 with order. For your convenicni !■. 
 wo liave shown the list price ami 
 tlie net price with each house. 
 An illustration: List price 
 of house, .$1,000, 25% cash 
 with order — .f^.^O. balanci' $7.5(> 
 V. 0. v., or 5% discount lor 
 scndinK full amount — ^i'7, . 
 .$.-)0 from .$1.000— .f9.-)0. If all 
 sent with order. You save 
 $.'")0 by sending fidl amount 
 witli order on a $1,000 house, 
 oilier houses same in pro- 
 pnrtiou. Cash discount is 
 often large enoiigli to pay 
 freight charges. 
 
 THE ALAOOIN COMPANY 
 
 General Offices. Bay City. Michigan 
 
 RKFKRENCES: Any Bank In the United States, Bradstreet's or Dun's Coniniercial 
 Agencies, First National Bank of Buy City, Michigan; The Chemical National Bank. New 
 York ("ity; Tlie First Nullonaf Bank of Chicago, and The First and Old Detroit National Bank 
 of Detroit, any city official or other citizen of Bay City, and our customers. 
 
 Address all coniniunlcations Direct to Home Ofliro at Bay City, Mli'higan. 
 Coipyrlght, I'.llT, by The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Mich. 
 Note.— This Copyright iiroti'cis each and every part of this book— type mat- 
 ter, llliislriitions. and floor plans. Csi' by any one without specillc 
 perndssion is expressly forbidden. Anyon<' attempting to l)uild or 
 copv Aliiddin liouses with material not furnislied liy this company 
 wili be suiftlv prosecuted to the f\dl extent of the law. 
 
This is the Twelfth Year of f^laddin Success 
 
 ALADDIX Readi-Cut Houses — the Aladdin System of Construction — may 
 be new to you, but the system was planned and put in operation twelve 
 years ago. Its merit, its wonderful simplicity, was immediately recognized 
 by the American public. The result is that each year the history- of the 
 business shows a doubling and trebling in the volume and number of houses sold. 
 You know that this wonderful growth would be impossible for any manufacturing 
 institution, or any business house, unless 
 customers became friends — unless real 
 service was rendered — honest value, square 
 business methods, and integrity prevailed. 
 
 Integrity of the f^laddin 
 Policy 
 
 Integrity means moral somidncss; it 
 means honesty; it means freedom from 
 corrupting itifluetice or practice; it means 
 strictness in the fulfillment of contracts, 
 uprightness, square dealing. The Aladdin 
 policy of doing business endeavors to 
 
 live up to the strictest meaning of Integrity. The customer must be well served — 
 must be satisfied — must be pleased — must be a friend. The Golden Rule must 
 govern every transaction. You who read this are entitled to know the truth of the 
 above statement. Well, then, demand of us that proof in whatever way you wish. 
 Shall we give you bankers, congressmen, postmasters, city, State or National Gov- 
 ernment officials, or, better than all, shall we refer you to customers ivho have 
 tested our integrity, customers in your own neighborhood? The proof is yours 
 for the asking. 
 
 The f^laddin System of Construction is Built on This 
 
 Principle: 
 
 Modern power-driven machines can do better work at a lower cost than hand 
 labor. Then every bit of work that C.A.N be done by 
 — machines should be so done. The steel worker with a 
 
 little hack-saw trying to cut and fit the steel girders of 
 ". the modern skyscraper should be no more out of place 
 
 than the modern carpenter cutting sills, joists, and 
 rafters. The skyscraper framework is cut to fit by 
 machines in the steel mills, marked and numbered ready 
 for erection. The lumber in the Aladdin house is cut 
 to fit by machines in the Aladdin mills, marked and 
 numbered ready for erection. The steel system is twenty- 
 five years old — the Aladdin system twelve years old. 
 
Master Desi^ers^Bidldeirs&Mannfactiiters 
 
 BEFORE this Board of Seven comes every Aladdin house for the acid test of 
 perfection. No detail escapes the keen and searching analysis of these ex- 
 perts. The designer must prove his plans to the complete satisfaction of, 
 First, the Master Designer, for accuracy; Second, the Master Builders, for practica- 
 bility, strength, and structural harmony; Third, Factory Experts, for elimination of 
 waste, standardization of lengths, and economy of costs. Unless the cost of these 
 high-priced men's time could be spread over a hundred or more houses of each 
 design the cost would be prohibitive. But when they spend two or more hours' 
 valuable time on the design, drawings, and cutting sheets of an Aladdin house the 
 cost is not all charged to that one house, but to sez'cral hundred houses of that 
 same design sold during the year. 
 
 No other organization — but the 
 Aladdin organization — can afford 
 a group of high-calibred men such 
 as this Board of Seven, because 
 no other organization in the 
 world produces and sells the 
 vast number of houses and 
 buildings produced by The 
 Aladdin Company. 
 
 No other organization 
 can afford to put such 
 high quality into its 
 goods — and no other or 
 ganization does. 
 
 No other lumber 
 manufacturer ever 
 dared back his lum- 
 ber with a dollar- 
 
 ;i-kiiot Kuaraiitcc. 
 
 This organization was called upon 
 by the United States Govern- 
 (.iil to co-operate with it 
 in the production of 
 an Ideal Cottage. 
 This Cottage was 
 rccted for the Gov- 
 ernment at the Pan- 
 ama-Pacific Interna- 
 tional E.xposition at 
 an Francisco and was 
 awarded the highest hon- 
 or and granted a medal. 
 Could higher recognition 
 be received by any inslitu- 
 ion than this which was ac- 
 corded to the .Xladdin organ- 
 '.ation. and to.Maddin houses? 
 .Aladdin's Board of Seven is 
 waiting to lu'ip yoit. 
 
Twenty feet of lumber from a/ixteen 
 foot board -^^0^^^. How itjfdone 
 
 To cut the sheathing for this gable: 
 
 8-0 »J 
 
 ^^^k 
 
 1-0 '^ 
 
 The carpenter usii- k 
 ally takes an eight- 
 foot board, a six- 
 foot board, a four- 
 foot board and a 
 tivo-foot board and 
 cuts them this way: 
 
 The carpenter requires trcenty feet of lumber for the Job. Aladdin 
 takes a sixteen-foot board, cuts it this way: 
 
 and gets twenty feet of lumber at the cost of sixteen feet — and YOU 
 get the saving. 
 
 THE wonderful money saving results of the Aladdin Readi-Cut System will 
 be understood after reading this page. Nowhere in the history of manu- 
 facturing or building since history began can be found an example equal 
 to that which is a part of every day's work in the Aladdin designing rooms and 
 in the Aladdin mills. 
 
 Think of taking a six-inch board sixteen 
 feet long and getting t-wenty feet of six- 
 inch board out of it! 
 
 Think of applying this system of saving 
 throughout all the lumber used in build- 
 ing your home ! 
 
 Think of your own good money it saves! 
 
 To eliminate waste by scientific plan- 
 ning, designing, and cutting of lumber is 
 to save your money from the waste pile. 
 
 W. J. Sovereign, president of The Alad- 
 din Company, conceived this tremendous 
 thought, originated, perfected, and estab- 
 lished the system. Imitators have been 
 many the past three or four years, but not 
 one has yet even approached Aladdin effi- 
 ciency, nor has one yet established a suc- 
 cess. It took six years of Aladdin success 
 before any one had the courage to even 
 attempt to manufacture houses in the 
 footsteps of this company. 
 
 Machinery of the 
 Most Modern types 
 are used to manu- 
 facture Aladdin 
 Homes. This 
 
 m a c h i n e houses 
 and fits a staircase 
 in less than five 
 minutes. 
 
WASTE 
 
 and what it 
 Aeans to^Vbu 
 
 "Big Ben": The most wonderful 
 woodworking machine ever built. It 
 does the work of 100 men every day. 
 
 'htceii 
 
 "Only Thirty-five per cent of the 
 original tree emerges iii the form of a 
 building." — Saturday Evening Post. 
 
 SPECIAL investigation of waste in the 
 construction of dwellings resulted in 
 the following statement by a writer in 
 the Retail Ltimbernian: 
 "A safe estimate of good lumber -wasted in 
 course of construction is 25%." 
 
 These two bare statements are quoted 
 from such unquestionable sources to give 
 especial weight to our very conservative 
 statement : 
 
 You will pay for 18% waste 
 when you build the old way. 
 Eighteen per cent of your money will pay for material you don't get 
 dollars out of every hundred spent in your h.ome — wasted. 
 
 When this statement was first made by us it was ridiculed by the lumbermcnr 
 The passing years have wrought changes in their ideas until now, when pinned 
 down, they will admit that it is conservative. 
 
 We have reduced the item of waste to less than 2%. 
 Tlie architect, in designing a house, seldom considers the subject of cutting 
 material to waste. He lays out the dimensions of the house, places windows, doors, 
 etc., without any thought of how the material will cut. The contractor orders so many thou- 
 sand feet of siding, of flooring, of 2 x 4, of 2 x 6, etc., without any thought as to the utiliza- 
 tion of mill-run lengths. You, of course, know that sawmills cut logs in certain lengths, 10 feet. 
 12 feet, 14 feet and 16 feet, and it comes through the planing mill in those same lengths. It also 
 comes to the contractor in the same lengths. When the carpenter cuts the siding to fit between 
 two windows, the windows may be 10 feet 1 inch apart. He has to take 14 pieces of siding 
 each 12 feet long and cut each one of them 10 feet 1 inch, wasting 1 foot 11 inches, or about 
 18% of good lumber absolutely wasted. The principle is the same throughout the entire 
 house. 
 
 This waste is eliminated by the Aladdin designers and the Aladdin Readi-Cut system. 
 Our buyers go actually into the woods, confer with the owners and cutters of the timber 
 and buy the right lengths that will come out of the woods, through the sawmills and into 
 our own mills in the right lengths. We don't take raw material in lengths and sizes as it 
 
 chances to come, but as it should come to conform 
 to our standards. In many in.stances the cross-cut 
 saw in the hands of the woodsman is actually di- 
 rected by our needs .so that no other saw is touched 
 to the lumber at any time. 
 Each one of our special gang cut-off saws 
 is designed to cut 50.000 feet of studding 
 and joists every day. It does the work 
 that would require a veritable army of car- 
 penters to do, and it docs it with the won- 
 derful perfection and accuracy of high-class 
 machinery. 
 
 You can easily imagine the dollars saved 
 to yoH in the co.st of your home, accom- 
 plished by this remarkable system; a system 
 of saving waste that reaches into the very 
 forest and untiringly searches every item, 
 every operation, every movement to cut out 
 and to eliminate the waste of your money. 
 Wlien the architect overlooks something 
 or makes a mistake, you pay the bill; when 
 the contractor overlooks something, or makes 
 a mistake, you pay for that, too; and when 
 tlic carpenter uses poor judgment, overlooks 
 something or makes a mistake, you are the 
 one to stand the cost of his mistake. It's 
 always your money— not the other's, 
 
 The more brains, the more organization, 
 the more counsel given to any matter the 
 less chance for mistakes, and the Aladdin 
 Board of Seven, described on another page, 
 is your safeguard. 
 
From ihe Pyvamidf 
 
 to me WoolvOortfiBuildmp^ 
 
 To him who 
 says the Readi- 
 Cut System is not 
 possible or practicable, point 
 to the Pyramids of EgA-pt, refer to 
 Solomon's Temple as described in the 
 Bible, or inspect Washington IMonu- 
 ment, or the 57-story Woohvorth Build- 
 ing in New York City. You will find that 
 each was prepared, erected and completed 
 by the Readi-Cut System. But it remained 
 for W. J. Sovereign to first apply the sys- 
 tem to your benefit in the building of a 
 home. And thousands of American families 
 scattered over this broad land will testify 
 to its economy and practical success. 
 
 The pyramids aren't portable, the Wool- 
 worth Building is not portable, nor are 
 Aladdin houses portable. 
 
 If you attempted to tear apart, or 
 dissect an Aladdin house, the most ex- 
 pert contractor could not tell it from 
 any other first class frame dwelling be- 
 cause there 
 is no dif- 
 ference. 
 
 Construction. 
 
 At the bottom of this page is a striking illustra- 
 tion of the Readi-Cut System of construction suc- 
 cessfully used for twenty-five years in steel-builu- 
 ing construction. Note the "studding" for the two 
 side walls, all in position with the "joist hanger" 
 placed. These studs are about thirty feet high. In 
 the foreground are shown some of the rafters, witli 
 the marks and numbers indicating their respective 
 positions — "6201-16-Col-22." There is no fitting 
 or cutting on the ground. The sawing, measur- 
 ing, and fitting were done in the steel mills in 
 Pittsburgh. How can they do this work? Why, 
 the structural engineers know how. It's their 
 particular business. It's their life-work. So it 
 is with Aladdin Readi-Cut houses. The same 
 principles govern each job. It's the same system. 
 
The Saturday Evening Post. The Ladies' Home Journal and The Country 
 Gentleman are owned and published by the Curtis Publishing Co., of Philadelphia. 
 The following statement was written, signed and published by them : 
 
 "Today Aladdin's houses stand in every part of the world, from Saskatchewan to 
 the Tahiti Islands, in hot and cold climates. There are whole communities built of 
 Aladdin houses. As many as 200 homes have been sold in three months to the 
 same purchasers — large industrial concerns which house their own employes. In 
 the offices 120 girls are employed to handle the correspondence, which has amounted 
 to more than 300,000 pieces of mail in one month. The business is growing tre- 
 mendously. The lumber mills (some of which it owns) are working at top speed, 
 producing forty houses a day, at prices ranging from $138 to $8,000 each." 
 
 And this from "The Canada Lumberman** 
 
 labor has been advancing, thus making 
 
 Framing material will eventually have 
 
 and I fail to understand why this fact 
 
 Wy it fM f a u a urn n^^vvvsv " 
 
 ?^'y 
 
 fi•i^s:cc^" 
 
 "Year after year the price of carpenter 
 the cost of lumber higher when in position 
 to come to the building trimmed to length, 
 is not more generally realized. The piece 
 stuff of the future will be furnished to 
 the building ready for position. This 
 thing of cutting and cutting with a hand- 
 saw at the building site until it fits, is 
 too costly." 
 
 The United States 
 Government 
 
 has given to The Aladdin Company, the 
 right to apply to its product (yMaddin 
 Houses) "Sold By the Golden Rule." It 
 has given the Company the Exclusive 
 Right, backed up by all the patent laws. 
 This recognition, this rare privilege, we 
 arc immensely proud of. 
 
 This Catalog Our Only Salesman 
 
 With this catalog, vou arc able to keep the jirofits in your own pocket that you 
 would ordinarily pay to your local dealers. Because we do not sell thru dealers, 
 they can't add their four or five hundred dollar profits to the goods you buy from 
 us. You keep this money yourself. 
 
 When your dealer says "Don't buy your lumber out of town," ask him where 
 he buys the lumber he wants to sell you. 
 
 You see he buys his lumber up here and the only money that stays in your 
 town is the dealer's profit. Wouldn't you rather have it in your pocket, than in his? 
 
 This catalog makes possible this saving— and many others. Pick the house 
 that meets your need, and write us. We have lots of interesting things to tell you 
 about it. 
 
 Lari;csl conveyor of finished lumber in the 
 world, ll does the work of many men and 
 horses. 
 
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Lji 
 
 MBER WE Use 
 
 Every piece of framing and sheathing lumber in every Aladdin house has been 
 carefully selected from the highest grade. Clear and knotless Oregon Fir 
 and Yellow Pine is used for all inside finish at the Bay City mills. From our 
 Florida and Louisiana mills we use yellow pine. From our Oregon mill we ship 
 all material in Fir. It is carefully inspected by experienced men, and if not up to 
 a high standard is not used. This is an extremely important point and you should 
 consider it carefully. Our facilities for buying high grades are unequaled by any 
 manufacturer of lumber in the country. This means much to the purchaser — to 
 know the quality of all materials used, to know that the lumber and timber are the 
 best; that it is well seasoned, sound, and of first quality throughout. 
 
 All the interior finish, doors, etc., are put through three separate sanding ma- 
 chines, making a beautiful finish. 
 
 Scores have written. "It would have been impossible to obtain locally, finish at 
 any price to equal that furnished in my Aladdin." [Such names and addresses 
 gladly furnished on request.] 
 
 What you Get When You Buy an Aladdin House 
 
 Material that is not equalled by any other concern in the country, and it is not 
 only perfectly cut to fit, but cut with a view of saving all waste which means a 
 
 direct saving to you. But the saving 
 
 Shingle Mountain, over 20 
 
 Million Shingles in the 
 
 Yards. 
 
 all 
 
 does not stop there. We mortise 
 doors to receive the lock sets, all in- 
 terior finish sanded, and flooring steel 
 scraped. 
 
 Bear in mind that when you buy an 
 .Maddin house that the foundation sill, 
 floor joists, the sub flooring, the regular 
 tongued and grooved flooring, the stud- 
 ding, the wall sheathing, the siding, the 
 window and door frames, the outside finish, the rafters, the roof sheathing, the 
 steps, the stairs, all porch framing, is rcadi-cut, ready to nail into place. Just 
 think, is it any wonder that we can save you such a big percentage of your labor 
 cost. And then again the enormous quantities in which we buy our building paper, 
 lock sets, double acting door hinges, window weights, nails, paints, varnishes, oils, 
 stains, hip shingles, tin flashing, etc., sets them down at your door for less than a 
 hardware dealer can buy them from the jobber. 
 
 Direct from the Forest to the Home 
 
 Stop and think what that means— "direct from the forest to you." It means that 
 you are buying your house at the same price it costs if you lived right here — right 
 where the timber grows — to build a house. It means that your house costs you no 
 more than if you could go direct to a mill at the edge of the forest and buy the 
 timber and lumber. It means that you are really doing that ver>' thing— buying it from the 
 mill at the edge of the forest. It means that you are not paying a profit to the big jobber, 
 a profit to the big it'liolcsalcr, and a profit to the local lumber dealer at your home, and. on 
 top of all that, the freight for shipping the lumber to the several places where each does 
 business. The hou.se is shipped to you "direct from the forest to the home." Another thing, 
 each of the above lumber dealers, or middlemen, sells on credit. They all add from 59f to 
 10"^ to make up for bad accounts— losses which are charged up in your bill. We sell for cash 
 only— we have no bad accounts, and are, therefore, not obliged to add enough charges into 
 your bill to make up for the man who doesn't pay. 
 
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 *T\\ Pay $1.00 for Every Knot" 
 
 any customer ran find in our Red Ced:ir Sidin.^ sliippcd from Bay City. I stand 
 ready to prove to you in this way tliat tlie lumber in Aladdin Readi-Cut 
 Houses is Higher in grade throughout than is regularly carried by any seller of 
 lumber in America. Clear and Knotless Siding, Clear and Knolless Flooring, 
 Clear and Knotless Interior Finish, Clear and Knotless Shingles, and Clear and 
 Knotless Outside Finish, are furnished for every Aladdin Dwelling House. 
 Every piece of exposed lumber on Aladdin houses in 1915 and l^lo was Clear 
 and Knotless and will be Clear and Knotless in 1917. O. E. SOVEREIGN, Gen. 
 Mgr., The Aladdin Company. 
 
 ^^^^^^ 
 
 l^i^^gi^'^^ 
 
 f)laddin*s Famous 
 
 a: 
 
 Dollar-A-Knot** Guaranty 
 
 NEW standard of lumber quality has been 
 
 given to the world by Aladdin's famous 
 
 _ "Dollar- A-Knot" Guaranty. 
 
 The "Good-enough" lumber grades, the "Any- 
 
 thing-\vill-do" grades and the multitudes of evasive 
 
 substitutions for Clear Knotless lumber have been 
 
 shown up. 
 
 You cannot be expected to fathom the intrica- 
 cies of lumber associations' manual of grading 
 rules; how many circles, hearts, rings and barks 
 make a good log, nor how many knots, spots, 
 pitch pockets or worm holes there will be to a board. 
 
 There are none of these defects in your dollar, and there should be none in 
 what you trade your dollar for. 
 
 Knotless Means Just What It Says 
 
 "A dollar a knot !" Could any guaranty be plainer, or more forceful, or more 
 effective? You know a knot when you see it, and you know it makes a board 
 less valuable. And when we guarantee Aladdin lumber to be knotless or guarantee 
 "A Dollar-A-Knot" you know that your lumber is going to be the very highest 
 grade taken from the forest. 
 
 "Hunting for Pieces**-Contractor 
 
 Of course, the Aladdin Readi-Cut System receives adverse criticism from some 
 contractors, lumber dealers, and others. This criticism comes chiefly from those 
 who have had no experience with or knowledge of Aladdin houses. Self-interest, 
 here prompted by loss of profit, begets the antagonism. 
 
 One of the most amusing remarks made is that the builder of an Aladdin house 
 will lose as much time hunting out his material and finding the right piece as he 
 will save by the Readi-Cut System. Of course, this remark on the face of it is an 
 admission that time is saved by the Aladdin System. However, any thought about 
 time lo.st in hunting for pieces is immediately dispelled when you see the simple 
 system of laying out materials that accompanies the instructions for every house. 
 
 About Freight 
 
 One of the big advantages in buying an .Maddin house is the big amount you 
 save on the item of freight alone. Your local dealer very rarely buys his lumber 
 from the forest. He gets it shipped to him from his wholesaler at some near-by 
 distributing point. The wholesaler usually gets it from some other middleman, who 
 g('ts it from the sawmill. Every time the lumber is moved in its zigzag course 
 through the middlemen, the freight charges pile up and your local dealer must add 
 them all into the price you pay. When your Aladdin house reaches you the freight 
 is the very lowest that is possible to move the goods to your station. It reaches you 
 in a straight line from the forest. We use great care in quoting the freight and 
 great rare in routing it the most direct way. It costs no more to pay the freight 
 uitoii arrival of your car than to send us the money with which to iirepay it. 
 
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Lath and Plaster or Aladdin Plaster Board-Your Choice 
 
 You may choose either lath and plaster or Aladdin plaster board for your in- 
 terior walls. Our plaster is the highest grade manufactured and never fails to give 
 the best results; a hard, smooth and lasting wall, is quick drying and impervious 
 to moisture. 
 
 Aladdin plaster board is easily and quickly put on ; its construction gives pro- 
 tection against extremes in weather ; it is fireproof. It will not crack with age, nor 
 loosen from dampness. 
 
 It comes in sheets 32x36 in. in size and is nailed directly to the studding. 
 
 We also furnish a special Plasto-filler, which, when mixed with water, is used 
 to fill all joints of the plaster board, or, as we sometimes recommend, you can put 
 a putty coat or hard-plaster finish directly onto the board. 
 
