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The Allstate is an American automobile that was offered for sale through Sears, Roebuck and Co. during the 1952 and 1953 model years. It was a rebadged version of the Henry J , an automobile manufactured by the Kaiser-Frazer company from 1950 through 1954.
It was marketed in the United States by Sears as the "Allstate 250" or "Twingle", with the model number SR 250, and sold primarily via the Sears catalog. [1] It was a common "first motorcycle" for many riders.
Allstate was an American brand of vehicles marketed by Sears. Scooters , motorcycles, and cars were sourced from several manufacturers and re-badged with the Sears "Allstate" brand. Piaggio and Cushman were major suppliers of scooters, while Puch and Gilera supplied mopeds and motorcycles, and cars at different times were supplied by the ...
As Sears grew and pioneered its own brands such as Kenmore appliances, Craftsman tools and Allstate insurance, the company became a juggernaut, employing legions of workers to produce and sell the ...
Allstate Insurance Company, named after Sears' tire line, went into business on April 17, 1931, offering auto insurance by direct mail and through the Sears catalog. [10] [11] This was in line with one of the objectives of a company to sell automobile insurance in the same manner as Sears sold its merchandise. [12]
The "Amazon of the '70s" sold everything under the sun.
Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears (/ s ɪər z / SEERZ), [5] is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began as a mail ordering catalog company migrating to opening retail locations in 1925, the first in Chicago. [6]
Raj Matharu, 31, of Northridge, faces one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.