 We will furnish either lath and plaster or plaster board, whichever is specified 
 by the customer. 
 
 The plaster that we furnish is an improved wood fibre patent plaster. This 
 does away with the work of preparing plaster through the old fashioned method. 
 It not only shortens the labor but when the wall is finished it is a great deal 
 more durable and less liable to pit. It also effects another saving as the time 
 required to set and dry out is much shorter, so that the interior finish can be put 
 on without the usual delay. 
 
 For quick work or for use in cold weather it is preferable to any other plaster 
 as it will set and harden much more rapidly. 
 
 Painting 
 
 With every Aladdin house, paint of any color for two coats outside is furnished, 
 oils, stains, and varnishes or paints for inside. You will be sent, on request, our 
 large color card of many beautiful colors. You may select as 
 many different colors as you wish to choose for body, trim- 
 mings, porch floor, porch ceiling, window sash, etc., and you 
 may have either paint, oil and varnish, stain and varnish, or 
 stain and wax, for the interior finish. Where houses are 
 furnished with shingles for the side walls, shingle stain is fur- 
 nished instead of paint. 
 
 Masonry 
 
 Of course, all excavation and masonry 
 work must be done on the ground. No 
 money would be saved by including stone 
 or brick or concrete, for every section of 
 the country produces this material and 
 prices vary but little. We furnish you 
 with the foundation plan and will give 
 you figures on the amount of material 
 required for whatever kind of founda- 
 tion material you decide to use — concrete, 
 stone or brick. Fireplaces or chimneys 
 may l.c 'jiult iiisKle or outside and placed wherever desired or omitted. The 
 opening for the chimney is not cut, so that the chimney may be omitted or its 
 location changed from wherever it may be shown in our photographs. 
 
 Aladdin Houses Sold by the Golden Rule 
 
 Ten years of square dealing with our customers earned for us the expression, 
 "I know that you do business very much on the Golden Rule basis." 
 
 This came in the mail voluntarily from a customer who had tested our business 
 principles over a period of several years, and who has reason to know whereof he 
 speaks. This principle has been governing the work of this organization constantly, 
 and it is surely gratifying to have it come to us in this way. 
 
 We have, therefore, adopted the expression and know that we have a real right 
 to its use — as you will know when you join the big Aladdin family. 
 
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 citjons 
 
 IMPORTANT NOTE. — The piclurcs shozcn in this catalog arc all actual 
 photographs of Aladdin houses sent to us by our customers. There are no fanci- 
 ful artists' draicings, or photographs of houses not built the Aladdin way. Every 
 house shown in this catalog is erected in Bay City, the home of Aladdin, with just 
 two or three exceptions. This cannot be said of any other similar catalog. 
 
 No single organization in the world ever equalled the vast experience of this 
 institution in the designing and manufacturing of houses. The shipment of thou- 
 sands of houses each year and covering a period of twelve years at this work means 
 exact knowledge — not theory — on the subject of material and construction. The 
 grades of material, the sizes of timbers, their strength, location and installation 
 in the building are determined by well defined engineering standards and our own 
 exact knowledge gained from years of experience. 
 
 Below are given general specifications for the construction of .\laddin houses. 
 The exact specifications for the house of your choice arc sent j'ou without cost just 
 as soon as you write us about the house you like best. 
 
 Quantities 
 
 A binding guaranty is given to furnish suf- 
 ficient material for tlic completion of each 
 house in accordance with the specifications 
 that follow. 
 
 Condition of Material 
 
 The company pledges itself to deliver your 
 house to you without damage in shipment, or 
 in transit. .Xnything damaged on arrival will 
 be instantly made good at our expense. 
 
 Sizes of Timbers 
 
 .Ml sizes of all timbers and lumber will be 
 
 in accordance with well established engineer- 
 ing and architectural standards of safety and 
 .strength. 
 
 Quality of Material 
 .\\\ lumber is guaranteed to be of the high- 
 est grades ever marketed anywhere in the 
 world. Every Aladdin house, regardless of 
 size or price, comes under this binding guar- 
 anty. (Exception: Sheathing lumber is a fine 
 No. 2 quality, and far better than the ac- 
 cepted standard for sheathing lumber.) 
 
 General Detail Specifications 
 
 /■"oM/ida/iou.— Material for foundation is, of 
 cour.se, not included with .Vhiddin hou.scs. as 
 concrete, stone or brick can be secured in 
 one locality as cheaply as in another. Com- 
 plete foundation plans are furnished you with 
 detailed in.structions for buying this material 
 and building your foundation. 
 
 Si7/,r.— Center sill, or sills, are, of course, 
 always furnished to set into your foundation 
 of concrete, stone or brick. .Ml sills arc of 
 a si/e to amply hold all strains and loads in 
 accordance with engineering standards and 
 good practice. 
 
 Joists.— M\ framed, dressed and cut to fit. 
 All joists are of a size to amply hold all 
 strains and loads in accordance with en- 
 gineering standards and good practice. 
 
 Flooring. — The flooring u.sed in Aladdin 
 Ilou.ses is clear and knotless, tongued and 
 grooved, matched fir llooring. It has a 
 beautifully figured grain. The face is steel 
 scraped to gi\e the \iiy best appearance. 
 
 Biiilf^inf^s. Wood bridging mitred and cut 
 to length furnished for joists of first and 
 .second stories of all dwelling houses. 
 
 Sub-Floors (for both first and second stories 
 in all .Maddin dwellings;. — Inch lumber, 
 dressed, all cut to fit. 
 
 Studding. — Size, 2x4 inches, all framed, 
 dres.sed and cut to fit and placed on 16-inch 
 tenters. 
 
 Wall Shrathiiig.— Inch lumber, all dressed 
 and cut to fit. 
 
 Rafters.— Size, 2x4 and 2x6 inches, all 
 framed, mitred and beveled, dressed and, of 
 course, guaranteed to be perfectly cut to fit. 
 
 Roof Sliratking.- Ituh lumber, all framed, 
 mitred, beveled, drcs.scd and guaranteed to 
 be cut to fit perfectly. 
 
 Sliinglcs (Roof).— Extra. Star .•\ Star Cedar. 
 
 luiildin.i; Paper.— Vnrc White I'ibre, tough 
 
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Mjons 
 
 and dense, for side walls and between sub- 
 floors and finished floors of all Aladdin 
 dwellings. 
 
 Side TFa/?5— Dollar-A-Knot Cedar siding, 
 every piece cut to fit perfectly; perfectly ma- 
 chined surface and without sap, stain or 
 any defects. Holds paint perfectly. Shingles 
 for side walls instead of siding will be fur- 
 nished for any Aladdin dwelling without 
 extra charge. 
 
 Porch Columns. — All Colonial columns and 
 square columns are of clear material and built 
 with a lock-joint. 
 
 SHEATHING 
 
 SHINCL£i 
 CROWN MOl 
 
 BUILDING PAPEi 
 
 Outside Finish.— AW outside finish is of 
 clear and Knolless Yellow Pine or Fir. 
 
 Window and Door Frames. — Complete, in- 
 cluding jams, casings, stops and sills. Built 
 of finest clear fir, beautifully machined and 
 finished. 
 
 Window Sash.— Of finest clear fir O. G. 
 moulded, all edges and surfaces sanded and 
 finished with great care. 
 
 Doors. — Inside doors, size 2 feet 8 inches 
 by 6 feet 8 inches, carefully built of clear fir, 
 ail panels selected for attractive, velvety grain 
 and beautifully finished on surfaces and 
 edges. All doors mortised to receive lock sets. 
 (See photographs, page 74.) All front doors 
 of special design with glass in upper part. 
 Double action door between kitchen and 
 dining room. 
 
 Stairs. — Built from selected clear fir stock 
 with especial attention to selection of grain. 
 Xewel post, moulded cap and base, circle 
 tread, steps, risers, railing and balusters care- 
 fully finished. All parts of stairs are framed, 
 housed and machined to fit and the whole is 
 carefully boxed by itself to insure arrival in 
 perfect condition. 
 
 Interior Woodwork. — Baseboard, base shoe 
 door and window casing all selected clear, 
 beautifully machined and ready to receive the 
 oils, stains and varnishes. Casings are of 
 molded and modern back band design. 
 
 Lock Sets. — Frosted brass. Front door sets 
 have night latch and two-way knobs. 
 
 Hardware. — Window weights, sash lifts, 
 hinges, nails of all proper sizes, glass, putty, 
 tin flashing. 
 
 Paints. — The highest priced paint on the 
 market is furnished for all Aladdin houses. 
 It is manufactured of pure white lead, and 
 color. Thirty-two colors to choose from. 
 Your selections may follow your own tastes 
 for body, trim, porch floor, sash, steps, etc. 
 Send for color card. 
 
 Stains. — The best manufactured, are sup- 
 plied for inside work. You may secure any 
 effects you desire for interior decoration. 
 Stain and varnish, or oil and varnish if you 
 wish to finish in the natural wood, .whichever 
 you prefer. Lattice work under porch floors 
 and shingle stain for roofs not included in 
 prices. 
 
 Lath and Plaster.— You may have either 
 lath and plaster or plaster board for inside 
 walls, whichever you choose. Grounds are 
 furnished where lath and plaster are supplied. 
 
 Outside Steps.— Steps of correct height and 
 width for design of house. .Ml cut to 
 fit. Cellar stairs always included where 
 shown on floor plan. .All dimensions on floor 
 plans are given outside to center for customers 
 convenience. Send for foundation plan before 
 starting your foundation. 
 
 All of which is covered by our all inclusive 
 guaranty. 
 
Industrial Housing Problems 
 
 A cottage designed especially f ir : 
 project recently comiilcicil. 
 
 A SPECIAL study of housing problems as related to industrial institutions has 
 been made by the Aladdin organization. This study has been based on actual 
 experience in building six new cities with Aladdin houses, and in furnishing 
 groups of houses for many manufacturing concerns, mines in many localities and 
 government projects. 
 
 We have handled almost every situation 
 arising out of industrial housing necessities 
 from a thirty-five room hotel furnished 
 complete for operation; the building itself, 
 heating, lighting, plumbing, furniture, stoves, 
 dishes, silver, linen, carpets, rugs and dec- 
 orations. We have on file, plans from 
 which we have built dormitories, bunk 
 houses, community dining halls, guard 
 houses, bath houses, school houses, churches, 
 offices and gymnasiums. 
 
 Our organization includes experienced landscape architects, engineers, construc- 
 tion superintendents, and all other factors for laying out, constructing and com- 
 pleting communities. See index page for pictures of Aladdin communities. 
 
 If interested, send for special information on this subject. 
 
 f^laddln House Plans in Perspective Drawings 
 
 Walk into the homes, inspect the living rooms, notice the placing of dining 
 room furniture, then peep into the bedrooms of the Aladdin Homes shown on the 
 following pages. Yes, even the kitchen shows an arrangement for efficiency. 
 
 This is the result of Aladdin's tirelesss efforts to bring complete information 
 on Aladdin Homes to you, to make it possible for you to visit each Aladdin Home 
 and mark its distinctive features, compare them and then select the home of your 
 liking. 
 
 In a few instances, it was impossible to include perspective floor plans. How- 
 ever, they will be sent to you upon request. 
 
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 The Raymond $585.20 
 
 FOR compactness, convenience and 
 modern designing, the Raymond is 
 among the leaders. When enter- 
 ing the front through the attractively 
 designed bungalow door, one is at once 
 impressed with the roominess of this 
 apparently small house. This long stretch 
 of nearly 25 ft. is secured because of the 
 wide arch separating the living and 
 dining rooms. In this, as in all Aladdin 
 houses, the designer has kept prominently 
 in mind the thought of modern arrange- 
 ments, which in Aladdins is only another 
 way of saying, "doing one's work with 
 the least pos- 
 
 Price, $616.00 
 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $585.20 
 
 Floor Plan — The Raymond 
 
 sible effort." 
 Notice how 
 
 the kitchen, apparently in the remote part of the house, 
 is conveniently accessible to the dining room and 
 pantry. These "step-saving arrangements" are the 
 things that help to make "doing one's own work" a 
 real pleasure. What housewife would not be delighted 
 with the plan of the Raymond? Of course, the ex- 
 posed rafters, casement windows and porch all con- 
 tribute their part to make this little bungalow complete, 
 attractive and modern. If desired, siding can be sub- 
 stituted for wall shingles without e.xtra cost. 
 
 Refer to page 74 and note the beautiful two panel 
 door that is furnished for all Aladdin Houses. These 
 doors are built of Fir and finish beautifully when 
 stained natural or dark oak. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General Specifications on 
 pages 12 and 13. 
 
 IS 
 
An Autumn Day with The Maples 
 
 THE MAPLES is of the more 
 conservative type of bungalow. 
 At first glance, you will notice 
 that simple lines are here made into a 
 practical, substantial home. It has 
 found great favor among Aladdin cus- 
 tomers. The low roof, wide eaves, odd 
 windows, exposed rafter ends and al- 
 together attractive simplicity make a 
 very pretty exterior without going to 
 extremes in decoration. Much credit for 
 the convenient arrangement of the in- 
 terior is due to the fact that the house is 
 square. Notice the manner in which 
 the sleeping rooms occupying one side 
 of the house are separated from the 
 living rooms. The spacious living room 
 
 at the front has an abundance of light and comfort with 
 outside entrance, entrance to front sleeping room and wide 
 entrance to the dining room. Dining room is easily 
 reached from back bedroom, living room and kitchen, and 
 is well lighted on all sides. The kitchen is i)laced opposite 
 dining room with outside entrance to the rear. Owners 
 of the Maples claim for it the most convenient and com- 
 fortable arrangement. Ask us for names of Maples owners 
 near you and let them tell you in their own words. See 
 General Specifications, pages 12 and 13. Detail specifica- 
 tions for the Maples will be sent you on request. See 
 Terms on i)age 2. 
 
 ten 
 
 Floor Flan — The Maples 
 
 $726.75 
 
 Price, $765.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $726.75 
 
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The Carolina $1,140.00 SSSToo 
 
 HERE is a strong, substantial-looking home that impresses everyone. It has some 
 exceptionally desirable advantages not found in any other design. In the first 
 place, the price we have been able to place on it is truly astonishing for its 
 conveniences. Four good bedrooms — think of it ! One bedroom is downstairs. Every 
 bedroom has a good closet, with an especially large extra closet in the front bedroom. 
 Two grouped windows flood the living room with light and air. Wide arch separates 
 the dining room and living room, giving a 26-foot vista across the house. The massive 
 roof with heavT grouped columns on porch gives a very substantial appearance. This 
 house is certainly a credit to any owner. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General Specifications on pages 12 and 13. 
 
 Second Floor Flan — The Carolina 
 
 First Floor Plan — The Carolina 
 
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The Lamberton $1,995.00 
 
 Price, $2,100.00 
 Cash discount, 5'^'c 
 Net price, $1,995.00 
 
 THIS striking design has many delightfully original ideas. The pleasing 
 proportion of its generous roof and the heavy timbered effects under eaves 
 and windows, give stability and strength to the general impression. Study 
 the hooded front entrance supported by heavy brackets. A pergola type of porch 
 covering just fits in the right way. Also note the heavy abutment-like porch piers. 
 The exterior is rough cast stucco but is sometimes furnished with shingled walls, 
 the shingles to be stained a pearl gray, or left to weather. 
 
 The Lamberton is a genuine American home. Its lines are American — straight, 
 simple and massive. 
 
 Exterior trim seems to be confined to 
 small divided lights in windows with 
 heavy false window sills supported by 
 brackets. 
 
 The brackets on the eaves are simple, 
 and especially designed for this home. 
 
 Notice the front entrance — a particular 
 feature of this home. The front door has 
 practically a full length glass which is 
 divided in keeping with the general idea 
 in the windows. The sidelights on each 
 side of the front door are built to har- 
 monize. 
 
 And what a splendid arrangement of 
 
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 First Floor Plan— The Lamberton 
 
rooms. The reception hall is separated from living room by a wide columned arch 
 with bookcases built in. 
 
 The handsome staircase presents a very attractive appearance as you will note 
 by referring to plan that a seat is arranged in front of the lower landing, the stairs 
 being turned at the landing toward the living room. 
 
 The reception hall is well lighted. 
 The front door and sidelights with 
 small casement window at the side 
 give an even light to hall and stair- 
 way. 
 
 The arched bookcase, which di- 
 vides reception hall from living 
 room, is fully described and pic- 
 tured on page 117 of this book. 
 
 French doors lead from living 
 room to dining room. A break- 
 fast room separates dining room 
 and kitchen. Entrance to kitchen is from either breakfast room, grade entrance or 
 reception hall. A large cloak closet is conveniently placed. The second floor has 
 four good, light, airy bedrooms, closets and bath. The third floor gives an attic 
 
 thirty by thirty feet. 
 
 The bookcases shown in the illustra- 
 tion with fireplace on this page are not 
 mcluded with the Lamberton at the 
 price quoted. Should you desire to in- 
 clude them in your home you will find 
 them described on page 119. 
 
 Could more conveniences be offered in 
 any home of its size than are incor- 
 porated in the Lamberton? 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General 
 Specifications on pages 12 and 13. 
 
 Second Floor Plan— The Lamberton 
 
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The Dresden 
 
 $817.00 
 
 Price, $860.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $817.00 
 
 THE DRESDEN will appeal to you as being an ideal home. The picture, which 
 was taken on a midsummer's day, shows a number of features that are not found 
 in the average home. Notice the porch — the shelter and relief it provides from 
 the hot summer sun. Every inch of the one hundred and twenty square feet 
 of fioor space on this porch seems to hold a charm for the comfort seeker. And as 
 much can be said of the inside of the home. Notice 
 the picture, showing windows raised. It is possible to 
 practically open up the home on four sides giving the 
 utmost in ventilation, making all rooms light and airy, 
 cool and pleasant. 
 
 Before reading further, look over the f^oor plan care- 
 fully. What do you think of it? Isn't it just right for 
 convenience — doesn't it appeal to your ideas of "home?" 
 Notice the long stretch — practically twenty-four feet — 
 thru living room and dining room. Now inspect the 
 interior photographs of the Dresden shown on this 
 page. 
 
 The three views shown give you an idea of the 
 attractiveness of this exceptional home. Can you 
 wonder why hundreds of builders over the country 
 have selected it for their home? 
 
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The interior photograph at the 
 
 top was taken from the front entrance. It shows a 
 portion of the living room, the cased arch which 
 separates the dining room shown to the left of the 
 picture. At the bottom of the page views of the 
 living room and dining room are shown. 
 
 The daylight rooms are arranged on one side of 
 the home and possess every desired feature — plenty 
 of light and air, spaciousness and ease in accessi- 
 bility ; adapted to any arrangement or setting of 
 furniture. Plenty of space in the bedrooms with 
 good closets in each, makes a home that will give 
 you great satisfaction and much convenience. Your 
 friends will agree with your judgment in selecting 
 this home of homes — the Dresden. All of the pic- 
 tures shown in the Aladdin catalog are from photo- 
 graphs sent us of actual Aladdin homes erected in 
 different parts of the country by our customers. This 
 is true of practically no other catalog. The photo- 
 graphs show what you can do with .Aladdin's Readi- 
 Cut System of Construction and Aladdin's Dollar-A- 
 Knot lumber. See General Specifications, pages 12 
 and 13. Detail specifications for the Dresden will be 
 sent on request. See Terms on page 2. 
 
 Floor Plan — The Dresden 
 
 Exclusive Aladdin Advantages 
 
 Originators of the Readi-Cut System of Constiuction; Eight 
 
 years longer in the business than any other concern; Dollar-A- 
 
 Knot Guaranty; Highest Award at World's Fair; Customers in 
 
 almost every community in the Country; Indorsed by Uncle Sam. 
 
1 he I 9.16 t4)Z7«jT-.OvJ *^eV price," $934 80 
 
 THE full realization of a complete home is gratilied 
 in the Yale. The judgment of Aladdin designers 
 has been wonderfully approved in the hundreds 
 of sales of this design. When you fully comprehend 
 a'l that it offers, you- will be as enthusiastic about it as 
 every customer who is living in it. 
 
 Harmony of design and proportion first strikes the 
 eye. With a width of twenty feet, making it adaptable 
 to narrow lots, it accomplished a two-story plan without ^.^^^ ^^-p^^^ Second Jloor 
 its height being apparent. Four gables afford a sur- xhe Yalo The Yale 
 
 prising amount of room in the second story. Concrete pedestals support square porch 
 columns and the long balusters of the porch railing are different from the usual type. 
 A beautiful front door leads into the living room which extends full width of the house. 
 Arched opening separates living room from dining room. Kitchen, cellar way and 
 rear porch complete the first story. On the second story arc found the bedrooms, 
 
 bath and closet. You will 
 be delighted by the selec- 
 tion of the Yale and espe- 
 cially the surpassing beauty 
 /of the interior woodwork 
 which lends itself to the 
 most interesting decorative 
 schemes. Our \\ood Stains, 
 and varnish permit your 
 taste to be realized to the 
 fullest extent. See General 
 Specifications on pages 12 
 and 13. Complete detail 
 specifications for the Yale 
 will be sent on request. 
 See Terms on page 2. 
 
The Plaza $1,499.10 
 
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 Price, $1,578.00 
 Cash discount, 69; 
 Net price, $1,499.10 
 
 'HIS magnificent bunga- 
 low secures inspiration 
 from one of the best 
 known bungalows in Pasadena, California. An 
 
 interesting effect is secured by the treatment of gables composing the roof. This is 
 
 highly typical of the true California 
 
 bungalow. To the lover of large porches 
 
 the Plaza has an especially strong ap- 
 peal. The front section of porch ex- 
 tends twenty-six feet from the entrance 
 
 to the left, and thirty-one feet from the 
 
 front along the side. Over the rear 
 
 section of the side porch a timbered 
 
 pergola gives opportunity for vines. 
 
 1-jitering the front door you have a view 
 
 through the living room and 
 
 dining room for thirty feet. 
 
 Just off the dining room, 
 
 and with direct entrance to 
 
 the kitchen, is a dainty 
 
 breakfast room. This room 
 
 can, of course, be used as a 
 
 den or sewing room, at the 
 
 owner's discretion. Grade 
 
 cellar entrance from the 
 
 kitchen, three fine bedrooms, 
 
 bath and closets complete 
 
 this splendid floor plan ar- 
 rangement. A true craftsman 
 
 front door, and our famous 
 
 Arch A-1 illustrated in back of 
 
 catalog are included in the 
 
 price. This arch may be used 
 
 as bookcases, facing the living 
 
 room, or china closets facing 
 
 tlie dining room. Owners of the 
 
 Plaza are delighted with it, as 
 
 you cannot fail to be should 
 
 you select it. It will save you 
 
 from S-IOO to $900 under what 
 
 could be built by the old way 
 
 of building, with inferior mate- 
 rials. Send for complete detail 
 
 specifications. See General 
 
 Specifications, page 12 and 13. 
 
 Floor Plan 
 The Plaza 
 
The Colonial $1,898.10 
 
 Price, $1,998.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $1,898.10 
 
 THIS modern home with its distinctive features has a large number of admirers. 
 The general appearance, both design and arrangement of detail, place it in a 
 class of its own. The general lines are taken from New England and Southern 
 Colonial architecture, while many original ideas are added. 
 
 The windows, 
 with divided lights 
 and simple dor- 
 mers breaking the 
 front roof, are 
 purely of New 
 England origin, 
 and are often re- 
 fer r ed to as 
 "severe, simple and 
 quiet." 
 
 Credit is due 
 Southern design- 
 ers for the semi- 
 circle porch and 
 front entrance de- 
 tail. By close in- 
 spection you will 
 notice that the 
 heavy front door 
 is balanced on 
 either side by side- 
 lights. The detail 
 in both door and 
 
 rirst Floor Plan 
 The Colonial 
 
side-lights harmonize, as both have glass 
 in upper hall. Besides the decorative 
 value of this feature it is practical in 
 that it provides a flood of light in the 
 reception hall, lighting stairs and pas- 
 sageways. The semi-circle porch with 
 balcony effect is supported by four large 
 turned columns. 
 
 The broad and spacious side porch is 
 also of interest. It is one of the most 
 typical features of Colonial architecture. 
 The balusters and rail are extended 
 around the porch, entrance to be had 
 from the two doors in the living room 
 on either side of the fireplace or from 
 the steps at the side. 
 
 The Colonial is shown here with ter- 
 race breaking abruptly a short distance 
 from the front. This is another South- 
 ern feature that is proving very popular 
 among builders of better class homes 
 today. 
 
 The interior expresses modern ideas. 
 The large size porch is an excellent sum- 
 mer season auxiliary to the living room, 
 as both run parallel, with entrance doors 
 on either side of the fireplace. The 
 
 living room is arranged at one end of the home. The size, 15 feet wide by 30 feet long, 
 offers many opportunities for different and tasty arrangements of furniture. ' The fire- 
 place which is shown in the plan adds much to the comfort and attractiveness of the 
 room and is well located. The library which directly adjoins living room has excellent 
 wall space for book-cases and library furniture. The location of this room makes it 
 suitable for either library or den. The arrangement of dining room and kitchen is ideal. 
 The dining room at the front right corner and kitchen at the rear are divided by butler's 
 pantry. 
 
 The kitchen in this design has received considerable thought. Notice that you are 
 able to reach front entrance through the hall to reception hall without passing through 
 the other rooms. Double action doors prove convenient between kitchen and dining 
 room. From the reception hall you can pass directly into the living room or dining 
 room or into the kitchen. Four corner bedrooms on second fioor are well ventilated and 
 easily accessible to hallway and bathroom. This home is fascinating in appearance and 
 has much of the sought-for distinction. Of course you will want to know a great 
 
 many things about 
 the Colonial, if 
 this handsome 
 home appeals to 
 you ; things that 
 there is not 
 enough space to 
 tell about here. 
 Upon request we 
 will send complete 
 detail specifica- 
 tions and go into 
 all the interesting 
 facts. Write us 
 about your ideas. 
 See General 
 Specifications on 
 pages 12 and 13. 
 See Terms on 
 page 2. 
 
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The Herford 
 $836.00 
 
 Price, $880.00 
 Cash discount, 59f. 
 Net price, $836,00 
 
 First Floor Plan. 
 The Herford 
 
 Second Floor Plan 
 The Herford 
 
 THE Herford is an achievement in 
 building a two-story, four-bedroom 
 house at a price less than nine hun- 
 dred dollars, yet the convenience and at- 
 tractive appearance of this design is not im- 
 paired in the least. A large living room 
 across the entire front, large square dining 
 room and kitchen make an exceptionally 
 convenient and roomy first floor plan. The 
 second floor has four bedrooms and bath, with clothes closets. The large porch 
 across the front and the grade cellar entrance, are features of this design seldom 
 found in a house at this price. Handsome front door with three-quarter length 
 glass and wide window front the house. You couldn't possibly better the design 
 and arrangement of the Herford, try as you might and it would be utterly im- 
 possible to find better lumber than is furnished, for it doesn't grow in any forest. 
 
 The carefully built 
 semi-open stairway 
 with circle first step, 
 newel post and beau- 
 tifully grained Fir 
 lumber add a pleas- 
 ing tone to the in- 
 terior woodwork. 
 A 1 1 woodwork is 
 very carefully 
 sanded and ready to 
 receive the stains 
 and varnish. The 
 Herford would show 
 up beautifully if painted like the Charleston, which is 
 shown in colors on another page. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General Specifications on 
 pages 12 and 13. 
 
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The Suburban 
 $1,075.40 
 
 Price, $1,132.00 
 Cash discount, 5' , 
 Net price, $1,075.40 
 
 First Floor Plan 
 The Suburban 
 
 Second Floor Plan 
 The Suburban 
 
 THE Suburban is well named, because 
 how attractively this modern home 
 will adorn the most desirable lot in 
 the residential part of any of our progress- 
 ive cities! Simple in construction, yet it is 
 thoroughly modern in every line. Exposed 
 scrolled rafters, cornice brackets, divided 
 lights in the upper sash, attractive front 
 door, combined with a suitable grouping of 
 different style and sized windows furnish the distinguishing features in exterior 
 design. The shingled gable tends to remove the plain appearance so often found in 
 this style of house. The large living room, 24x12 feet, with semi-open stairs, a well 
 lighted dining room separated from living room with wide archway ; and convenient 
 kitchen reached from dining room by a double action door make up the living apart- 
 ments of the Suburban. /Vsccnding the semi-open stairs, one reaches a central hall 
 on second floor. No floor space has been wasted by our architect here as can be 
 easily seen by noting the convenient bath and four large sized sleeping rooms, each 
 one of which has a large clothes closet in connection. And please note that the 
 lowest points in the bedrooms on the second floor of the Suburban are six feet in 
 
 height. 
 
 Remember our 
 price includes every- 
 thing above the 
 foundation except the 
 brick for the chimney. 
 Brick costs about the 
 same in every section 
 of the country, hence 
 we cannot save you 
 any money on the 
 brick. We can save 
 every builder of a 
 Suburban several hundred dollars. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General Specifications 
 on pages 12 and 13. 
 
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^The Rodney— A Comfortable Little Home 
 
 $340.10 
 
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 Price, No. 1, $358.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $340.10 
 
 Floor Plan — The Rodney 
 
 ANY good American families are living hap- 
 pily and comfortably in Rodneys. Its four 
 cosy rooms are all well arranged and its 
 generous porch serves in a delightful way the out- 
 door pleasures of summer. A handsome front door 
 with glass in upper part and embellished with 
 mouldings would suitably fit a more costly home. 
 The double casement window in the dining room, 
 with English sash made to swing in appeals strongly 
 to the housewife. All upper sash are divided into 
 small lights. 
 
 You have your choice of two sizes in the Rodney. 
 No. 1 is 20x22 feet over all and has four lOxS foot 
 rooms. Price given above. No. 2 is 24x26 feet and has four 10x12 foot rooms. 
 Price, $426.00, cash discount 5%. Net price, $404.70. In both designs a wide 
 arch separates the living room from the dining room. You will be delighted should 
 you decide to own this cottage. 
 
 Of course, you receive our famous Dollar-A-Knot siding and all the materials 
 entering the construction are positively the highest grades found anywhere. Frosted 
 brass oak leaf design lock sets set off the beautifully grained doors and woodwork. 
 
 In fact, you will have as finely finished a home 
 as anyone. Two men can erect this house in 
 four days. Most owners of the Rodney did all 
 the work themselves, easily. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General Specifica- 
 tions on pages 12 and 13. 
 
 I am very proud of my bungalow and 
 want to say that I received much better ma- 
 terial than I could have bought here. It 
 is admired by all. You may be sure when 
 I build again you will get the order, for 
 I saved nearly $600 on this deal. 
 
 — S. R. Bartlett. 
 
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The Sheffield $1,482.00 
 
 Price, $1,560.00 
 Cash discount, 5^^ 
 Net price, $1,482.00 
 
 DO not the roof and porch lines of the Sheffield please you? The heavy 
 overhang and Japanese roof effect give an individuality to this attractive 
 home that invariably pleases its owner. Notice the heavy porch columns 
 and exposed scrolled rafters. How well these carry out the general architectural lines. 
 Ascending to the porch by the wide front steps, one is surprised with the size of the 
 porch, 26.x8 feet. An attractive front door and a PVench door lead into and through the vestibule 
 to the living room. Notice the size, 26.xl5 feet, and the wide archway leading to the well 
 lighted dining room. Arch A-1, page 117, is furnished for this archway. A kitchen with pantry 
 and stairs leading to basement and grade entrance complete the first floor. From the living 
 room our easily ascending semi-open stairs lead to a central hall on second floor. Opening off 
 the hallway are three bedrooms and a batli. 
 
 While this picture of the Sheffield shows the side walls with the double shingled effect, 
 yet when desired siding wthout extra cost will be substituted for shingles. 
 
 For a substantial, convenient, attractive home, don't you think the Sheffield is one of 
 the best? See Terms on page 2 and General Specifications on pages 12 and 13. 
 
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 First Floor Plan 
 The Sheffield 
 
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The Rochester $1,387.00 li>irE& 
 
 THE Rochester is of the strong, substantial American type. Square lines 
 give the advantage of utilizing every inch of space to good advantage, 
 while this particular house incorporates some features distinctive to itself. 
 Note the vestibule, large living room with cosy bedroom having projecting 
 bay window ; group window in dining room ; large pantry attached to kitchen and 
 rear exit grade cellar entrance. Three bedrooms, sewing room, bath and closets 
 complete the second story. ]Most of the windows are grouped in pairs. Scrolled 
 rafter ends embellish the eaves. Taken altogether, the Rochester is a most satisfying home. 
 On a one-thousand-dollar lot the Rochester would normally sell for at least $5,500. You can 
 easily comprehend the profit available to the owner should conditions arise that he would 
 want to sell it. Owners of Aladdin houses find that the high quality of finish, material, both 
 inside and outside helps make quick sales when a sale is desired. 
 
 The Rochester was first built up in Northern Minnesota ajid the owner is high in his 
 praise of the warmth of Aladdin con.struction. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General Specifications on pages 12 and 13. 
 
 First Floor Plan 
 The Hochester 
 
 Second Floor Plan — The Rochester 
 
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The Castle 
 
 $518.70 
 
 Price, $546.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price. $518.70 
 
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 Floor Plan — The Castle 
 
 'HERE have you seen a home that 
 
 was better adapted to a corner 
 
 lot or a lot between streets than 
 
 the Castle? Notice the living 
 room and dining room. Both are located 
 at the front of the house, and both are sep- 
 arated from the kitchen, with no incon- 
 venience to the housewife. But now, notice 
 the price. Have you ever heard of a like 
 bargain? It is hard to realize that this 
 home can be purchased at this low figure. 
 Think of it, complete material at a price that would not ordinarily buy a three-room 
 house at the local lumber dealers. In addition to your getting this home at one-half 
 the usual cost, you get a better home. 
 
 The Aladdin Readi-Cut System of Home Building is better than the old saw-measure- 
 fit-on-the-ground system because it accomplishes the work better, quicker, and cheaper. 
 Every piece of material in the house — siding, flooring, studding, joists, rafters, etc., is 
 cut-to-fit in our mills by the finest machines. The result is accuracy of joints, and your 
 house is stronger, warmer and tighter than if built by ordinary cut-to-fit methods. 
 Waste in material cannot occur. Every inch of lumber you pay for is actually in and 
 a part of your house. You know the lumber that's wasted costs just as much as the 
 lumber that's used. The average house built by the old way wastes 18 per cent of the 
 lumber — $18 out of every $100 of your money is wasted — burned up for kindling wood. 
 
 The Castle is shown here setting 
 the narrow way on the lot. It can, 
 of course, be placed the wide way 
 to the street without changing the 
 plans. In this case the steps would 
 be placed on the other side of the 
 porch. 
 
 Let us tell you more about this 
 home. Write us today and we will 
 send you complete detail descriptions 
 and specifications. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General 
 Specifications on pages 12 and 13. 
 
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The Princeton — A Complete Cottage 
 
 A COSY, comfortable, convenient, warm 
 home; that exactly describes this remark- 
 able house. It is as good a building in 
 every sense of the word for its size as 
 
 money can buy, and when erected is worth $1,200 
 
 to SI. 400. It is designed and built exactly like 
 
 any good contractor would build it. Identically 
 
 the same beautiful interior finish and knotless 
 
 lumber goes into the construction of the Prince- 
 ton as into our most expensive houses. It simply 
 
 cannot be surpassed. This house can be put up p / 
 
 and completed by two inexperienced men ready to 
 
 be papered and painted in about ten days. This 
 
 is possible because every stick is cut the right size 
 
 and ready to be nailed in place, and because our 
 
 instructions and drawings are so complete that no 
 
 sawing, figuring or fussing is necessary,'. Every 
 
 piece in the house is marked to correspond with 
 
 the drawings. Study the floor plan and see how conveniently the house is laid out. Note 
 
 the arch between living room and 
 dining room, large porch, the cellar en- 
 trance, etc. A careful study of the 
 arrangement of rooms will show con- 
 venience at every point. Price of 
 Princeton No. 2. S720.00. Cash dis- 
 count, 5%. Net price. $684.00. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General 
 Specifications on pages 12 and 13. 
 
 Floor Plan 
 
 The Princeton No. 1 
 
 Floor Plan 
 
 The Princeton No. 2 
 
 $598.50 
 
 Price, No. 1, $630.00 
 Cash discount. 5% 
 Net price, $598.50 
 
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The Virginia (g) $1,197.00 
 
 Price, $1,260.00 
 Cash discount, 5"% 
 Net price, $1,197.00 
 
 HERE'S a home. From every view it breathes a welcome, inviting you into 
 its big, strong, protecting walls to find comfort, pleasure, and satisfaction. 
 From the front it strikes you pleasingly, and, as you approach, the im- 
 pression is heightened by the finished detail of roof, eaves, columns, and porch 
 work. 
 
 The exterior of the Virginia always pleases — the design being founded on con- 
 servative lines. The wide porch stretching across the front is always a popular 
 
 feature, espe- 
 cially the one 
 designed for 
 the Virginia. 
 Slender spin- 
 dles are ex- 
 tended from 
 the rail to the 
 ground creat- 
 ing a very 
 neat appear- 
 ance. The bay 
 at the side 
 breaks the 
 long straight 
 sidcwall, thus 
 adding at- 
 tractiveness 
 to the exte- 
 rior and pro- 
 viding a cosy 
 corner for the 
 interior. The 
 special 
 
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 First Floor Plan — The Virginia 
 
 Second Floor Plan — The Virginia 
 
 46 
 
scrolled bracket which is used for decoration under eaves of house roof and dormer 
 roof add a touch of beauty to the home. 
 
 The Virginia as shown here is painted gray with white trim. Many other at- 
 tractive schemes could be used with equal or greater success. The belt dividing 
 first and second stories suggest a dark color — possibly brown for second story and 
 cream for first story, with white trim. 
 
 The Virginia is a popular design among Aladdin customers. It has been erected 
 many times thruout the country. Owners are loud in their praise of it. Dr. Corn 
 of Ohio, writes as follows : "The material was excellent and every piece fitted 
 exactly." 
 
 Mr. J. F. Kugler of Pennsylvania, in a letter says: "I saved between $300 and 
 $500. I have a fine home — The Virginia." 
 
 Mrs. M. E. Lloyd, of Florida, who has erected two Aladdins, in a letter says : 
 "Everything went together like clock-work. My Virginia is a fine home." 
 
 Just inspect the arrangement of the interior. A living room that stretches from 
 the bay window on one side of the house to the other, twenty-two feet, with the 
 dining room separated by a wide arch — a freedom and expanse usually found only 
 in much larger houses. One of the most interesting features on the interior is the 
 bay window. This is most usually converted into a cozy corner and fitted with 
 window seat, sofa cushions, etc., making it the most popular part of the home. The 
 cozy corner in bay window and handsome open stairway make a pleasing impression 
 on entering the home. Kitchen, four bedrooms, bath, and closets complete this 
 beautiful home. It is built to satisfy the hardest to please. It is a continual delight 
 to every owner. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General Specifications on pages 12 and 13. 
 
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The New Eden $645.05 
 
 THIS home, the New Eden, shows the result 
 of careful planning before building — and it 
 is surely gratifying to its many owners 
 among Aladdin customers. On a ground 
 space of 20x20 feet, this home gives more room, 
 more comfort, more convenience than has ever be- 
 fore been obtained. Two stories, having two bed- 
 rooms upstairs, a hall, a living room, a dining 
 room, a kitchen, an open stairway, a porch, and 
 above all, an attractive looking house. It is so well 
 liked by its many happy owners, that it is common 
 for them to call it the "Wonder Home" on account 
 of its low price, abundance of space, and its con- 
 venience. 
 
 Notice the exterior. A broad belt across the front 
 of the house divides first and second stories, giving 
 a pleasing and harmonious effect. The half- 
 sheltered porch is a pleasant feature and is well 
 built for strength, attractiveness and harmony. The 
 full length column, fronted by pedestals, makes a 
 comfortable porch. The diamond paned window to 
 the left of the front door gives plenty of light to the 
 stairway and adds attractiveness to the front of the 
 house and porch. I^iving room and dining room 
 are divided by a wide arch, making them practically 
 one room. Both rooms arc well lighted and of good 
 size. Notice the double window in the dining room. 
 Two men can erect and complete this house in 
 about ten days. It can be done by any two men 
 who are willing to work, assisted by our complete 
 instructions and illustrations. See General Specifi- 
 cations on pages 12 and 13. Detail si)ecificati()ns 
 will be sent you on request. See Terms on page 2. 
 
 Price, $679.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $645.05 
 
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 8'X10' V > /2x/0' 
 
 Second Floor — The New Eden 
 
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The Hudson $1,098.20 ^i§r^.,o 
 
 CAN you imagine a better utilization of space than is obtained in the plan 
 of the Hudson? The constant thought of Aladdin designers is toward 
 giving a maximum of convenience and comfort for the lowest possible cost. 
 It is doubtful if this result has been exceeded by any other Aladdin house. The 
 exterior will please you, we are sure, as this home has a greater number of admirers. 
 The Design 
 i s {jractical 
 and conserva- 
 tive with no 
 sign of over- 
 trimming bc- 
 i n g evident. 
 Simple lines 
 in the porch 
 construc- 
 tion, heavy 
 o verhead 
 boxing, a n d 
 roof are in 
 perfect har- 
 mony w i t h 
 the balance 
 of the home. 
 The windows 
 of both first First Floor Plan— The Hudson 
 
 Second Floor Plan — The Hudson 
 
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and second story are treated somewhat 
 differently from the average. On the first 
 floor the windows are capped by the wide 
 belt dividing first and second floor. The 
 windows on the second floor line up to the 
 trim board under eaves. 
 
 The wide belt dividing first and second 
 stories adds much to the general appear- 
 ance of the Hudson. 
 
 Notice the hip roof dormer on the front 
 roof. It helps break up the flat plain 
 roof. Study the location of rooms and 
 the placing of doors and windows. Hud- 
 sons have been erected in many cities and 
 towns about the country and you may be 
 sure that each creates much favorable 
 comment by friends and neighbors of the 
 owners. The arches dividing hall, living 
 room and dining room give an impression 
 of size and space that is most desirable. 
 The reception hall permits direct access 
 to kitchen, living room, or second floor. 
 Ample light for hallway and stair- 
 case is provided by full size window 
 and three-quarter length glass in 
 front door. 
 
 By referring to the plan you will 
 find there is a stretch of space 
 twenty-eight feet thru living room 
 and dining room. The large living 
 room, size 14x16 feet will prove inter- 
 esting to you with the many possibil- 
 ities for attractive furniture arrangements 
 
 Entrance from hall to kitchen saves the housewife many steps. Four good 
 bedrooms, closets and bath are arranged on the second floor. Four Colonial 
 columns support the porch roof and a beautiful glass front door throws light into 
 the hall, in addition to the side window, and the woodwork and floors are of the 
 beautiful grained Western fir which is subject to any treatment you like. To lovers 
 of simplicity in home architecture the Hudson always appeals strongly. 
 
 We have many interesting letters from Hudson owners telling of their experiences, 
 cost of erection, and length of time in building. We will be glad to send you 
 copies of these letters or will send you names and addresses of owners nearest you. 
 In this way you can write and learn at first hand of their complete satisfaction. 
 
 See Specifications on pages 12 and 13. 
 
 20° Below Zero — Hudson Warm and Comfortable 
 
 My "Hudson" purchased last year was very warm and 
 comfortable this winter when the thermometer was twenty 
 degrees below zero. The lumber was first-class and I am 
 more than satisfied w^ith my home. Everything was found 
 as represented and no knots to be seen. If I were to build 
 again I would build another Aladdin. — H. M. Pierce. 
 
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The Brentwood $2,185.00 
 
 Price, $2,300.00 
 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $2,185.00 
 
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 'HIS most 
 
 charming 
 
 dwelling has 
 a host of admirers. 
 Its individuality is 
 apparent in many 
 ways. The broken 
 roof, second story 
 balcony, hooded 
 front entrance, 
 semi - enclosed 
 porch, pergola 
 porte-cochere with 
 French doors 
 leading to dining- 
 room, casement 
 windows in front 
 and full attic, form 
 a delightfully at- 
 tractive whole. 
 
 The house will be n . 1 1 n ti n i 
 
 r • u J • iU Keception Hall — 1 he brentwood 
 
 furnished with 
 
 either siding, shingles, or stucco exterior. The bay window projects three feet and is 
 ten feet wide. The pergola at the side is furnished with tin roof, giving protection 
 against snow and rain. This pergola can be furnished with floor, giving a side veranda 
 instead of porte-cochere. A most unusual and distinctive idea is the little balcony with 
 double French doors from the upper sewing room. 
 
 First Floor Plan — The Brentwood 
 
 52 
 
Note the sleeping room leading from sitting or dressing room on second floor. This 
 gives all the advantages of the sleeping porch, -with none of its inconveniences. This 
 sleeping room has four windows. Linen closet is arranged in hall, a very large closet 
 from the sewing room, and each bedroom has a closet. The hall, both first and second 
 story, is commodious, while a stairway of pure Colonial type is furnished. Built-in 
 buffet in dining room affords room for dishes, linen, and silver. 
 
 A Tennessee owner (name upon request) writes about his Brentwood: "My Brent- 
 wood is the admiration of the town. It was ready for plastering two weeks after the 
 
 first nail was driven. I 
 saved about $700 with 
 Aladdin's help." Could 
 you wish for greater as- 
 surance of your own satis- 
 faction than from the pen 
 of this owner? 
 
 The Brentwood is erected 
 in many states over the 
 country. It is also erected 
 in Bay City, Michigan, the 
 Home office of Aladdin 
 houses. We invite you to 
 pay a visit to one of the 
 Brentwood homes nearest you, or if 
 you should visit near Bay City we 
 would be pleased to arrange a visit for 
 you. This remarkable home will 
 surely interest you and we are positive 
 you would be delighted with an in- 
 spection of it. Should you desire to 
 write an owner of the Brentwood ask- 
 ing him his experiences we will be 
 glad to furnish names. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General 
 Specifications on pages 12 and 13. 
 
The Sunshine $1,096.30 
 
 Price, $1,154.00 
 Cash discount, 5' ; 
 Net price, $1,096.30 
 
 THIS charming bungalow nestling in this setting of trees represents one of the best 
 pieces of work of our master designers. 
 Individuality is portrayed in all its lines and it is distinctively American in 
 character. 
 
 Extreme simplicity is the motif behind the planning of this home. 
 Simplicity implies character, quality and taste. 
 Sunshine implies cheerfulness, happiness, prosperity and light. 
 Could a more fitting name than "Sunshine" be given to this home? 
 It radiates that sweet, simple home atmosphere everyone wishes to secure in their 
 home and to see in the homes of others. 
 
 The roof lines are particularly graceful, the main roof extending down over the porch, 
 it being evenly balanced by a dormer of just tlie right proportions. 
 
 A study of the interior reveals an exceptionally well laid and thought out plan. 
 Light in any home is an essential feature and we liave provided an abundance of it for every room. 
 The large living room gives access to the dining room and front bedroom, as well as small clothes 
 clo.-cl. The opening between the living room and 
 dining room is a prepossessing cased archway. The 
 fireplace and outside chimney are shown in the 
 photograph and floor 
 plan although it is not 
 necessary that you build 
 these should you favor 
 this house. One of the 
 closcttcs as shown on 
 page 131 is furnished for 
 the front bedroom. The 
 two Ijack bedrooms have 
 regular closets built off 
 of them. 
 
 At the rear of the 
 bungalow one of our 
 regular Addition No. 4 
 is furnished, this pro- 
 \iding for a combined 
 cellar and rear entrance. 
 If the ".Sunshine" ap- 
 peals to you, write us .so 
 we can send you still 
 further details. See Terms 
 The Sunshine "" P^ge 2. .Specifications 
 
 Floor Plan on pages 12 and 13. 
 
The Boulevard $898.70 
 
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 Price, $946.00 
 Cash discount, 50^ 
 Net price, $898.70 
 
 THE Boulevard is the wonder home to many prospective home-builders. The 
 design in both exterior appearance and interior convenience is the result of deep 
 thought in planning. Stop and think of it — three large bedrooms, large living 
 room and dining room with good sized kitchen, bath and closets — and all on one floor ! 
 Of course, this number of rooms may be included in otlier one-story designs, but look 
 again at the sizes of the rooms! 
 
 In point of design. The Boulevard is one of the most attractive. Designed on con- 
 servative lines, this home is marked by a number of pleasant architectural features. 
 The dormer in the front roof gives light and air to attic and adds much to its beauty. 
 The porch is formed under the main roof — its wide dimensions provide comfort 
 and add much to the general effect of this home. 
 
 A wide belt divides the siding on the first story and shingles in gable — the treat- 
 ment used here is excellent, white belt, brown stained 
 shingles and sidewalls. 
 The interior will 
 appeal to every house- 
 wife who has a desire 
 to make the home 
 beautiful and com- 
 fortable. 
 
 The arrangement 
 of rooms and size of 
 each permit excellent 
 decoration and the ut- 
 most in convenience. 
 See Interior Illustra- 
 tions page 75. 
 
 Study General 
 Specifications on 
 pages 12 and 13. 
 Complete detail speci- 
 fications will be sent 
 you upon request. 
 
 Floor Plan ^ "^ i Terms on 
 
 The Boulevard page 2. 
 
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Shadow Lawn $1,539.00 
 
 Price, $1,620.00 
 Cash discount, 5';; 
 Net price, $1,539.00 
 
 DID you ever see a more beautiful picture of its i<ind than the one shown here? 
 A mass of lights and shadows softening tlie greens, browns and grays of the 
 foliage shingles and cobbles delights the eye. "\'ou can almost feel the touch 
 of the sunbeams patterning the lawn, and you just want to stroll up the steps and 
 into the iiniting shade of the i^orch. ISIost effectively has the pure white that borders 
 
every outline been used to contrast the deep brown of the shingled upper story. 
 
 Examining further we find a living room of expansive dimensions, twenty-eight feet 
 one way and fourteen feet the other. Matching the size of the living room is a dining 
 room sixteen feet in depth and twelve feet broad ; large enough for a real banquet. The 
 kitchen, pantry and grade entrance occupy the other rear half. 
 
 The second story illustrates four bedrooms, bath and closets. 
 
 The Shadow Lawn eaves project four feet, rather a Swiss idea, and are supported 
 by well proportioned brackets. The porte cochere at the left is not included in the price 
 quoted. Should you desire it added to the home it is furnished readi-cut at the extra 
 price of $94.00. The Shadow Lawn is surely a home of most striking individuality. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General Specifications on pages 12 and 13. 
 
 Second Floor Plan — Shadow Lawn 
 
 First Floor Plan — Shadow Lawn 
 
 57 
 
The Sheridan li° $1,059.25 
 
 Price, No. 1. $1,115.00 
 Cash discount, 5'', 
 Net price, $1,059.25 
 
 AN unusually attractive exterior and a sense of roominess are features that 
 make the Sheridan one of our most popular bungalows. The low, sloping 
 roof, the scrolled eaves and shingled porch and step rails, together with the 
 siding, permit a great latitude in the decorative scheme and with the use of 
 harmonious painting and staining materials, these features can be developed in a 
 most pleasing manner. The expansive porch, which extends across the entire front, 
 is well shaded by the broad overhanging roof. 
 
 Two convenient and inviting arrangements of the several rooms are outlined below. 
 Your attention is called to the square and good dimensions of all 
 the rooms, especially the living room, with its 
 attractive group windows and arch leading to 
 the dining room. Divided square lights are 
 furnished for upper square sash of all windows, 
 although they will be furnished with single 
 large glass if preferred. 
 
 The exterior details for both the Sheridan 
 Xo. 1 and No. 2 are practically the same with 
 the probable exception of location of windows. 
 The bay window is a feature included only 
 with the Sheridan No. 
 2 and is built off the. 
 
 Floor Plan — The Sheridan No. 1 
 
Porch, The Sheridan 
 Three good sized bedrooms witn 
 
 dining room. A fireplace is shown in the 
 living room of floor plan No. 2. This 
 may be omitted if desired. The floor plan 
 of the Sheridan No. 1 doesn't show fire- 
 place; however, it may be included if 
 desired. 
 
 The Sheridan No. 1 plan is very com- 
 pact and convenient. It is not quite as 
 large as the No. 2 plan; howe\er, the 
 arrangement of rooms, sizes, etc., have 
 proven very popular among our cus- 
 tomers. A large living and dining room 
 are divided by the handsome wide cased 
 arch. A short hallway between dining 
 room and kitchen also leads to the bath- 
 room and rear bedroom. 
 
 The kitchen is of ample size and has 
 proven very popular among housewives. 
 Pantry with window is situated off the kitchen 
 closets complete the plan of Sheridan No. 1. 
 
 The Sheridan No. 2 is two feet wider and four feet longer than plan No. 1. 
 Of course, the rooms are larger in some instances, which proves more desirable to 
 a number of our builders. Some of the features to be had in plan No. 2 are the 
 bay window in dining room and grade cellar entrance of kitchen. The windows 
 shown on each side of the fireplace in plan No. 2 are of the casement type and are 
 much smaller than the regular size. This provides space for built-in bookcases on 
 either side of the fireplace. If you do not wish the fireplace in the living room the 
 regular style two-sliding sash will be furnished. 
 
 On an average, owners of the Sheridan claim savings of $300 to $425 on their 
 homes. These estimates include savings on cost of material, also savings on cost of 
 labor. When you receive the material it is entirely cut-to-fit, ready for erection. 
 You pay for only the actual material used in building your home — no more. Now, 
 think of the good lumber that is wasted in building the old-fashioned way. And 
 you also pay for the extra labor which is un- 
 necessary building an Aladdin. 
 
 Ask for names of customers living near 
 you. Let them tell you in their own words. 
 
 Sheridan No. 2, price, $1260.00, cash 
 discount 5%. Net price, $1,197.00 
 
 Few moderately priced bungalows offer 
 so many real home comforts as can be found 
 in the Sheridan. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General Specifi- 
 cations on pages 
 12 and 13. 
 
 Floor Plan — The Sheridan No. 2 
 
 59 
 
npi r~«» 1 rf»^/^P^ ^/^ Price, $806.00 
 
 Ihe rinley q>7b5.70 ^itv'^^cri^J.^s 
 
 WHILE the Finley is popular with the owner of any sized lot, yet it finds 
 special favor in cities where lots are sometimes as narrow as 30, or even 
 25 feet. The Finley can be built very nicely on a 25-foot lot and still 
 leave ample space for a walk on either side. 
 In the Finley the architect has followed throughout plain, straight lines, yet when 
 painted French gray or leather brown and trimmed in white, the owner of the 
 Finley is invariably delighted. 
 
 A large, pleasant front porch, six rooms, bath and closettes are found in this 
 remarkably low priced house. The ever popular plan is followed of a large living 
 
 room across the entire 
 front with wide archway 
 leading to dining room. By 
 a double-action door one 
 enters the kitchen direct 
 from the dining room. An 
 attractive semi-open stairs 
 leads from living room to 
 second floor where there 
 are to be found three 
 sleeping rooms, bath and 
 closettes. Those wanting 
 a six-room, two-story jjlain 
 house arc invariably 
 pleased with the Finley. 
 See Terms, page 2 and 
 General Specifications, 
 pages 12 and 13. 
 
 First Floor Plan 
 The Finley 
 
 Second Floor Plan 
 The Finley 
 
 60 
 
The Tucson $495.90 
 
 Price, $522.00 
 Cash discount, 6% 
 Net price, 1495.90 
 
 WHEN it comes to much in a small space the Tucson certainly leads. Five 
 convenient, well lighted, attractive rooms, with good sized front porch 
 make up this snug and cosy little home. Sash front door, semi-open 
 stairs and wide arch between living room and dining room add mate- 
 rially to the attractiveness of the Tucson. Where the exterior is painted either a 
 French gray or seal brown and trimmed with white or cream, and the beautifully 
 grained interior fir trim is either finished with oil or stain and then varnished, the 
 Tucson presents a fresh, attractive appearance that invariably brings pleasure and 
 satisfaction to its owner. (Rear addition shown in photograph not included. See 
 page 116.) 
 
 The Tucson is one of the first Aladdin designs and has always proven excep- 
 tionally popular. The tirst year it was listed in the Aladdin catalog it was sold 
 to four different parties who have built the Tucson again after the first one was 
 complete. 
 
 A number of companies have 
 erected this house in large num- 
 bers. One customer in 1913 erected 
 sixty-four. 
 
 At the price quoted you save be- 
 tween $150 to $275 on the material 
 and erection of the Tucson. The 
 material is prepared from carefully 
 drawn plans — and without waste. 
 Hence you pay for no lumber that 
 is wasted in sawing or fitting on 
 the ground. Your carpenters will 
 be able to erect it much faster. 
 This saving is also noticeable, as it 
 usually cuts down time of erection 
 a third. 
 
 Send for complete detailed speci- 
 fications of the Tucson which will 
 be sent to you upon request. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General 
 Specifications on pages 12 and 13. 
 
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 Second Floor Plan 
 The Tucson 
 
The Hamilton $1,092.75 
 
 Price, $1,150.00 
 Cash discount, 5'^/r 
 Net price, $1,092.75 
 
 THIS is a very popular type of house in the smaller cities. It is of the half- 
 shingled style, with a gable roof, porch, and split-roof dormer. A wide 
 belt separates the shingled second story from the sided first story. Attic 
 is ventilated by a small gable window. Square columns rest on solid sided 
 porch rail. It is one of the simplest and easiest to build of any of our two-story 
 designs. The living room is of generous dimensions, and open stairway at the 
 
 rear. Living 
 room, b e d - 
 room, dining 
 room, and 
 kitchen are 
 down stairs, 
 and four bed- 
 rooms w i t h 
 closets and 
 bath are up- 
 stairs. 
 
 See Terms 
 on page 2 
 and General 
 Specifications 
 on pages 12 
 and 13. 
 
 Complete 
 detailed 
 specifications 
 for the Ham- 
 ilton will be 
 sent to you 
 upon request. 
 
 First Floor Plan 
 The Kamllton 
 
 Second Floor Plan 
 The Hamilton 
 
 62 
 
The Gretna $450.30 
 
 Price, $474.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $450.30 
 
 HERE is a complete five-room dwelling 
 with all the beauty of simplicity of de- 
 sign. It has appealed so strongly to 
 home builders and has met their needs so satis- 
 factorily that you will find Gretnas scattered 
 throughout the length and breadth of the land. 
 It has been and is one of our very best sellers. The 
 demand for it is constant. It is particularly desirablel 
 where ground space is not too expensive, as its width' 
 of thirty feet really requires a lot of forty feet or 
 wider. Its long porch, sash door and casement win- 
 dows give charm to the exterior, while the large living 
 room, bedrooms, dining room and kitchen furnish as 
 convenient and desirable an interior arrangement as can be had in a home costing nmch more 
 money. Throughout you have the same excellent construction that is found in every Aladdin 
 house, yet the lines of construction are so simple that scores of Gretna owners have built their 
 entire house without any assistance from carpenters. The Gretna is distinctly a house for 
 the home-loving man of moderate means, because without sacrificing attractiveness, con- 
 venience, or essentials, the cost has been brought within the reach of all. Either floor plan 
 shown will be supplied at the same price. See General Specifications on pages 12 and 13 and 
 Terms on page 2. 
 
 Floor Plan 
 
 The Gretna, No. 2. 
 
 Floor Plan 
 
 The Gretna No. 1. 
 
 63 
 
The Pomona E;; $1,296.75 
 
 Price, $1,365.00 
 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $1,296.75 
 
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 F there is such a thing as personality in a home the Pomona surely expresses the 
 feeling in every angle and line. Bathed in a hot summer sun's rays, its wide eaves, 
 
 shady porch and many 
 windows offer cooling protec- 
 tion; or blanketed by win- 
 ter's snows it nestles snugly 
 compact, and inviting the 
 traveler to its protection. 
 Walls of siding and shingles, 
 building paper; sheathing, 
 studding and lath and plas- 
 ter are equally good non- 
 conductors of heat and cold. 
 Externally, many interesting 
 ideas are worked out and 
 
 Living Room — The Pomona 
 
 each blends naturally into the whole. 
 Observe the tapered porch pillars of stucco, 
 surmounted by clean lined columns of the 
 same design. The chimney outline matches 
 this plan, as does the rafter ends and the pro- 
 
 Dining Room —The Pomona (Panehng not included) 
 
 64 
 
 NOTE — There is no dif- 
 ference in outside dimen- 
 sions of either Pomona 
 plan. The only difference 
 being a re-arrangement of 
 the rooms and a second 
 floor added providing two 
 extra bedrooms. 
 
The Pomona 
 
 jecting ends of belt encircling the hoiise above the water table. Brackets supporting the eaves are 
 shaped differently than any other bungalow you ever saw, while the porch rail is embellished by 
 a band running midway between the upper and lower rails. An especially notable feature of the 
 interior arrangement is the abundance of unbroken wall spaces in all rooms. Can't you just 
 
 imagine where you would place each piece of 
 furniture ? Two plans are illustrated, one-story 
 and two-story. In the one-story, the front room 
 is adaptable to use as den or bedroom, in the 
 latter case giving three bedrooms. Good closets 
 are observable in both designs. Price, two-.story, 
 $1,510. Xet price, $1,-134.50. See General Specifi- 
 cations on pages 12 and 13. Detail specifications 
 for the Pomona will be sent on request. See 
 Terms on page 2. 
 
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 Price, $1,049.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $996.55 
 
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 CAN you imagine this bungalow nestling among trees and shrubbery on your own 
 lot? A few cobblestones are gathered from nearby fields and when blended 
 with brown stained shingles, natural shrubbery and a setting of velvety green, 
 the observer is fascinated. 
 A bungalow should always be set close to the ground. When local conditions seem 
 to make this impossible, the same results can be secured by terracing close to the 
 building. 
 
 The Wintlirop is of the pure bungalow type — low, a touch of rough stones, 
 bracketed eave supports, heavy timber work, shingles, and broken outlines. 
 
 And as the real bungalow is always compactly and conveniently arranged inside — 
 you will agree that the Winthrop is typical. The large living room is lighted by three 
 group windows and the fireplace at the end forms an inviting nook. Extra length 
 is secured to the dining room by the interesting bay window. Lots of wal 
 is available in the front bedroom. The centralized 
 hail, and entrance from dining room, kitchen, bath and 
 liedroom is a good feature. Could a bathroom be better 
 located than this? 
 Rear porch with 
 space for refrig- 
 erator, and grade 
 cellar entrance. 
 Can you help fall- 
 ing in love with 
 this interesting 
 bungalow ? 
 
 See General 
 Specifications on 
 pages 12 and 13. 
 Detail specifica- 
 tions for the Win- 
 throp will be sent 
 on request. See 
 Terms on page 2. 
 Masonry not in- 
 Floor Plan— The Winthrop eluded. 
 
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 The Charleston $1,472.50 
 
 Cash discount, 5'i 
 Net price, $1,472.50 
 
 THERE are many good points in the Charleston, a modern square-type design. 
 The first noticeable feature is the deep bay windows in front, both stories, also 
 on one side. These give free sight in all directions and ample light. 
 
 The interior arrangement is one for convenience. Front entrance is gained 
 through a large reception hall with semi-open stairway and arched entrance to large 
 living room. This feature has proven popular, as it can be used for one room and 
 still retain the convenience of two. 
 
 The kitchen has proved attractive to 
 busy housewives. A rear entrance leads to 
 the back porch, while the grade en- 
 trance at the side leads to the out- 
 
doors and basement, saving manj- 
 steps. 
 
 Four large bedrooms and bath are 
 arranged on the second floor — plent}' 
 of light in all. All exterior walls of 
 siding. Beautiful Colonial columns 
 support porch roof and a three-quarter 
 length glass door adds greatly to the 
 appearance. The Charleston is a 
 good, substantial, roomy home. 
 
 Owners of the Aladdin Charleston 
 home claim to save between $300 and 
 $400 by building the Aladdin way. 
 
 This is due to the Aladdin Readi-cut system. All the material is cut to fit in the 
 mills and reaches you ready to be nailed in place. In this way you pay for no waste 
 ot lumber or labor— you pay for the material that is used and no more. 
 
 From careful investigation it is estimated that the average waste of good lumber when 
 buildmg the old-fashioned way is between 18% and 25%. Do you care to pay big 
 prices for lumber that is wasted? 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General Specifications on pages 12 and 13. 
 
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DID you ever really consider the wonderful difference in the meaning 
 of the words house and home? 
 A house is a structure to live in. 
 Home — the dearest place on earth — is that structure that is a 
 part of you — made so by its association with your family, their joys and 
 sorrows, their hopes, aspirations, and fears. It is a refuge from the trials 
 and struggles of the outer world. It is a visible expression of yourself, your 
 tastes and character. 
 
 SERVICE! — that golden touch which changes the ordinary into the 
 artistic. — It is that which is not bounded by the sale, but is added to com- 
 plete or round out the transaction. 
 
 Aladdin's interest does not stop when the order has been received — but 
 ever bearing in mind the many nice discriminations to be made in the 
 locating, adorning, and surrounding of the home, the Department of Service 
 was early established — to advise, direct or take full charge, as the home 
 builders may desire, of this part of home making. As we have so often 
 said, it is the use of such skill that changes a place to stay, — a house, to 
 the dearest place on earth, a HOISIE. 
 
 Perhaps you find it difficult to express your tastes, as you feel them, 
 when it comes to the arrangement, furnishing, and decoration of your home. 
 You may not be sure of yourself. Right there 
 is where our Department of Service can help. 
 This department i.s in the hands of people trained in 
 the planning and arrangement oi- artistic exterior and 
 interior effects for the home— design, decoration, land- 
 scaping, etc. It is organized and maintained for a 
 single purpose— to serve our customers. There is no 
 charge for this service. 
 
 If you have a general idea of color in the exterior 
 painting plan that you would like to follow, let the 
 service department work out the details. In the in- 
 terior finish and wall colors you may either put the 
 responsibility entirely up to the department, or by 
 .suggesting general preferences, it will work to your 
 suggestions and carry out the details. 
 
 By furnishing the department with the size of your 
 grounds, sketches will be worked out for attractive 
 planting of .shrubberies, plants, trees, etc., with lists 
 of seeds and vines. 
 
 In fact, the Department of Service will help to make 
 your Aladdin house home, in every sense possible. 
 
 In seeking this service you have only to address the 
 Department of .Service, care of this company. The 
 service this company renders its customers in decora- 
 tion and planting would cost from fifty dollars to five 
 hundred dollars if you con.sulted the average landscape 
 architect. It is but one of the links in the chain that 
 forms such a close bond between our customers and us. 
 
 Example of Plan Furnished 
 by Landscape Branch 
 
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 The Passing of the Pantry 
 
 Of the many conveniences efficiency has bestowed upon the housewife, the greatest 
 and perhaps the most noticeable is the Icitchen cabinet or kitchenette whiclr replaces the 
 old pantry. The majority of us, no doubt, can remember the old-fashioned pantry in 
 which was stored a host of things — potatoes for the winter, preserves, fruits, barrel's of 
 flour, ice-chest, table leaves, brooms, etc., — in fact, the pantry was a sort of catch-all 
 ^a rendezvous for a large variety of articles. At times, it was so overcrowded as to 
 make it difficult to get thru the door. 
 
 But when efficiency entered, she swept aside the old-fashioned pantry with its 
 multitude of things, and in its place arose the bright, sanitary and convenient kitchen- 
 ette, a boon to the housewife and to sanitation. 
 
 The new and modern kitchenette accomplishes fully as much, if not more, than the 
 old pantry did. It is convenient and sanitary, takes up less space than the pantry and 
 saves the'housewife hundreds of steps each day. No longer is it necessary for her to 
 bring supplies back and forth from the pantry to the kitchen table. She may now sit 
 at her cabinet with its work table and have at her finger's end the materials for a 
 meal, as there is place for all necessary utensils and raw materials, such as flour, 
 sugar, tea and coffee, spices, canned goods, bread-bo.x, etc. And isn't the kitchen, 
 rather than the pantry, the proper place for the preparation of meals? 
 
 Therefore, the majority of efficient housewives of today object to the annexation of 
 a pantry to their kitchens, preferring the advantageous kitchenette in its stead. 
 
 Thus, efficiency has completely eliminated the old-fashioned pantry and has placed 
 before the housewife a most commendable substitute — the modern kitchenette. 
 Aladdin kitchens are planned expressly for efficiency and step-saving. 
 
 Lot Sizes for f^laddin Houses 
 
 In order to assist you in selecting a home of proper size for your building lot, we 
 have tabulated below a list of .■Maddin Houses and size of lots necessary for each. 
 This tabulation is given for the assistance of those who intend building on narrow lots 
 in localities where ground space is costly. 
 
 Of course, you understand, a wider lot in each case would be more desirable, as it 
 would show the home to better advantage and provide space for lawns, etc. 
 
 The following size lots will accommodate the style houses listed: 
 
 22-FOOT LOT 
 
 Page 
 
 Tucson 61 
 
 Selwvn. No. 1 88 
 
 Erie, No 1 88 
 
 24-FOOT LOT 
 
 Finle.v 60 
 
 Chester 81 
 
 26-FOOT LOT 
 
 Venus, No. 1 43-44 
 
 Yale 30 
 
 Herford 34 
 
 Rodney. No 1 37 
 
 New Eden 48 
 
 Selwvn. No. 2 88 
 
 Erie. No. 2 88 
 
 Leota 103 
 
 28-FOOT LOT 
 
 Raymond 15 
 
 Venus. No. 2 43-44 
 
 Roseland 19-20 
 
 Princeton, No. 1 45 
 
 Stanhope, No. 1... 76-77-78 
 
 Elliott 97 
 
 Dexter 97 
 
 Page 
 
 Devon 98 
 
 Beverly 99 
 
 Standard 104 
 
 Thelma 106 
 
 30-FOOT LOT 
 
 Duple.x 98 
 
 Richmond 70-71 
 
 Dresden 28-29 
 
 Wenonah 87 
 
 Suburban 36 
 
 Rodnev. No. 2 37 
 
 Warren 03 
 
 Princeton, No. 2 45 
 
 Virginia 46-47 
 
 Hudson 50-51 
 
 Boulevard 55 
 
 Hamilton 62 
 
 32-FOOT LOT 
 
 Georgia, No. 1 100-101 
 
 Sheridan. No. 1 58-59 
 
 Rochester 39 
 
 Stanhope, No. 2. ..76-77-78 
 Detroit 79-80 
 
 36-FOOT LOT 
 Michigan 96 
 
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 Page 
 
 Putnam 99 
 
 Wilmout 17-18 
 
 Carolina 21 
 
 Sheridan. No. 2 58-59 
 
 Wintbrop 67 
 
 Georgia, No. 2 100-101 
 
 Cadillac 102 
 
 40-FOOT LOT 
 
 Slaples 16 
 
 Shef tield 38 
 
 Castle 40 
 
 Marsden 41-42 
 
 Sunshine 54 
 
 Gretna -. 63 
 
 Pomona 64-65 
 
 Edison 66 
 
 Franklin S6 
 
 Charleston 68-69 
 
 Plymouth io7 
 
 42-FOOT LOT 
 Merrill S4 
 
 44-FOOT LOT 
 
 Burbank 89-90 
 
 Florence 91-92 
 
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Interior Doors and Lock Set Trimmings 
 
 Famished with Every Aladdin Home 
 
 HERE are some of the many 
 beautiful details that are 
 to be found in Aladdin 
 Homes. 
 
 On careful inspection you will 
 find that money cannot buy a 
 Letter quality. Fir is distin- 
 guished for the wonderfully silky 
 texture and softness of grain. 
 Vou will never find two panels of 
 the same design of grain and 
 each one is an interesting study 
 in itself. 
 
 The lock set trimmings for the 
 interior doors are of the richest 
 finished brushed brass. 
 
 The design on the escutcheon 
 is an oak leaf pattern that 
 stands in relief on the frosted 
 background. 
 
 This beautiful lock set is made 
 exclusively for Aladdin Houses. 
 
 The Aladdin Fir Door 
 
 THIS beautiful perfect grain door with two panels and the five cross panel type door are 
 furnished ff)r every Aladdin House. A real hardwood, but softer than oak or birch. 
 Hard enough to take a hardwood polish, but soft enough to work easily. Aladdin 
 Houses are finished better than most new houses in your neighborhood. We guarantee all 
 your inside finish to be of exactly the same high-class material that this picture was taken 
 from— clear lumber, beautiful grain— the best obtainable. Any stain furnished. 
 
 74 
 
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Price, Size No. 1, 
 Cash discount, 5'r 
 Net price, $697.30 
 
 $734.00 
 
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 The Stanhope $697.30 
 
 RE you not pleased with the Stanhope? Can you conceive how with straight 
 architectural lires any more pleasing or substantial style of construction could 
 have been worked out? Notice what a strong yet artistic ap- 
 pearance is given the entire front by the heavy porch pedestals, 
 square porch columns and porch rail. 
 
 How in keeping are the small lights in bungalow door and 
 the upper divided lights in all windows. And when 
 it comes to interior plan, it would be very difficult 
 to work out a more convenient arrange- 
 ment. The wide arch between living and 
 dining rooms gives 
 an appearance of 
 one large room. 
 The double action 
 \ door leading to a 
 J kitchen large enough, 
 yet none too large, completes the living part of this compact, cosy 
 home. Three well lighted, suitable sized bedrooms give as much 
 sleeping room as is frequently found in a much larger home. For 
 any one desiring a six-room modern house all on one floor, the 
 Stanhope is a great favorite. The Aladdin readi-cut system of 
 construction offers you a big saving on this home. You are now 
 able to dodge the high cost of building because you pay for no 
 waste of materials or labor in erecting an Aladdin. Match this 
 against the excessive cost of waste in building on the old-fashioned 
 method. Then compare market prices with Aladdin prices and 
 you will realize the big advantage offered you in the Aladdin readi- 
 cut system. It is estimated that l&'v'c of the materials are wasted 
 in building on the saw-measure-on-the-ground method. This 
 means $18 out of every $100 is paid for waste actually lost! The 
 Aladdin system has reduced this waste to less than 2%— put the $18.00 in your pocket. Can you 
 afford to build on any other plan? Do you care to make this saving? Ask us for names of cus- 
 tomers—let them tell you in their own words. There are many owners of the Aladdin Stanhope 
 throughout the country. Probably there is one near you. We will send you names of owners— 
 you can pay them a visit and inspect their home and material. Study General Specifications on 
 
 pages 12 and 13. Complete detail specifications w-ill be 
 sent you upon request. See Terms on page 2. 
 
 Price for th 
 Stanhope size No 
 2. $830.00. Cash 
 discount, 5%. 
 Net price, 
 $788.50 
 
 Floor Plan 
 The Stanhope No. 
 
 Floor Plan — The Stanhope No. 2 
 
 76 
 
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The Chester $468.35 
 
 Price. $493.00 
 Cash discount. 5% 
 Net price, $468.35 
 
 BROWN shingles trimmed with white distinguish this little home from the ordinary 
 looking cottages found in most communities. The Chester is a trim, neat, com- 
 pact and pretty bungalow. Its five rooms are nicely arranged, its porch roomy 
 and every room is well lighted. Note the spacious, airy living room that stretches 
 the full width of the house and gives a view in both directions as well as in front. Arch 
 separates dining room while two bedrooms and kitchen complete the home. You are 
 privileged to choose any colors of paint and stain for shingles and trimming for the exte- 
 rior, and you can have the most modern ideas worked out in your interior decorations 
 with the wide variety of stains, varnishes and paints illustrated on our color cards. 
 !Most owners of the Chester write us about the pleasure they derived from erecting and 
 completing it themselves. You can do this easily. With every Aladdin House we send 
 complete instructions and illustrations for erecting. These instructions are so carefully 
 written that anyone not a carpenter could easily understand them. It tells you how to 
 start the work, kinds of material to use and in most cases 
 gives illustrations of different stages in the erection. 
 
 This information is sent to 
 
 you in book form — over 
 
 100 pages — and includes 
 
 information on every part 
 
 of the erection from the 
 
 digging of foundation to 
 
 the time it is ready for 
 
 occupancy. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 
 
 and General Specifications 
 
 on pages 12 and 13. 
 
 Barnard, N. Y. 
 "The Aladdin House is 
 a rich man's house, but is 
 in reach of every work- 
 ing man. I saved about 
 $500 on my bungalow." 
 
 — L. L. Huvck. 
 
 81 
 
The Strathmore $1,255.90 
 
 The large living 
 
 Price, $1,322.00 
 Cash discount, b'^'r 
 Net price, $1,255.90 
 
 THE Strathmore is different in design — it is a home of individual tastes. By 
 noticing the photograph you will find that the special details are arranged 
 in groups — double doors in front entrance, double windows balanced on 
 each side, triple windows in dormer above. The double door feature owes 
 its origin to architecture that was real popular in Colonial days. Today it is 
 again coming into general favor in the largest and highest class homes on account 
 of the pleasing effect it gives to both the interior and exterior of the home. The 
 pergola porch at one side is another feature that pleases the average home-builder 
 with modern ideas. 
 
 The interior arrangement will please you — notice the floor plan, 
 room is graced with a 
 beautiful staircase. From 
 the living room thru wide 
 arch you enter the dining 
 room with kitchen to the 
 rear. One bedroom down- 
 stairs with three more and 
 l)ath on thr second floor 
 make just an ideal home. 
 
 This design gives plenty 
 of opportunity for home- 
 loving folks to express per- 
 sonality and cliaractcr in 
 the decorations. This one 
 pictured here was painted 
 in white and trimmed in 
 green. Excellent effects 
 
 First Floor Plan — The Strathmore 
 
 82 
 
could be had by painting the house a lead gray or a yellow with white trim, or 
 house painted in brown and trimmed with white. The living room — the one room 
 that belongs to the entire family — could be papered or frescoed in deep brown with 
 white ceiling. Space alongside of stairway would make a handsome setting for a 
 davenport, wide seat or a piano. Of course, everyone has ideas for the decoration 
 of their new home, and to help them, the Aladdin Department of Service will gladly 
 send many more — and this free of charge. Let us help you plan this ideal home^ 
 the Stratlimore — for your home. 
 
 By referring to page 74 you will note the style of interior door that is furnished 
 
 for Aladdin Homes. These 
 doors, as well as the in- 
 terior finishing material for 
 all Aladdin houses, are 
 made from the most select 
 of stock which is the beau- 
 tifully grained Oregon Fir. 
 Possibly no other wood is 
 as attractively grained as 
 Fir, and few other mate- 
 rials can be decorated as 
 richly. 
 
 INIany different stains 
 can be used on Aladdin 
 Fir with great success, 
 among which are light and 
 dark oak and dark mahog- 
 any. 
 
 Send for complete de- 
 tailed specifications of the 
 Strathmore which are 
 sent upon request. A 
 complete itemized list is 
 given of everything enter- 
 ing into the Strathmore 
 home. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 
 and General Specifications 
 on pages 12 and 13. 
 
 ROOF 
 
 BED R. 
 9'2"x/6' 
 
 CLOSET 
 
 BED R. 
 //'S'^/O'?" 
 
 ROOF 
 
 Second Floor Plan — The Strathmore 
 83 
 
The Merrill $898.70 
 
 Price, $946.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $898,70 
 
 HAVE you ever seen a bungalow similar to The Merrill? Undoubtedly, you 
 haven't, as it is a most recent Aladdin design — one built on both bunga- 
 low and Colonial lines. 
 
 The fact that this home is set close to the grotind, built up but one story, finished with 
 shingled sidevvalls and heavy eaves supported by brackets, is an assurance of its bungalow 
 nativity. 
 
 But here the designer sought a departure from the customarj', and Colonial architectural 
 lines were employed. Notice the front entrance with Colonial hood over front door. The 
 side porch is also another Colonial feature which is a very desirable one. 
 
 The popularity of The Merrill is assured. Within s!,\ty days' time after the plans were 
 completed, and before it was given space in the Aladdin catalog, we had orders for thirty- 
 two Merrill homes— a wonderful tribute to its practicability. 
 
 The interior of this home is one for convenience and attractiveness. The cased arch 
 
 which makes a wide opening between living room and dining room, offers many opportunities 
 
 for tasty decorations and arrangements. The living room on the front of the house is well 
 
 lighted, has good wall space and offers the utmost in comfort to its occupants. The dining 
 
 room is large, well arranged and offers the additional conveniences of the wide side porch. 
 
 The plan shows three good-sized bedrooms, closets, bathroom and kitchen with cellar entrance. 
 
 See General Specifications on pages 
 
 12 and 13. Complete detail specifica- 
 
 tions for The Merrill will be sent on i4-^/^:»^*aS^^^^.f:'a^TTO«SS?i 
 request. See Terms on page 2. — — ^ ,-,_^» 
 
 84 
 
85 
 
The Franklin $1,149.50 IHISi. 
 
 ARE you pleased with the lines shown in the Franklin? This home has ap- 
 pealed to a great many. It was first erected in Bay City, the home of 
 Aladdin and completed just in time to be classified in this book. 
 The excellent work of the designer is .shown in the illustration. The keynote of the exterior 
 plan is massiveness. Note the two large columns. They add strength to the front of the home 
 and hannonize with the wide and heavy barge board. These columns are two foot square 
 according to the plan. 
 
 Another feature that adds much to the attractiveness of the Franklin is the porch pedestals 
 that carry the porch balusters, which you will note do not connect with the large supporting 
 
 columns on the front. The pedestals— six in all 
 — are a departure from the usual type of porch 
 arrangement used in bungalow architecture tend- 
 ing to add much to the principal idea of the plan 
 — strength. 
 
 Equal harmony is evident in the bay window 
 in the front gable. This bay accommodates two 
 single and one double casement windows. 
 
 And the Franklin interior has much to inter- 
 est you. We ask that you notice the room ar- 
 rangement. The living room and dining room 
 will appeal to you. As the front door is swung 
 open a feeling of comfort is evident. The wide 
 living room offers many advantages in cosy and 
 attractive arrangements and with the fireplace at 
 one end gives all that can be desired in living 
 room comfort. 
 
 The dining room is separated from the living 
 room by an arch with double French doors. 
 This feature is proving jxipuhir and besides this 
 is a convenience on many occasions. Another 
 point that we desire to call to the housewives' 
 jltcntion is the at)undanre of light furnished the 
 kitchen by a double window on one side and 
 single window on rear. Ideal efficiency arrange- 
 ments of work tables and cabinets can here be 
 secured. 
 
 The three good sized bedrooms are also well 
 located. Each has plenty of light and wall 
 space. The bathroom is situated off the hall at 
 the rear. 
 
 .Mthough the Franklin .shown here is fini.shcd in 
 stucco, it can be furnished with shingles or sid- 
 ing for sidewalls at the price (|Uotcd. 
 
 Send today for complete information on the 
 Franklin, also detailed specifications. See Crcn- 
 cral Specifications on pages 12 and 1,? and Terms 
 Floor Plan— The Franklin on page 2. 
 
 86 
 
The Wenonah $1,444.00 
 
 Price, $1,520.00 
 Cash discount, b'^', 
 Net price, $1,444.00 
 
 IMAGINE this house on your lot! Isn't it a beauty? It appeals to the lovers of 
 practical architecture, as all traces of over-trimming are absent. The porch has 
 much to do with the successful appearance of The Wenonah. The heavy columns 
 with the roof projecting over half of the porch proper is pleasing, while the triple 
 windows on each side of the second story give it harmony and individuality. An 
 equally attractive interior arrangement is shown. Entrance hall, living room, dining 
 room, and kitchen arranged on the first floor are furnished with plenty of light. 
 The large living room is separated from dining room and entrance hall by wide arclies. The 
 four bedrooms and bath on the second floor are of good proportions, with ample closet room 
 provided. 
 
 See General Specifications on pages 12 and 13. Complete detail specifications for the 
 Wenonah will be sent on renuest. See Terms on page 2. 
 
 Second 
 
 Floor 
 
 Plan 
 
 The Wenonah 
 
 First Floor 
 
 Plan 
 
 The Wenonah 
 
 87 
 
The Selwyn $318.25 
 
 Price, $335.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $318.25 
 
 The Selwyn 
 
 THE SELWYN! Isn't it a 
 little jewel? Here is a real 
 bargain. Here is a home 
 that will be a great credit to you, 
 to your building spot, to any loca- 
 tion. How can we manufacture 
 and sell this ideal home at this 
 price? Here's the reason. Stop 
 and think that your order is re- 
 ceived today and enters the mill. 
 Tomorrow it is rolled out of the 
 mill yards and is on its way to you. 
 Probably the same train has three 
 or four more orders going in the 
 
 same direction. Your house is but one of the many that 
 leave the Aladdin mills each day, because Aladdin sells 
 at wholesale prices and saves you the dealers' profits. 
 ISIany a man of moderate means would like to own his 
 little home, but the dealer's price, from $500 to $800, is 
 too much, and it is difficult for him to engage carpenters. 
 To all .such the Aladdin Readi-Cut System is a blessing 
 because they can build it themselves at a cost of simply 
 their own time plus the cost of the material, or they can 
 have it put up in a few days by day labor. 
 
 This little home of four rooms and attractive porch is 
 a beauty. It is warm and strong — -is built of the same 
 high grade material as the larger Aladdin houses. Two 
 men with no previous experience, following Aladdin's 
 instrurtions, can erect tliis house in four day.s' time. Vou will 
 take great pride in this Aladdin home— the Selwyn. The 
 Selwyn and Erie will be furnished in size 20.\24 feet instead of 
 16x20 feet as shown in these plans at an additional cost of $88.00 
 net. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General Specifications on pages 12 
 and 13. 
 
 The Erie 
 
 The Erie 
 
 The Erie is the same as the Selwyn, except it has a 
 
 large 10x16 foot room across front of house. Price of 
 
 the Erie is $329, cash discount 5%. Net price, $312.55. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and General Specifications on pages 12 
 
 and 13. 
 
 88 
 
INSERT FOLDOUT HERE 
 
The Warren $787.55 
 
 Price, $829.00 
 Cash discount, S'/Jj 
 Net price, $787.55 
 
 STUDY the floor plan of the Warren and see if you can find an incli of waste 
 space. It is the most practical of homes. There is much in the Warren that you 
 cannot see at first glance. For instance, notice the short hallway inside the front 
 door — just a dandy little place to hang the wraps of evening callers. The clothes closet 
 built next to the hallway and opening into the bedroom is just ideal. Off the front hall- 
 way is the living room, and that it is well lighted by three windows at the front is noticed 
 the moment you enter, and the wide arch dividing the living room from the dining 
 room really makes them one big room. Through a door in the dining room you enter 
 a hallway. It leads directly to the front bedroom, bathroom and back bedroom, separates 
 living rooms from sleeping rooms so that neither one is disturbed by the other. The 
 woodwork and floors can be finished any way you like for our beautiful Oregon Fir is 
 unsurpassed by any kind of interior finish. 
 
 Both front and back bedrooms are compact. Now visit the home workshop — the 
 kitchen. One can reach the dining room, basement or outdoors very easily. Now, have 
 you found any waste space, or could you improve upon it in any way? The Warren 
 has a great many friends. Will you be an- 
 other? 
 
 "I saved four hundred and seventy-five dol- 
 lars on my 'Warren,' " 
 wrote an owner re- 
 cently, "and to say 
 that I am delighted 
 with it is putting it 
 mildly. My carpen- 
 ter said the material 
 was finer than we 
 could get here at any 
 price, and everything < 
 went together fine." 
 
 See Terms on page 
 2 and General Specifi- 
 cations on page 12 
 and 13. 
 
 Floor Plan 
 The Warren 
 
 93 
 

 95 
 
The Michigan $896.80 ^^^e^ 
 
 HERE is a model six-room dwelling which affords unusual value for the 
 price. The interior rooms are arranged for convenience, ventilation and 
 plenty of light. The vestibule opens direct into either the living room or 
 dining room. The upstairs bedrooms are well lighted. A good sized porch with 
 attractive turned pillars affords plenty of room for sitting out and enjoying pleas- 
 ant weather. The Michigan is easily 
 and economically heated, as it is 
 practically square in proportions. 
 Semi-open stairway in the living 
 room with circle tread, and newel 
 post and grade cellar entrance give a 
 most modern interior. All doors are 
 of our beautifully grained natural fir 
 and can be finished in any way de- 
 sired by the tastes of the owner. 
 
 First Floor Plan 
 The Michigan 
 
 Second Floor Plan 
 The Michigan 
 
 We have our "IMichigan" completed, are living in it and are very much 
 satisfied with everything. I know I saved between $800 and $900 and 
 shall always be glad to recommend Aladdin houses. — .Samuel G. Long. 
 See Terms on page 2 and General Specifications on pages 12 and 13. 
 
 96 
 
The Dexter 
 
 Two Apartment House 
 
 The Elliott 
 
 ,597.90 
 T 
 
 Price, $1,682.00 
 Cash discount, Soji 
 Net price, $1,597.90 
 
 HE DEXTER apart- 
 ment home has proven 
 very popular among 
 our customers who are 
 building in the cities where 
 ground space is sold at high 
 rates and lots platted with 
 narrow frontage. 
 
 The plan being but 22 
 feet wide over all contains 
 excellent sized rooms very 
 conveniently located. The 
 arrangement is convenient 
 and compact and insures 
 privacy to both occupants — 
 a desirable feature in two- 
 apartment house building. 
 Each apartment has large 
 sized living room with stairway, 
 large dining room, good size 
 Icitchen and pantry, separate 
 rear entrances and front porches. 
 We are showing but one-half of 
 the complete plan or one apart- 
 ment herewith. Both apartments 
 are identical in size and ar- 
 rangement. 
 
 The living rooms in both 
 apartments . are well lighted 
 with double size windovvs and 
 three-quarter glass in the door 
 on the front and double win- 
 dows on the side. 
 
 Grade cellar entrance at rear 
 of both apartments lead to base- 
 ment or kitchen. 
 
 See General Specifications on 
 pages 12 and 13, also Terms on 
 page 2. 
 
 $1,865.80 
 
 Price, $1,964.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $1,865.80 
 
 THE ELLIOTT was planned espe- 
 cially for a customer in the east 
 who built in a high-class residential 
 section. The illustration shown here 
 does not portray it correctly as it pre- 
 sents a very pleasing appearance. Two 
 features of the Elliott are the bay win- 
 dow in front and the return eaves on the 
 second story. The bay window offers a 
 cozy corner in the living room of both 
 homes and adds greatly to the appear- 
 ance of the exterior. 
 
 The Elliott is so planned as to make 
 a complete apart- 
 ment on each floor. 
 The floor plan or 
 room arrange- 
 ment is ideal and 
 proves very con- 
 venient to tenants. 
 Living room and 
 dining room, 
 separated by cased 
 arch, are both large 
 and well lighted. 
 The reception hall 
 on the first floor 
 serves both apart- 
 ments. 
 
 The large kitchen 
 is made more at- 
 tractive by the ad- 
 dition of a cabinet. 
 Three bedrooms 
 and closets, bath, 
 and grade entrance 
 at rear complete 
 the plan. Send for 
 full detailed in- 
 formation. The 
 second floor plan 
 is an exact dupli- 
 cate of the first 
 floor plan. See 
 pages 12 and 13, 
 also page 2. 
 
 97 
 
Duple 
 
 lex 
 
 T'wo Apartment House 
 /t» 1 O/^^ O/^ Price, $1,334.00 
 'SI Xri i SI I Cash discount, 5% 
 %P I. ^£^\J t •%J\J Net price, $1,267.30 
 
 THE DUPLEX home shown here is 
 one of the most desirable of two 
 apartment plans. Each floor is 
 complete with separate front and rear 
 entrances. The floor plans give each oc- 
 cupant the utmost in privacy and con- 
 venience. Both floors contain living 
 room, dining room, kitchen, two bed- 
 rooms, bathroom, pantry and porches. 
 Send for full information on this home. The 
 second floor plan is an e.xact duplicate of the 
 first floor plan shown. See pages 12 and li, 
 also page 2. 
 
 The Devon 
 
 696 70 ^^ 
 
 j\J%J\J» i \J Net 
 
 Two Apartment House 
 
 Price, $1,786.00 
 h discount. 5'"^ 
 price, $1,696.70 
 
 THLS plan of two apart- 
 ment house is recom- 
 mended in many cases 
 on account of the width 
 which enables you to place 
 it on a 28-foot lot and still 
 provide space at one side 
 for a combination driveway 
 and sidewalk. The plan 
 shows living room, stairway, 
 dining room, kitchen, grade 
 cellar entrance and pantry 
 on the first floor. The sec- 
 
 T^ ond floor contains three 
 good sized bedrooms, bath 
 and hall. This arrangement 
 
 T proves popular among ten 
 
 ants, and sufficient space is 
 provided for the average 
 needs. Herewith it is ad- 
 visable to show but one half 
 of the house on account of 
 lack of space. The two 
 plans here represent one 
 apartment, the other which 
 is not shown is identical in 
 arrangement and size of 
 rooms. Both apartments 
 have front porch and front 
 entrance and separate grade 
 cellar entrances at the rear of 
 tlie house. This apartment has 
 l)roven an exceptionally popular, 
 seller and we have received 
 many repeat orders after the 
 first house was erected. Send 
 for complete information on this 
 house, also detailed specifica- 
 tions. We have shown only one 
 side of floor plan as the oppo- 
 site side is an exact duplicate. 
 See General Specifications on 
 pages 12 and 13. See Terms on 
 page 2. 
 
 98 
 
The Putnam 
 
 Two Apartment House 
 
 Price, $1,890.00 
 Cash discount. 5<^ 
 Net price, $1,795.50 
 
 $1,795.50 
 
 THE PUTNAM 
 apartment house 
 is wider than 
 the other two apart- 
 ment houses we have 
 listed but has proven 
 very popular amonc; 
 our customers. One 
 customer purchased 
 two in the first order, 
 and before they were 
 finished had all of the 
 four apartments leased 
 to good tenants. Since 
 the first two were 
 completed v/e have 
 received orders for 
 four more. The Put- 
 nam provides larger 
 rooms than the cus- 
 tomary apartment 
 house. Each plan has 
 separate front porch, 
 living room, dining 
 room, kitchen, pantry 
 and separate rear en- 
 trance on the first floor. 
 Entrance to basement is 
 directly off the kitchen. 
 The staircase in the liv- 
 ing room leads to the 
 second floor, containing 
 three large bedrooms, 
 hall and bathroom. 
 
 On account of the lack 
 of space we only show 
 the first and second floor 
 plan of one side, the 
 opposite side being an 
 exact duplicate. De- 
 tailed specifications will 
 be sent on request. See 
 Terms on page 2. 
 
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 /5'x8' 
 
 ^^ 
 
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 The Beverly 
 
 Two Apartment House 
 
 i20 t d Price, $1,777.00 
 r^^^ I ^\ Cash discount. 5% 
 j\J\^KJ» X kJ Net price, $1,688.15 
 
 THE BEVERLY makes a very at- 
 tractive building. First story is 
 sided while the second story is 
 shingled. White, cream or gray on first 
 story, brown shingle stain on second 
 story with trim in white are the most 
 popular schemes for exterior decoration. 
 The plan of the Beverly shows a com- 
 plete apartment on each floor, contain- 
 ing large size living room, dining room, 
 kitchen, two bedrooms and bathroom. 
 The side entrance serves both apart- 
 ments, as it provides stairs that lead to 
 basement or 
 to second 
 floor. 
 
 A 32-foot 
 lot is neces- 
 sary for the 
 Beverly in 
 order to pro- 
 vide combina- 
 tion driveway 
 and sidewalk 
 to rear of 
 house. How- 
 ever, if these 
 are not desired, 
 it is possible to 
 place the Bev- 
 erlv on a lot 
 with 28 feet 
 frontage. Send 
 for complete in- 
 formation. The 
 second floor is 
 an exact dupli- 
 cate of first 
 floor. See Gen- 
 eral Specifica- 
 tions on pages 
 12 and 13, also 
 Terms on 
 page 2. 
 
 99 
 
The Georgia 
 
 $848.35 
 
 Right front view of Georgia 
 
 Price, Size No. 1, $893.00 
 Cash discount, 5',/ 
 Net price, $848.35 
 
 Price, Size No. 2, $1,018.00 
 Cash discount, 5^^ 
 Net price, $967,10 
 
 HE Georgia presents a most un- 
 usual combination of true bunga- 
 low and two-story house. Excel- 
 lent judgment by the designers 
 it character and distinction. Ob- 
 the manner in which the exterior 
 are divided by a belt, apparently 
 I down the height, while the lower 
 story is sided and the upper shingled. 
 Timber brackets balance the overhanging 
 roof, which is splendidly proportioned. 
 The porch is unusual in shape and type, 
 the longitudinal section being covered by 
 a roof that partakes of the form and pitch 
 of the main roof, but is relieved by the 
 jutting gable covering that section of the 
 porch floor projecting away from the 
 front door. Square tapering columns 
 supported by pedestals and joined by a 
 well designed railing complete the porch. 
 Note the paired casement windows 
 which afford excellent light to the in- 
 terior. The upper gable windows are 
 given an interesting touch by the little 
 bracket-supported hoods. Living room, dining room, kitchen, grade cellar entrance, 
 three bedrooms, bath and closets constitute a complete housekeeping establishment. And 
 
 everything about this 
 home gives a feeling 
 of quality and refine- 
 ment. The living 
 room occupies one 
 end of the home, hav- 
 ing light from three 
 sides. The handsome 
 stained staircase lead- 
 ing to second floor is 
 placed at the far end 
 of the room. The wall 
 space at the left of 
 the stairway provides 
 an excellent space for 
 piano or large Daven- 
 port, leaving a wide 
 stretch of space in the 
 balance of the room, 
 jtreventing a crowded 
 appearance. The 
 dining room directly 
 adjoins the living 
 room, being separated 
 by a wide cased arch. 
 You will be well 
 pleased with tlie 
 dining room, as it is 
 of good size and made 
 pleasant by the hand- 
 some grouped case- 
 ment windows on two 
 sides. 
 
 Second Floor Plan 
 The Georgia No. 1 
 
 First Floor Plan 
 The Georgia No. 1 
 
 100 
 
The Georgia 
 
 1 he kiuiRii 111 i;.i- t ii.iiiL;i,i h^;,-, aa.atii_vl inaiiy ImUscw i\ t> oil account of its con- 
 venience. The grade cellar entrance makes it possible to enter the basement from the 
 outside of the house without passing through the kitchen. 
 
 The pleasant and cozy rooms in the Georgia are made very attractive when finished 
 in the beautiful Oregon Fir. This beautiful wood is furnished for interior finish in 
 all Aladdin Homes. Photograph of the interior of the Georgia will be found on 
 page 85. 
 
 One purchaser alone erected ten Georgias in 1915, an unusual tribute to its popularit\'. 
 See General Specifications on pages 12 and 13. (t}f\/^^ 1 f\ Price, Size No. 2, $1,018.00 
 Detail specifications for the Georgia will be tSy O / X \J '^^^^ discount, 5' ; 
 sent on request. See Terms on page 2. Kyxyy^ fl • V*' -^^^ price, $967.10 
 
 Second Floor Plan — The Georgia No. 2 
 
 First Floor Plan — The Georgia No. 2 
 
The Cadillac $997.50 
 
 Price, $1,050.00 
 Cash discount, b'^r 
 Net price, $997.50 
 
 T 
 
 IHIS bungalow is worthy of consideration because it was planned by one of our 
 superintendents for a home of his own. It was made exactly as he planned 
 it to suit his experienced sense, fitness and ideas. Thus an individuality was 
 brought about that attracts the attention of every passer-by. 
 It is a home that is pleasant and has an abundance of space within for comfortable 
 living and would give to anyone that possessed it a great pride of ownership. 
 
 The exterior is artistic and pleasing to the eye. The broad sweep of the roof 
 carried out over the porch adorned with a dormer, breaking the wide expanse, is 
 perfect in proportion and balance. The square divided lights in the upper sash of the 
 windows lend an added charm to the exterior. 
 
 The main floor comprises a large living room entered directly from the porch. Off 
 of this is a spacious dining room and den. Attractive French glass doors enable the 
 
 owner to combine these rooms in one. The 
 fireplace shown in the floor plan could be 
 built in the opposite end of the living room, 
 if desired, or could be omitted entirely. 
 
 Two bedrooms furnished with closettcs 
 as well as bath and 
 kitchen finish the 
 floor plan. Directly 
 at the rear of the 
 kitchen is a very 
 convenient and 
 modern grade cellar 
 entrance addition, 
 giving access to the 
 kitchen and cellar. 
 
 See General 
 Specifications on 
 pages 12 and 13. 
 Detail specifications 
 for The Cadillac 
 will be sent upon 
 request. See Terms 
 on page 2. 
 
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 Floor Plan 
 The Cadillac 
 
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 ^ The Leota $475.00 
 
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 Price, $500.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $475.00 
 
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 RAFTSMAN" front door, casement windows gi'ouped in pairs and side walls 
 shingled are the particular ideas moulded into The Leota. Another new 
 thought is the side entrance to the porch. The porch posts should be very 
 heavy and built of concrete as well as the porch floor. The interior arrange- 
 ment is well illustrated by the floor plans shown below. This little gem of a bungalow- 
 will match, in both material and construction, homes of many times its cost. Beauti- 
 fully grained interior- wood work, frosted brass hardware fittings and the finest stains 
 and varnishes to be bought combine to give you a most interesting bungalow. Note 
 the casement windows with divided lights and exposed rafter ends. When erected this 
 bungalow is worth very nearly two thousand dollars, without the lot. You'll like every 
 feature of it. The Leota is built of the same materials and in identically the same 
 way as the Aladdin house which was erected at the Panama-Pacific International Ex- 
 position, and which was awarded the highest prize by the International Jury of Awards. 
 It is built of the same material and in identically the 
 same way as the homes of the President and the other 
 officers of The Aladdin Company. The same beautiful, 
 clear and flawless lumber, high priced paints, stains, 
 varnishes and hardware are furnished as in all Aladdin 
 houses. While no cellar is shown under The Leota 
 from which this picture is 
 taken, you can of course 
 have a full cellar, as in any 
 other home. 
 
 Remember, you can erect 
 your own Aladdin home 
 
 ^/ and save the cost of skilled 
 
 ZZ Z Z ZZZ^^^^^^^m^^ labor. Hundreds of Alad- 
 din customers have erected 
 their Leota homes from 
 the complete instructions 
 for erection that are sent 
 with every order. Ask 
 for names of customers 
 —let them tell you in 
 their own words. i 
 
 See General Specifica- 
 tions on pages 12 and 13. 
 Detail specifications for 
 The Leota will be sent 
 on request. See Terms 
 on page 2. 
 
 LIVING R 
 20':k 10' 
 
 CO.VCRF.TE PORCH 
 
 16' X 6' 
 
 a 
 
 Floor Plan— The Leota 
 
Price, $1,250.00 
 Cash discount, 5'~', 
 Net price, $1,187.50 
 
 Close inspection of 
 gives many pleasant 
 
 The Standard $1,187.50 
 
 YOU will agree with Aladdin customers and owners of the Standard in their claim 
 that "it is the best square type house ever offered to home builders." Greatest in 
 amount of space, best in point of design, most convenient in arrangement, and 
 all this at a price that is much lower than it would cost you if you were able to 
 buy thru any other source. Notice the architectural detail under the eaves, porch, and 
 
 the dormer. 
 
 the illustration 
 surprises. The 
 scrolled brackets which are especially 
 machined for the Standard, add a finished 
 touch to the sweeping eaves. Possibly you 
 have noticed that this has been carried 
 out on all eaves — dormer and porch in- 
 cluded. The broad belt is also used to 
 advantage here. 
 
 riie inside arrangement has appealed 
 to many. Notice the vestibule entrance. 
 This is a very useful feature in that it 
 provides an exxellent place for hanging 
 wraps. Besides this, it is a valuable 
 feature in cold weather. Thru the ne.xt 
 
 First Floor Plan 
 The Standaj-d 
 
 Second Floor Plan 
 The Standard 
 
door we enter what might 
 be called a reception hall 
 and the impression is very 
 pleasing indeed. The 
 handsome exposed stair- 
 case can be beautifully 
 stained and varnished and 
 gives one an idea of the. 
 rich effect on the interior. 
 You find that the living 
 room and dining room are 
 extra large — and that will 
 suit you — roomy and espe- 
 cially well-lighted. 
 
 The kitchen in the 
 Standard home invites efficiency methods. First, the size is ample for working to 
 advantage. Second, no waste steps are necessary. Pantry at the rear is but a few steps 
 away while the dining room but another few steps through double action door. Either 
 the reception hall or the grade entrance leading to basement or outside may be reached 
 directly, meaning a saving of time. 
 
 The second floor has model sleeping rooms and the arrangement with bath at the 
 head of the hallway is perfect. Each of the three bedrooms shown on the plan are extra 
 large and have excellent wall space for beds, dressers, etc. Two of the bedrooms have 
 large closet space directly adjoining — the other bedroom is provided with the convenient 
 Aladdin closette. For complete information on the closette refer to page 121. All 
 ceilings in bedrooms are square and not hipped. You will be greatly pleased with your 
 new home — The Standard. 
 
 See General Specifications, pages 12 and 13. Complete detail specifications for the 
 Standard will be sent on request. See Terms on page 2. 
 
 Living Room — The Standard 
 105 
 
The Thelma $495.90 If /iriLs 
 
 The Thelma seems to be really more than a home. It is really an additional 
 member to the family that offers pleasure for the lonely, rest and comfort for the 
 tired, and shelter when it's stormy. 
 
 Study the floor plan again. Imagine furniture, carpets and curtains in place, 
 and a happy family seated comfortably in the living room or on the porch. 
 
 It would be hardly possible to get a better plan. The room arrangement is 
 just right. Dining room, living room, kitchen and two bedrooms — and each with 
 plenty of light. Note that both dining and living rooms have double windows 
 facing the front. 
 
 The delightful exterior, the interior with its coziness and the low price quoted 
 for the complete material are your assurances of the highest satisfaction. 
 
 If you decide now, one month from today you can be living in the Thelma. 
 
 See Terms on page 2 and 
 General Specifications on 
 pages 12 and 13. 
 
 rioor Plan— The Thelma 
 
 106 
 
The Plymouth $649.80 |?S"£a 
 
 SIMPLE square lines have been here transformed into a charming home. 
 The plan is quite different from anything else shown in our book, yet the 
 arrangement of rooms, convenience and access, one room with another, is 
 excellent. Note that the en- 
 trance hall gives access to three 
 different rooms and is but a 
 step from the kitchen. The liv- 
 ing room is separated from the 
 dining room by the hall, with a 
 vista of two arches. Light is 
 admitted to hall by windows on 
 each side of front door. Two 
 bedrooms, bath and kitchen com- 
 plete this snug design. The exte- 
 rior is shingled, and shows very 
 wide eaves with exposed rafters. 
 Although the chimney is shown 
 on the outside of the house, it 
 can be placed in any part of 
 the home. 
 
 The most noticeable features to visitors of the Plymouth is the beautiful interior 
 
 finish. When stained and oiled 
 in the rich tones of oak the at- 
 tractive grain in the fir finishing 
 material contrasts handsomely 
 with the delicate shades used for 
 interior decoration. All the fir 
 material used for interior finish 
 in every Aladdin Home is care- 
 fully selected for the finest grain 
 patterns. 
 
 See General Specifications on 
 pages 12 and 13. Detailed speci- 
 fications of the Plymouth will be 
 sent on request. See Terms on 
 page 2. 
 
 Floor Plan — The Plymouth 
 
 107 
 
Aladdin Readi-Cut Barns 
 
 :*HE word Aladdin means as much to barns as it does to homes. Alad- 
 din barns are built for strength and durability. The quality of 
 the material is far superior to that found in the average barn. 
 
 We have quoted the prices on the barns 
 so that you can purchase either the barn 
 itself, or so that you can leave out the 
 first and second floors and the stalls, or so 
 that you can purchase the building with the 
 first floor added, or with the second floor 
 added, or with both floors added. We have 
 also quoted the price separate on the stalls, 
 so that you can add any number of stalls you 
 desire with the building. For example, a 
 gambrel roof barn, size 20.X-40 ft., without 
 first or second floors or mangers, would cost 
 $421.08. First floor furnished with the barn 
 would cost $82.12 extra, or $503.20 for barn 
 and first floor complete. For a gambrel barn, 
 size 20x-10 ft., with first and adding second 
 floors and mangers, for two stalls the cost 
 would be $550.70 complete. 
 
 Each barn as we furnish it, and as listed in 
 the cost on the barns, will include a second 
 floor at one end above the stalls. This second 
 floor will be twelve feet long and the width 
 of the end of the barn, and is always in- 
 cluded in the first cost of the barn. 
 
 Many people prefer to purchase the barn 
 without the first floor, which is really un- 
 necessary in many cases, where hay and grain 
 are intended to be stored into mows. Others 
 prefer to put in either a part or the entire 
 first floor in cement, so that we have quoted 
 the price of the barn excRisive of both floors 
 and stalls, and have listed separate the cost 
 of each. This will enable you to purchase 
 the barn it.self and add either the first or sec- 
 ond floor or any number of stalls desired. 
 
 Flach Aladdin Barn is very 
 strongly constructed, in fact, 
 stronger than it is 
 usual to build barns of 
 the same size erected 
 by usual methods. The 
 timber in every barn 
 is heavier and 
 ■9,. i^^^gi^ stronger than it is 
 •iP*B^^^ really necessary to 
 : f^^i^^^ use in a building of 
 
 the same size. We 
 appreciate the great weight and strains that 
 are put in farm barns at times, and each barn 
 is constructed so as to stand a greater weight 
 than it will ever be called upon to hold. 
 
 They are not only constructed of very 
 heavy timber, but are braced and counter- 
 braced wherever this bracing will increase 
 the strength of the building. 
 
 Each barn has material cut to fit ready to 
 nail in place the same as all our other reg- 
 ular dwellings and houses. In fact, they are 
 better finished than it is usual to build ordi- 
 nary barns throughout the country. All of the 
 material is dressed so that the inside of each 
 building presents a finished appearance and 
 is not merely of rough unfinished lumber. 
 
 We furnish all the different kinds and sizes 
 of nails required in the erection of the build- 
 ing; heavy barn door tracks and rollers for 
 the large doors to slide upon; hinges and 
 locks for the smaller doors. The windows 
 have the glass already in them. 
 
 We will furnish any colors of paint that 
 you may desire for the outside of the build- 
 ing, two coats; shingles or roofing, whichever 
 you prefer, for the roof of the building. 
 
 Aladdin Special Barn $275.50 
 
 Price, $290.00 
 Cash discount. Sr^ 
 Net Price, $275.50 
 
 The Aladdin Special was built to meet the great demand for a barn large enough to 
 shelter two or three horses with wagons, etc. Plentv of room on the first floor lor three stalls, 
 with a large mow on second floor for hav, straw and grain. At the price quoted, the second 
 
 floor is included, but the first floor is omitted, 
 as manv owners prefer a cement or concrete 
 first floor on account of the convenience in 
 cleaning stalls, etc. 
 
 SPECIFIC.\TIONS: Size, 16 x 24 ft. See 
 Terms on page 2. 
 
 Sills, 6 X 6 in. Studding, 2x4 
 2 X 4 in. Second floor joists, 2 x 8 in. _ _ „. 
 7^ in., matched; roof sheathing, 1 in., dressed. 
 Flooring, .second floor, 1-in. lumber. Shingles 
 or roofing for roof. Large door, 8 ft. 4 in. x 
 9 ft. 6 in. Small door, 3 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 2 in. 
 Windows, sliding .sash, glass in place. Paints, 
 any colors, two coats, outside. All hardware, 
 nails, barn-door tracks, hinges. At the price 
 nuotfd above, second floor is included. Add 
 $39.42 to the above price for first floor of 2-in. 
 planks, including first floor joists of 2 x 8 in. 
 
 108 
 
 Rafters, 
 Siding, 
 
The Gable Barn 
 
 THE Ganibrel and Gable Roof Barns are here shown. The construction and 
 material of both barns are exactly the same, the only difference being in 
 size and design. These barns have given the greatest satisfaction and 
 service on the western plains of Nebraska and Kansas, where they are 
 subjected to the heaviest strains of wind and storms. This goes to prove the 
 great strength and stability of the construction. 
 
 Gambrel and Gable 
 
 Barn Specifications 
 Sills, 6 X ,s in. 
 Studding for the side 
 
 walls and galdes of 
 
 barn. 2 x 6 in. 
 
 Rafters, 2 x 6 in. 
 
 Collar beams. 2 x 6 in. 
 
 Cross braces in outside 
 walls. 2x6 in. 
 
 Anchor brace. 2 x 6 in. 
 
 Plates of top walls, 
 doubled, 2 x 6 in. 
 
 First floor joist, 2 x 12 
 in. 
 
 First floor flooring, 
 2-in. plank. 
 
 Second flour joist, 
 2x8 in. 
 
 Second floor flooring, 
 inch luuilier. 
 
 Stall studding, 2 x 4's. 
 
 Stall siding, inch lum- 
 ber, dressed. 
 
 Mangers, attached to 
 stalls, inch lumber, 
 dressed. 
 
 Feed boxes, inch lum- 
 ber, dressed. 
 
 Roof sheathing, inch 
 lumber, dressed. 
 
 Roofing or Cedar 
 shingles for roof. 
 
 Siding. perpendicular 
 barn boards or hori- 
 zontal matched sid- 
 ing, whichever you 
 prefer. 
 
 Windows, 18 x 24, 
 glazed, glass meas- 
 urement. 
 
 Doors, double and 
 single. 
 
 Barn door tracks and 
 rollers for sliding 
 doors. 
 
 Hinges and locks for 
 swinging doors. 
 
 All nails of various 
 sizes for entire build- 
 ing. 
 
 Two coats of paint, 
 any color desired for 
 outside. 
 
 Complete instructions 
 and illustrations for 
 the erection. 
 
 Total height of sid' 
 walls, 12 ft. gam 
 brel, 15 ft. gable. 
 
 Below we have listed the prices for both designs, gambrel and 
 gable roofs, with specifications that include either the gambrel or 
 the gable design. The gambrel barn is illustrated at the bottom of 
 
 Gambrel and Gable Barns 
 
 Height of Side Walls of Gambrel Barn is 12 feet inches, and 
 of Gable Barn is 15 feet inches. Prices Given are for Either 
 Style. Gable Roof Barn Illustrated on Following Page. 
 
 Stall with 
 
 
 Size 
 
 
 Iti 
 
 X 
 
 24 
 
 
 20 
 
 x 
 
 80 
 
 
 2<> 
 
 X 
 
 40 
 
 
 20 
 
 X 
 
 .'iO 
 
 
 20 
 
 X 
 
 HO 
 
 
 20 
 
 X 
 
 70 
 
 
 20 
 
 X 
 
 SO 
 
 
 20 
 
 X 
 
 00 
 
 
 20 
 
 X 
 
 100 
 
 
 24 
 
 X 
 
 80 
 
 
 24 
 
 X 
 
 40 
 
 
 24 
 
 X 
 
 .^0 
 
 
 24 
 
 X 
 
 «0 
 
 
 80 
 
 X 
 
 40 
 
 
 HO 
 
 X 
 
 .50 
 
 
 80 
 
 X 
 
 00 
 
 
 30 
 
 X 
 
 70 
 
 
 80 
 
 X 
 
 SO 
 
 
 80 
 
 X 
 
 90 
 
 
 8(» 
 
 X 
 
 100 
 
 
 Price 
 
 First Floor 
 
 Second Floor 
 
 Manger 
 
 Net Cash 
 
 Extra 
 
 Extra 
 
 Extra 
 
 $250.20 
 
 3530.42 
 
 $11.04 
 
 $5..50 
 
 330.90 
 
 61.60 
 
 23.46 
 
 5.50 
 
 421.08 
 
 82.12 
 
 36.. 50 
 
 5..50 
 
 502.02 
 
 102.07 
 
 40.. 54 
 
 5..50 
 
 584.76 
 
 123.20 
 
 62.. 58 
 
 5.. 50 
 
 060.60 
 
 143.78 
 
 75.62 
 
 5.50 
 
 748.44 
 
 164.27 
 
 88.67 
 
 5..50 
 
 831.60 
 
 184.80 
 
 101.71 
 
 5.50 
 
 912.45 
 
 205.83 
 
 114.75 
 
 5. ,50 
 
 386.10 
 
 73.92 
 
 28.15 
 
 5.50 
 
 476.85 
 
 08.56 
 
 43.70 
 
 5.50 
 
 569.25 
 
 123.20 
 
 50.43 
 
 5.50 
 
 660.00 
 
 147.01 
 
 75.07 
 
 5.50 
 
 561.00 
 
 123.20 
 
 54.74 
 
 5.50 
 
 6(56.60 
 
 1.54.00 
 
 80.81 
 
 5.50 
 
 770.55 
 
 184.80 
 
 106.87 
 
 5.50 
 
 874.50 
 
 215.60 
 
 132.94 
 
 5.50 
 
 080.10 
 
 246.40 
 
 1.5!t.01 
 
 5.50 
 
 1,084.. 87 
 
 277.20 
 
 173.19 
 
 5.50 
 
 1.1S9.0S 
 
 308.00 
 
 ]!l!>.-JO 
 
 ."i .50 
 
 109 
 
HE many pleasures and advantages of summer cottage life 
 need no argument here. Thousands and thousands of 
 American families enjoy this stimulating life for several 
 weeks or months each summer. 
 
 Sovereign Readi-Cut Summer Cottages are distinguished 
 from most summer cottages by the superiority of materials 
 and construction and, while being wonderfully low in price, 
 give every service demanded over a long period of years. 
 Not the least of the pleasures derived by our customers 
 many times is that of actually erecting the cottage them- 
 selves. Their vacation is planned with the arrival of the 
 material and the joy of creating and building their own 
 cottage lends a keen appreciation to its use in future years. 
 The frames of all summer cottages are of good, clean 
 No. 1 dressed lumber; of proper size and design, not 
 greatly dissimilar to dwelling houses. The siding is prac- 
 tically clear Yellow Pine or Oregon Fir, tongued and 
 grooved. The rooms are all open to the rafters, the parti- 
 tions being of clear Yellow Pine or Orgeon Fir. Ceiling 
 partition lumber finished both sides. The flooring is clear 
 Yellow Pine or Oregon Fir. 
 
 Specifications for Sovereign Summer 
 Cottages 
 
 The following specifications apply generally to all summer cot- 
 tages, but vary slightly in some cases, according to tlie si/e of the 
 cottage; that is, in relation to size of sills, joists, and rafters 
 
 Foundation sil 
 Joists, 2 X 6 in. 
 Studding, 2 x 4 in. 
 Rafters, 2 x 4 in. 
 .Siding, ^-in. tongued and 
 
 grooved, bevel face. . 
 Flooring, matched. 
 Partitions, matched ceiling. 
 
 The Asbury 
 
 $144.40 
 
 T 
 
 Roof, sheathing yg in. 
 Shingles or roofing. 
 Doors, windows (glazed). 
 Hardware, paint for two coats 
 outside, any color, nails, locks, 
 hinges. 
 No plaster or plaster board fur- 
 nished. 
 
 Price, $152.00 
 Cash discount. 5' ; 
 Net price, $144.40 
 
 It', .\sbury is a cosy 
 little summer cottage 
 of i)leasing lines- 
 built for two. The 
 porch can be screened in 
 to give an outdoor living 
 room. The front door lias 
 glass in the upper portion, 
 giving additional light to 
 tlie living room. This is 
 one of the old original Floor Plan 
 
 summer cottages and has The Asbury 
 
 been erected in hundreds of towns and cities throughout the country. At price quoted you get 
 nails, paints, glass— everything to complete the Asbury. Sec general summer cottage specifica- 
 tions above and Terms on page 2. 
 
 110 
 
The Betcone 
 
 The Genesee 
 
 $297.35 
 
 Price, $313.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $297.35 
 
 $312,55 
 
 T 
 
 large 
 each 
 
 HE plan of The Betcone is a five- 
 room cottage with ample porch. 
 The three bed rooms are plenty 
 enough for a double bed in 
 The living room is also used as a 
 dining room. 
 Kitchen, with 
 rear door, is at 
 rear. Here is one 
 of our best sell- 
 ers and always 
 gives the great- 
 est pleasure to 
 owners. Easily 
 Floor Plan- The Betcone ^^^ quickly put 
 up. See general summer cottage specifi- 
 cations, page 110 and Terms on page 2. 
 
 Price, $329.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $312.55 
 
 WHEREVER erected this cottage 
 has had the most favorable com- 
 ment. You will save a least $150 
 in purchasing this cottage, and at the 
 same time 
 have as 
 strongly 
 built 
 house as 
 is ever 
 erected for 
 s u m m er 
 cottage 
 purposes. 
 Bed rooms 
 are one 
 side of house and dining room and 
 kitchen on other. A splendid tvpe of 
 cottage. See General Specifications, 
 page 110 and Terms on page 2. 
 
 Floor Plan — The Genesee 
 
 The Statler $267.90 
 
 You can erect the Statler yourself 
 this vacation. And you can do it 
 in a few days' time and save the 
 cost of carpenter work. Just the right 
 size for the fam- 
 ily of four or 
 five. Plentv of 
 
 The Shoreview $294.50 
 
 Price, $282.00 
 Cash discount, 5'r, 
 Net price, $267.90 
 
 ventilation 
 throughout — bed 
 rooms plenty 
 large enough for 
 double bed or 
 two cots. The 
 porch is large 
 and airy, afford- 
 ing an opportunity 
 for out-door sleep- 
 ing. Enjoy a few 
 
 T 
 
 Floor Plan 
 The Statler 
 
 days' time this vacation building your own 
 summer home. See General Specifications on 
 page 110 and Terms on page 2. 
 
 Floor Plan 
 The Shoreview 
 
 Price, $310.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $294.50 
 
 'HE Shoreview is 
 a comfortable 
 summer home of 
 five rooms. A good 
 10 X 16 ft. living room 
 is located at the front. 
 Behind the living 
 room are two bed 
 rooms, dining room, 
 and kitchen, making a 
 most complete floor 
 plan with the porch 
 across the front. See 
 General Specifications 
 on page 110 and 
 Terms on page 2. 
 
 Ill 
 
The Luna 
 
 The Seaford 
 
 A' 
 
 Floor Plan — The Xnna 
 
 Price, $410.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $389.50 
 
 BUND ANT space 
 in this trim little 
 summer cottage. 
 Well screened 
 porch of good size. 
 Three sleeping rooms, 
 living room and kitchen 
 on inside. You will 
 note that it can be set 
 on a very narrow lot. 
 Gives splendid satis- 
 faction. See general 
 specifications, page 110, 
 for further information. 
 See Terms on page 2. 
 
 $463.60 
 
 A 
 
 Price, $488.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $463.60 
 COSY summer home. Plenty of 
 
 space on front porch — can be used 
 for open-air dining 
 room or sleeping 
 room. Three bedrooms, 
 dining room, living 
 room and kitchen on 
 inside. Plenty of light 
 and air — an abundance 
 of space. Is really one 
 of the neatest cottages 
 imaginable. See gen- 
 eral summer cottage 
 specifications, page 110 
 and Terms on page 2. 
 
 Floor Plan 
 The Seaford 
 
 The Drayton 
 
 $207.10 
 
 "•HE Drayton 
 
 $210.00. When 
 
 Price, $218.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $207.10 
 sells for less than 
 you consider that this 
 price includes ab- 
 solutely everything 
 needed for the 
 erection and com- 
 pletion of the entire 
 building you will 
 appreciate the sur- 
 prising price. Two 
 bed rooms can be 
 arranged by combin- 
 ing living room and 
 dining room. See Gen- 
 eral Specifications on 
 page 110 and Terms on 
 page 2. 
 
 Aladdin Hunter's Lodge 
 
 This building is designed for .settler's house 
 or hunter's lodge. It is built just like other 
 houses, strong and substantial. One door in 
 front and four windows, two on each side. 
 Height of side wall, 7 ft. 6 in. No plaster 
 board or lath and plaster are furnished with 
 this house at the juice riuoted. 
 
 Size, 12 X 16 ft. Price, $133.00. Cash Dis- 
 count, 5%. Net Price, $126.35. See Terms 
 on page 2. 
 
 The Shasta 
 
 $486.40 
 
 A 
 
 Price, $512.00 
 Cash discount, 5% 
 Net price, $486.40 
 
 BIG summer cottage at a small 
 jirice. Note the 36-ft. porch run- 
 ning all the way across the front of 
 the building. 
 .\nother one 
 of our pioneer 
 designs. 
 .\ 1 w ays 
 makes a good 
 impression 
 and saves a 
 good deal of 
 money. See 
 General 
 Specifications, 
 page 110 and 
 ■Terms on 
 Floor Plan— The Shasta P^ge 2. 
 
 112 
 
Popular Aladdin Garages 
 
 ALADDIN Garages are staunchly built of the same splendid grades 
 of material entering into the construction of our dwellings. Quick 
 shipment, simply and easily erected, paints of colors to match your 
 house included. Walls and roof furnished in metal 25% extra. 
 A special feature is made of quick shipment. Standard material is always 
 carried in stock so that your garage is loaded very quickly. 
 
 The Buick 
 
 Garage Complete 
 
 $5415 
 
 ALADDIN Garages have led the market for ten years. Staunch con- 
 struction, high grade material and rock bottom prices have made 
 an irresistible appeal upon automobile owners throughout the land. 
 The Buick, illustrated on this page, is rrvade in two standard 
 sizes, the 8x14 ft. size being designed for Ford cars. It is just large enough 
 to admit a Ford touring car with the top either up or down. Any garage 
 of smaller dimensions will not admit the Ford car. This size sells complete 
 with all material cut to fit, paints to match the colors of your house, hard- 
 ware, locks, nails and roofing at $57.00. Cash discount, 5%. Net price, $54.15. 
 Size 10x16 ft. is of the same construction and sells for $72.00. Cash dis- 
 count, 5%. Net price, $68.40. This will admit a car of 110 inch wheel base. 
 All garages shown are furnished without floors, as practically all auto 
 owners prefer to build floor of concrete. 
 
 113 
 
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 m^ liii nil 
 
 B ■■■■ ilH 
 
 
 The Winton 
 
 Size, 12x20 ft. Price, complete, $136.00. Cash 
 Discount, 5%. Net Price, $129.20. See 
 Terms on Page 2. 
 
 THE Winton will take the largest 
 car on the market, with ample 
 room at sides for working about 
 car and for supplies. It has swinging 
 glass doors and one window on each 
 side. It is of a splendid type and always 
 looks good wherever it may be erected. 
 Painted to match your house. 
 
 The Pierce Arrow 
 
 Size, 20x18 ft. (two cars). One door. Price, 
 $258.00. Cash Discount, SVt,. Net Price, 
 $245.10. Extra for double doors, $11. See 
 Terms on Page 2. 
 
 THE PIERCE-ARROW is one of 
 our most attractive garages. Will 
 accommodate two cars without 
 crowding. Side walls are shingled. The 
 dormer adds much light to interior of 
 garage. Double doors are regularly fur- 
 nished. Sufficient space is available at 
 end for work bench. Price includes 
 paint for trim and stain for shingles. 
 
 The Mcixwell 
 
 The Peerless 
 
 Cash Discount, 
 See Terms on 
 
 Size. 10x16 ft. Price, $117.00. 
 5%. Net Price, $111.15. 
 Page 2. 
 
 A SHINGLE-COVERED Garage 
 that nicely matches any house. 
 Roof extends in front to afford 
 protection during inclement weather. 
 Eaves have exposed rafters. Good, wide 
 double doorway. Compact, but conveni- 
 ent in every respect. Plenty of light. 
 
 Size, 20x20 ft. (two cars). One door. Price, 
 $260.00. Cash Discount, 5%. Net Price, 
 $247.00. Extra for double doors, $11. See 
 Terms on Page 2. 
 
 DISTINCTIVE and attractive. The 
 Peerless will do credit to any sur- 
 roundings. It is furnished with 
 siding half-way up and shingles on up- 
 per part of wall. Very wide eaves with 
 supporting brackets set off building ex- 
 cellently. Large door with glass, together 
 with windows on two sides, give plenty 
 of light. 
 
 The Packard 
 
 1 
 
 Size, 20x20 ft. (two cars). One door. Price, 
 $210.00. Cash Discount, 5%. Net Price, 
 $199.50. Extra for double doors, $11. See 
 Terms on Page 2. 
 
 Size, 30x20 ft. (three cars). Two doors. With 
 double .sliding doors. Price, $284.00. Cash 
 Discount, 5%. Net Price, $269.80. See 
 Terms on Page 2. 
 
 •H.E broken roof lines of the Packard 
 
 give it an individuality immediately 
 
 apparent. The building is furnished 
 
 with five windows, large glass door, and 
 
 small door. 
 
 114 
 
^L^DIN 
 
 Additions to Aladdin 
 Houses 
 
 Designed for use on any House 
 
 THE additions shown on this page were designed to meet the demands which 
 we have had in the past for additions to dwelling houses. Several different 
 designs are shown so the purchaser may select one that will be best adapted 
 to his requirements. 
 The exterior finish of these additions will be furnished to harmonize with the 
 appearance of your house without extra cost. The prices are quoted with and 
 without lath and plaster or plaster board, and interior finish of the enclosed part. 
 
 Addition No. 1 
 
 Addition No. 1 can 
 be used as a kitchen 
 with pantry, or as an 
 extra bedroom, as de- 
 sired, or will be very 
 well adapted for an 
 cntryway, with either 
 pantry or bath. 
 
 P 
 
 Floor Plan 
 Addition No. 1 
 
 Size 
 
 Net Price 
 without 
 Plastering 
 
 Net Price 
 
 with 
 Plastering 
 
 8 X 10 
 
 $64.00 
 
 $72.00 
 
 8 X 16 
 
 82.00 
 
 91.00 
 
 10 X 16 
 
 130.00 
 
 140.00 
 
 10 X 18 
 
 138.00 
 
 150.00 
 
 10 X 20 
 
 147.00 
 
 160.00 
 
 10 X 24 
 
 162.00 
 
 198.00 
 
 Addition No. 2 
 
 Addition No. 2 
 has an enclosed 
 part, which is suit- 
 able for a pantry 
 or bath, and has 
 an open porch. 
 
 Floor 
 Plan 
 
 Addition 
 No. 2 
 
 Size 
 
 6x14, enclosed 
 
 part, 6.x 8 
 
 open 
 
 part, 6x 6 
 8.\16, enclosed 
 
 part, 9x 8 
 
 open 
 
 part, 7x 8 
 10x18, enclosed 
 
 part, 10x10 
 
 open 
 
 part, lOx 8 
 
 Net Price Net Price 
 
 without with 
 
 Plastering Plastering 
 
 $68.00 $72.00 
 
 94.00 101.00 
 
 127.00 137.00 
 
 Addition No, 2 
 
 lis 
 
Floor Plan 
 Addition No. 4 
 
 Addition No. 4 
 
 Addition No. 5 
 
 Addition No. 6 
 
 Addition No. 4 
 
 Addition No. 4 is a simple enclosed, rear 
 entrance with cellar stairs. It can. of course, 
 be attached to any house 
 as all material necessary to 
 complete the addition is 
 included. Paints for two 
 coats of any color to match 
 
 balance of house as well 
 
 as nails, hardware, etc., 
 
 are furnished at the 
 
 price quoted. See floor plan herewith. 
 
 Price, net, $42.90. 
 
 Addition No. 5 
 
 To meet the popular demand for sleeping 
 porches and sun rooms, arranged for screen- 
 ing in summer and sash in winter, we are 
 offering in Additions Xos. 5 and 6 two very 
 convenient and practical designs which have 
 found especial favor with our customers. 
 
 The Addition No. 5 is furnished in size 
 10 X 6 ft., two stories high. This size is 
 excellently adapted for average usage. The 
 upper porch is large enough for a double 
 bed. or two single beds, or three cots. 
 
 The popularity of the sleeping porch needs 
 no comment here. This makes a splendid 
 addition to any home. Screens are fur- 
 nished for all openings and screen door. 
 
 The price, net, $100.00, includes paints for 
 two coats outside, oils, stains, and varnishes 
 for inside finish. 
 
 Any colors of paints can be furnished for 
 outside body and trim to correspond with 
 balance of house. 
 
 $1 
 
 Addition No. 6 
 
 Addition No. 6 is furnished in size 14 x 7 
 ft. The sleeping porch will accommodate 
 two double beds, nicely, while below you 
 have, in addition to the open porch, an en- 
 closed part, size 8x7 ft., which can be 
 used for a pantry, bath, store, or fuel room, 
 door to open into the enclosed part, either 
 from porch or kitchen. 
 
 Price, net, with screens for all openings 
 and screen door, $149.50. This price includes 
 inside walls finished with matched material. 
 Price also includes paints for two coats 
 outside and oils and stains for inside finish. 
 
 .Any colors of paints can be furnished to 
 correspond with balance of house. 
 
 If enclosed part is wanted finished inside 
 with lath and plaster, or plaster board, add 
 $12 to above price. 
 
 Prices on glazed sash for sleeping room 
 to l)e used in winter will be furnished upon 
 application. 
 
 116 
 
Aladdin Colonnades and Arches 
 
 The simplicity of the design of the Colon- 
 nade coupled with the extremely low price 
 makes it a very popular one. Made of Yel- 
 low Pine, Oregon Fir or Red Oak. by skilled 
 workmen. The price quoted does not include 
 jambs or trim. 
 
 2A-60— Yellow Pine or Fir. net ..$12.85 
 
 2A-62— Oak, net 14.50 
 
 For Jambs and 
 Pine, $2.60; Oak, $ 
 
 Trim 
 1.65. 
 
 add, for Yellow 
 
 A plain column Colonnade. For 
 smaller homes or ones where extreme 
 simplicity is desired. We furnish these 
 made of Yellow Pine. Oregon Fir or Red 
 Oak. Shipped in the white, that is, 
 unfinished, from Bay City or Chicago. 
 
 2A-64— Yellow Pine or Fir, net... $8. 00 
 2A-66— Oak, net 10.00 
 
 For Jambs and Trim add. Yellow 
 Pine. $2.60; Oak. $3.65. 
 
 This "Homecraft" Bookcase Arch has 
 been used in thousands of homes and in 
 every case has given perfect satisfaction. 
 The eases are 21/2 ft. wide, the columns, 
 8 inches square. Made of Yellow Pine, 
 Oregon Fir or Selected Oak, sent out un- 
 finished, but complete with hardware and 
 leaded glass doors, as shown. 
 
 No. 2A-1— Yellow Pine Arch $37.50 
 
 No, 3A-1— Selected Oak Arch 40.50 
 
 If you desire only one side of the book- 
 case it can be furnished at the following 
 prices. Mention side you desire — right or 
 left of illustrations shown here. 
 
 Yellow Pine $20.00 
 
 Selected Oak 21.00 
 
 Side and head jambs and side and head 
 casings are charged for extra as follows: 
 Yellow Pine, $2.60; Selected Oak, $3.65. 
 
 The Colonnade illustrated to the left is 
 very similar to our No. 2A-1, with a few 
 iletails changed, principal of these being 
 single door, plain glass and round col- 
 umns in place of the square, as furnished 
 with No. 2A-1. Furnished without jambs 
 or trim but with hardware. 
 
 2B-70— Yellow Pine or Fir, net $30.50 
 
 2B-72— Oak. net 31.50 
 
 For Jambs and Trim add Yellow Pine, 
 $2.60: Oak. $3.65. 
 
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Aladdin Built-in Buffets 
 
 Homecraft Built-in Buffet 
 
 A well proportioned "Homecraft" 
 built-in side board or buffet has been 
 very popular wherever offered. It is 
 4 ft. 6 in. wide and 7 ft. high, 14 in. 
 deep. Has a bevel plate mirror back 
 in opening over counter shelf, four 
 drawers and one closet space in bot- 
 tom section. 
 
 No. 2A-24— Yellow Pine, glazed, tie";; 
 
 double strength glass $26.50 
 
 No. 2A-25— Yellow I'lne, glazed lMd*:>l 
 
 Crystal glass $28.75 
 
 No. 2A-26— Selected Oak, glazed, c'^-^n 
 
 double strength glass $28,50 
 
 No. 2A-27— Selected Oak, glazed If"'!'"'! 
 
 Crystal glass $31.50 
 
 If side casing, base blocks and cap 
 trim, as shown are wanted, add for Yel- 
 low Pine. 70c: Oak. .$1.4.5. 
 
 Homecraft Built-in Buffet 
 
 A "Homecraft" Buffet which is just what 
 the name indicates. The result of a Crafts- 
 man's labor. It stands 7 ft. high and is 
 5 ft. wide; depth, top section, 14 in.; bot- 
 tom section, 18 in. Has four large linen 
 drawers in center of base section and two 
 smaller drawers on the sides, suitable for 
 silverware, etc. One large and two small 
 bevel plate mirrors in each buffet. Weight, 
 300 1! 
 
 No. 2A-30 — Yellow Pine, glazed with clear 
 doiihlc strength glass $37.25 
 
 No, 2A-31 — Yellow Pine, glazed with leaded 
 Crystal gla.ss $39.00 
 
 No. 2A-32 — Selected Oak. glazed with clear 
 double strength glass $39.75 
 
 No. 2A-35— Selected Oak, glazed with leaded 
 
 Crystal glass $41.75 
 
 If side casing, base blocks and cap trim, as 
 
 shown, are wanted, add for Yellow Pine, 70c; 
 
 0:ik. SI. 45. 
 
 Aladdin Homecraft Buffets 
 
 are designed with the object of giving the most convenience combined with the 
 most artistic effects. They are made either of clear yellow pine or oak, and are 
 sent out by us in the white, that is, unfinished. We furnish all hardware as shown. 
 Finished glazed with leaded glass as shown or with plain double strength glass. 
 
 Size, 6 ft. 6 in. 
 wide by 5 ft. 6 in. 
 high; depth, 18 in. 
 This cabinet has 
 three large and four 
 small drawers and 
 two doors, three 
 strong shelves in 
 each side section. 
 Best quality bevel 
 plate glass mirror 
 above shelf. 
 No. 2A-20— Yellow 
 
 Pine i; 1 a z e d 
 
 clear d o ii li 1 e 
 
 s t r e n tr t li 
 
 glass $39.75 
 
 No. 2A-21— Vell(.w 
 
 Pine. (! laze d 
 
 I>'aded Crvstal 
 
 Klass $42.75 
 
 This case 
 when finished to 
 conform with the 
 other woodwork 
 in a home will 
 harmonize with 
 nearly any style 
 of furniture. 
 
 Price, F. O. B. 
 
 shipijing point ; 
 
 weight, 375 lbs. 
 
 No. 2A-22— Select- 
 ed Oak. C.lazed 
 Double Stri>ngth 
 glass $41.25 
 
 No. 2A-23— Select- 
 ed Oak, Olazed 
 Ijoaded Crystal 
 glass $44.75 
 
 118 
 
The space next the 
 fire place has long been 
 devoted to use as a con- 
 venient nooU for the 
 book shelves. Aladdin 
 designers have struck a 
 happy combination in 
 the cases illustrated 
 here. It is planned to 
 be adaptable to a 
 twelve or fourteen foot 
 room as priced by the 
 widening or narrowing 
 of the trim boards at 
 sides. For anything be- 
 tween a fourteen foot 
 and a sixteen foot room 
 add $5. Note that the 
 top of bookcase continue: 
 
 across the top of fireplace, incorporating the mantle shelf. 
 Prices of Book Cases including Mantle Shelf 
 
 Double doors, three shelves and two drawers 
 
 No. 2A-40 — -As shown in photographs 
 one on each side, plain glass . . . 
 
 No. 2 A-42 — Same as above, but with leaded glass 
 
 No. 2A-44--AS illustrated, but without drawers below, plain glass 
 
 No. 2A-46 — Same as No. 2A-44, but with leaded glass 
 
 All of above prices in Yellow Pine or Fir. If desired in Oak, add $3.00. 
 
 below. 
 .$43.50 
 . 49.50 
 . 34,25 
 . 40.00 
 
 Aladdin Bathroom Cabinet 
 and Medicine Chest 
 
 A splendid com- 
 bination for instal- 
 lation in your bath- 
 room. Gives gener- 
 ous drawer space 
 for linens, tewels, 
 bedding and the 
 many bathroom 
 accessories. Comes 
 i n combination 
 
 with medicine 
 chest and mirror 
 door. The cabinet 
 is 4 feet from 
 floor to top, 12 
 inches deep and 26 
 inches wide. A 
 cupboard, two nar- 
 row drawers and 
 four wide drawers 
 complete the cab- 
 inet, while the 
 medicine chest at 
 the top has strong 
 plain mirror door 
 and shelves inside. 
 The whole combi- 
 nation is strongly 
 built, neatly fin- 
 ished and easily 
 installed. 
 
 2B-80 — Price, com- 
 plete with all 
 hardware. Yel- 
 low Pine,. $21, 80 
 
 119 
 
 Aladdin 
 Medicine Chest 
 
 A very convenient addition to 
 any bathroom. Made to be placed 
 in a recess in the well, the face 
 to come flush with the plaster. 
 The complete chest includes all 
 hardware, trim, mirror door, etc. 
 This door has a 14x20 inch best 
 quality French plate mirror. 
 Size of recess required In wall is 
 20 Inches wide, 26 inches high. 
 4\i. inches deep. Has three ad- 
 justable wood shelves. 
 2B-88— Medicine Chest, 
 
 each $4.95 
 
for a Gmplete 
 
 FURNACE 
 
 ^4611 for a Complete 
 
 Bathroom Outfit 
 
 Cet a Copy of the 
 AIADDIN Book 
 of Merchandise 
 
 A complete heating plant for any 
 ordinary home for only .$47.50. Guaranteed to he.lt 
 any home containing 15,0(J0 cu. ft. of air space, or 
 less. This is not an experiment but a demonstrated 
 success. Many thousands of them in operation all 
 over the country — no doubt in your city. If you 
 need a furnace let us tell you about this one or any 
 other kind of a heating plant that you prefer. 
 
 Above Tve show one of our popular electric fix- 
 ture combinations which contains complete fix- 
 tures for a seven-room home, (nine fixtures in 
 all), the price for this combination finished in 
 any of the standard finishes is $22.00. We show 
 ni.Iny other combinations in our catalog, some 
 less :iii(l some more expensive than this. Priced 
 coiiiplcte in sets or singly for those who do not 
 wisli a complete set. 
 
 Oiilv one of our modern batliroom cumbinn- 
 timis ' The jirlce for this is .$40.2.^1. We show a 
 Ml. .St cDiiii.l.'le line »( liathmom fixtures and nuxl- 
 ,.iii pliiniliiiig :ipi.li:inces i.f all kimls. If .vou 
 ;irc biiildiiit; yi>i> laiimt afford to lie without 
 '..ur M.-nhaiidisc CMlali.g. 
 
 Send for Your Copy Today 
 
 120 
 
ORDER TO 
 
 THE ALADDIN COMPANY 
 
 BAY CITY, MICHIGAN 
 
 Your money will be instantly returned if what you purchase from us 
 is not found to be entirely satisfactory in every particular and exactly 
 as represented. Safe arrival of all material is guaranteed. 
 
 President 
 THE ALADDIN CO. 
 
 The following order is placed under the absolute guarantee of complete satisfaction to 
 purchaser, which is printed above. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR 
 SHIPPING MY HOUSE 
 
 Date- 
 
 Ship to- 
 Street 
 
 County. 
 Via 
 
 Town. 
 -State- 
 
 -R. R. Is there a Freight Agent there?. 
 
 ORDERED BY 
 Street 
 
 5 County. 
 
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 Town. 
 _ State. 
 
 ^ Enclosed please find $. 
 
 s =— — — 
 
 -for which ship me at once 
 
 Style of House. 
 
 Shown on Catalog Page. 
 
 SIDING OR r. r\ u •^ \T/ n 
 SHINGLES rorUutside Walls. 
 
 LATH AND PLASTER r- i • j it/ n 
 OR PLASTER BOARD ror Inside Walls. 
 
 SHINGLES OR 
 
 ROOFING ror Koot. 
 
 What Kind of a Foundation will you Use?- 
 
 Color Paint or Stain for Side Walls. 
 
 Color Porch Floor 
 
 Inside Finish 
 
 Tri 
 
EXACT WORDS OF OWNERS 
 
 IllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllOllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllill^^^ 
 
 New York. 
 Would say I am more thau ple;isecl 
 with my Kentucky bungalow which is 
 built ou Laurel Ave. It comes up to all 
 the requirements of my needs. A 
 number of my friends wonder how a 
 bungalow like it can be cut at the fac- 
 tory and then constructed ; or as you 
 say, Readi-cut. But I can understand 
 it as I am a carpenter. Am enclosing 
 two views of my liungalow. 
 
 EDWARD C. SAYRE. 
 
 Ohio. 
 
 I am very thankful to say I am well 
 pleased with my house in every respect. 
 We are now comfortably fixed up with 
 all modern conveniences and you can 
 think of us as a happy little family in :» 
 beautiful, little Aladdin bunsalow. So 
 ninny others could be proud owners of 
 Aladdin homes if they only knew what 
 a good, honest firm you are to deal with. 
 You surely have been loyal to me in 
 every respect and if I ever build again 
 I will prove to you I appreciate your 
 interest and kindness. 
 
 J. L. SANDERS. 
 
 Ohio. 
 
 I am sending you a small picture of 
 the 2 "Denver" bungalows we got from 
 you over a year ago. We had some ver.v 
 cold weather last winter but were kept 
 very comfortable in our new homes. 
 They were very easy to keep warm. We 
 are still improving our homes and when 
 we get them iip to our ideas we will 
 send you good pictures of them. 
 Yours truly, 
 J. L. and H. W. SANDERS. 
 
 -V 
 
 Indiana. 
 
 We are glad to recommend you to 
 others, as we are so well satisfied with 
 our house and all our dealings with you. 
 We have had so many to admire our 
 little cottage the "Chester" and are very 
 Iiroud of it. All the material was 
 "No. 1," every piece fitted well and saved 
 carpenters bills. ORUS J. WHITE. 
 
 Pennsylvania. 
 I think the Aladdin Readi-cut system 
 is the only way to build a house, because 
 you save a lot on both labor and lumber. 
 I saved at least $500.00 on my Iiouse. 
 People came to see it from a distance 
 of 60 miles and all liked it very much. 
 I am always glad to show it to anyone 
 as I am proud of it. Ours is the Oak- 
 land bungalow. Yours very truly, 
 
 CLAYTON W. FARBER. 
 
 Ohio. 
 
 We surely are pleased with our 
 
 Maples bungalow and cannot say enough 
 to praise it. Kverytliing fit fine and am 
 pleased to say I s.aved l)etween .$()00.0<) 
 and $700.00 in building by the readi-cut 
 method. Yours respectfully, 
 
 FRED WENT. 
 
 Ohio. 
 
 The material in my Winthroi) was 
 
 Just ns represented and I am well 
 I)leased with it in over.v wa.v. I have 
 considered neither time nor workman- 
 sliip on it and it has gone to^^ether per- 
 fectly. The painter told nie that lie 
 found the joints more perfect in (his 
 house than any he h;is ever worked on 
 and he has painted some of the higliest 
 priced ones in this city. I assure you 
 that anyone who wishes to see It will 
 l>e allowed that privilege. I estimate 
 that I saved more than .f.SOO.OO on my 
 home. Yours truly, H. W. SIEFER. 
 
 Oklahoma. 
 
 I am more than pleased with my 
 "Forsyth" bungalow. The carpenters 
 didn't use a saw in putting up the frame 
 and everything went together perfectly. 
 It is an ideal little home — not only a 
 house. Everyone who has seen it praises 
 the beautiful finishing lumber. 
 
 We only had the pleasure of living in 
 our Aladdin three mouths when I was 
 called to this city where I am teaching. 
 I hope in the next few years I can build 
 another Aladdin. There's a pleasure or 
 pride which accompanies the Aladdin 
 home that we cannot get away from. 
 I figure I saved .$600.00 by buildiug by 
 this method. THOS. R. STE.MEN. 
 
 Massachusetts. 
 I have found everything in all my 
 dealings with you just as represented 
 and I also know for a fact that on the 
 lumber bill alone I saved easily $500.00. 
 All the lumber was there and had plent.v 
 of everything. I shall take great pleas- 
 ure in showing my bungalow, the "Bur- 
 bank" to others and feel ready to 
 recommend you to all. 
 
 Yours truly, 
 GEO. S. HARDY. 
 
 Maryland, 
 My Denver is completed and to say 
 that I am pleased is putting it very mild 
 indeed. My house is built upon a knoll 
 and raised three feet above ground. The 
 picture in the catalog entirely fails to 
 do it justice. During its construction 
 it was visited and watched by scores of 
 people and was fairl.v commented upon 
 by our local newspaper on two occasions 
 as to its appearance and the material 
 entering into its construction. "Denver" 
 is the password and all is well. 
 
 PATRICK REEDY. 
 
 Penns.vlvania. 
 We believe our "Marsden" is second 
 to none; are more than satisfied both 
 with the house and your Golden Rule 
 business methods. We wish you in- 
 creasing prosperity. If we were to build 
 again, we would surely have another 
 Aladdin. J. A. McHUGH. 
 
 Penns.vlvania. 
 My experience in building m.v Roch- 
 ester has been very beneficial to me, not 
 only from a financial viewpoint, but 
 from a practical side, as I have followed 
 the mode of construction from founda- 
 tion up, and tried to find the weak 
 points with the result that I can truly 
 say that neither my carpenters or my- 
 self can say today that there are any. 
 Tlie entire transaction was completed in 
 a pleasant businesslike way and I feel 
 assured we are mutually benefited by 
 same. Your method of dealing with a 
 customer makes it impossible to be any- 
 thing else thau genuine boosters for 
 Aladdin. T. J. McDEK.MOTT. 
 
 Indiana. 
 
 I have just finished building one of 
 your Readi-cut houses, tlie Stanhope, 
 and want to express my gr.ititude to 
 you for making it possil>le for a poor 
 man to have a luuue. Having made a 
 personal investigation and inspection of 
 the Ready-cut houses of the largest 
 mail orders in the world, I am satisfied 
 that the Aladdin Readi-cut material is 
 far superior to theirs and tlie prices 
 the most reasonable. 
 
 Rev. C. C. CRIPE. 
 
lAMDDINBuilt-IaRxtures 
 
 Aladdin Closette ?^°^^y". >^^^« 
 
 in relation to 
 closets are rapidly changing and 
 while the housewife has always 
 spoken of the need of good 
 closet room, a little reflection 
 will disclose the surprising fact 
 that most closets devote nearly 
 three-quarters of the space to 
 doors, elbow room and ability 
 to walk into them, and one- 
 quarter of the space to actual 
 storage and hanging space. 
 Isn't that exactly true? 
 Aladdin discovered this fact 
 in his continuous hunt for 
 economy and waste-saving. 
 Now then, here is a practical 
 plan that utilizes just 4^/2 
 square feet of floor space and 
 yet gives more hanging space and 
 storage space than the usual four 
 by six foot closet that occupies 
 24 square feet of floor space! 
 Think of it ! 
 
 And how much more con- 
 venient it is than entering a 
 dark closet and rummagins 
 aroimd among hooks and 
 shelves ! 
 By the use of coat hooks, costing about 5 cents a dozen at 
 notion stores, it is easily possible to hang twelve suits or robes in 
 this space, each one being easily found ajid removed. Can greater 
 capacity be gained in the average good sized closet? Above the 
 large compartment is space for hats, bedding or other thirgs of 
 like character, and below a wide, deep space for shoes and the 
 many other articles that may require a place out of the way. 
 The cabinet is six feet high and, as in many instances, it can be inset into the bed- 
 room wall, so that it utilizes the six inches of wall 
 thickness and really takes up but one foot of bed- 
 room floor space! 
 
 Counting the combined shelf space, it gains 13^ 
 square feet while actually using but the afore- 
 mentioned six square feet of flQ»r space. 
 
 Aladdin Buffet 
 
 The photograph on this page shows the 
 Aladdin craftsman buffet, with the white 
 enamel finish conforming to the white wood- 
 work of this particular room. This buffet 
 is very roomy, having four sets of shelves 
 with divided light glass door for each sec- 
 tion and five drawers for linen and silver. 
 The two drawers at the bottom are espe- 
 cially large for use as table-cloth receptacles. 
 Aladdin Buffet, size 4 ft 6 in. by 7 ft. high by 
 
 ief:.!.^.'!!!: $33.00 
 
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Every house shown in the Aladdin catalos is erected in Bay City with two or three ex- 
 ceptions. This includes all of the largett, The Villa, The Brentwood, The Colonial and 
 The Lamberton. 
 
 You will find whole streets of Aladdin Houses, whole subdivisions on v^hich only Alad- 
 din Houses are erected. 
 
 Bay City is truly called Aladdin Town, and Bay City people seem very proud of it. 
 
 A most interesting trip could be arranged visiting the Aladdin Mills and inspecting the 
 Aladdin Homes in Bay City. 
 
 Anyone planning on coming to Bay City or vicinity is earnestly invited to call on us 
 while here. j^^ ALADDIN COMPANY 
 
3RGANIZE0 1664 
 
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 Dec. 1. 
 
 TO Aladdin Cuatcera: ^^^ ^^^^^_ 
 
 we are pleaeed " ^^f„^/^o assure you 
 
 ^re perfectly "=P°"fuy%no«n to us. as is the 
 
 wise, are all P«" ^ t,u3lne8S policy. 
 
 integrity and uprign -erfected and 
 
 ,^,3 company orl|inat^^./,,„,ruct;^n, 
 eetatUshed the Rf f/^^u Is the largest manor 
 "d is the Pi°""lt we^no, of. 
 urer of houses that we 
 
 resentat 
 up to. 
 
 houses tna^ -- j.gp. 
 
 Vou n.y have f"^^„/:f,i'^re"fuUy Uved 
 ,ions of this company "H 
 
 \ve 
 
 very truly yours. 
 / C^ier. 
 
 Addition! 116-116 
 
 Boms 108-109 
 
 Boulevard 66 
 
 Brentwood 62-63 
 
 Built-in Fixtures 
 
 117-118-119-121 
 
 Borbank 89-90 
 
 Cadillac 102 
 
 Carolina 21 
 
 Castle 40 
 
 Charleston 68-69 
 
 Chester '81 
 
 Colonial 32-33 
 
 Detroit 79-80 
 
 Doors 74 
 
 Dresden 28-29 
 
 Duplex Houses 07-98-99 
 
 New Eden 48 
 
 Edison 66 
 
 Electric Fixtures 120 
 
 Erie 88 
 
 Finley 60 
 
 Florence 91-92 
 
 Franklin 86 
 
 Furnaces 120 
 
 INDEX 
 
 Furniture 120 
 
 Garages 118-114 
 
 Georgia 100-101 
 
 Gretna 63 
 
 Hamilton 62 
 
 Herf ord 84 
 
 Hudson 60-51 
 
 Interiors 35-49-76-86 
 
 Introductory pages 2-14 
 
 Kentucky 24-26 
 
 Lamherton 22-23 
 
 La Salle 94-95 
 
 Leota 103 
 
 Maples 16 
 
 Marsden 41-42 
 
 Merchandise 120 
 
 Merrill 84 
 
 Michigan 96 
 
 Paints 120 
 
 Plaza 81 
 
 Plumbing 120 
 
 Plymouth 107 
 
 Pomona 64-66 
 
 Princeton 46 
 
 Raymond 16 
 
 Richmond 70-71 
 
 Rochester 39 
 
 Rodney 37 
 
 Roseland 19-20 
 
 Selwyn 88 
 
 Service Department 72-73 
 
 Shadow Lawn 56-57 
 
 Sheffield 38 
 
 Sheridan 58-59 
 
 Standard 104-105 
 
 Stanhope 76-77-78 
 
 Strathmore 82-83 
 
 Suburban 36 
 
 Summer Cottages ...110-111-112 
 
 Sunshine 64 
 
 Thelma 106 
 
 Tucson 61 
 
 Venus 43-44 
 
 VUla 26-27 
 
 Virginia 46-47 
 
 Warren 93 
 
 Wenonah 87 
 
 Wilmont 17-18 
 
 Winthrop 67 
 
 Yale 30