[DOC] [TLE] Richard Warren Sears - Wikipedia [PAR] Richard Warren Sears (December 7, 1863  September 28, 1914) was a 
manager, ... His father was James Warren Sears, born circa 1828 in New York, ... 
For those two reasons the station agents had no trouble selling the watches to 
passers-by. ... In 1887 he also hired watch repairman Alvah Curtis Roebuck to 
repair any... [DOC] [TLE] The amazing Mr. Sears | Old House Web [PAR] When Sears was about 16 years old, his father died and Richard Warren Sears ... 
Selling them to other railway agents and passengers, Sears turned $50 ... In 
1886, 23-year-old Sears invested his $5000 cash profit into a new watch ... 
Occasionally the watches came back needing repairs or adjustments, so in 1887, 
Sears... [DOC] [TLE] History of Sears, Roebuck and Co.  FundingUniverse [PAR] 1887: Richard Sears relocates to Chicago and Alvah Roebuck joins the fledgling 
company. ... shipment of pocket watches rather than return them to the 
manufacturer. ... them, Sears hired Alvah Roebuck, a watch repairman from 
Indiana, in 1887. ... "He could probably sell a breath of air"--Sears undersold his 
competition by... [DOC] [TLE] Richard W. Sears (1863-1914) - Sears Archives [PAR] His father was a blacksmith and wagon-maker by trade, and in Richard Sears' 
early ... Sears asked the manufacturer's permission to try to sell the watches. ... 
Sears' watch business escalated so much that he resigned from the railroad in 
1886 ... Sears joined forces with watch repairman Alvah C. Roebuck in 1887 and 
then... [DOC] [TLE] Alvah C. Roebuck - Black English Parents - Sears and Roebuck ... [PAR] Mar 28, 2013 ... Alvah C. Roebuck asked Richard W. Sears to buy out his interest in ... On April 1, 
1887, Roebuck answered an advertisement for a ... unwanted shipment of pocket 
watches rather than return them to the ... Since he knew nothing about fixing them
, Sears hired Alvah Roebuck, a watch repairman from Indiana,... [DOC] [TLE] Sears, Roebuck and Co. - Lehman Brothers Collection - Baker Library [PAR] Sears, Roebuck and Co. was founded by Richard W. Sears as the R.W. ... In 
1886 a local jeweler gave Sears an unwanted shipment of pocket watches, ... As 
Sears knew nothing about watch repair, he hired Alvah Roebuck, a watch 
repairman. ... In 1911 Sears began extending credit to its customers at a time 
when banks... [DOC] [TLE] Sears, Roebuck and Co. - Encyclopedia.com [PAR] Soon customers began to bring in watches for repairs. Since he knew nothing 
about fixing them, Sears hired Alvah Roebuck, a watch repairman from Indiana, 
in 1887. ... Thanks to Richard Sears's restless search for new merchandise, 
within two ... He also objected to Sears's fondness for the hard sell in his 
catalogue and... [DOC] [TLE] Sears, Roebuck and Co. - Chicagology [PAR] It actually started in North Redwood, Minnesota during the year 1886. He was a 
young man of 22 when he got a job as an agent at the Minneapolis and St ... One 
day, a local merchant refused to pick up a small crate of pocket watches ... One 
story that is part of Sears lore, is when one customer sent his watch back for 
repair... [DOC] [TLE] Richard Sears - Entrepreneur Hall of Fame [PAR] If you buy a good watch you will always be satisfied, and at our prices a good ... 
our motto: Make a Watch, Sell a Watch. Sears. Richard Warren Sears (
December 7, ... that his career path changed forever: A shipment of gold-filled 
pocket watches ... In 1887 he also hired watch repairman Alvah Curtis Roebuck 
to repair any... [DOC] [TLE] Richard Sears  A Landing a Day [PAR] Feb 3, 2013 ... Posts about Richard Sears written by graywacke. ... Roebuck, and Co, began his 
retail sales career by selling unclaimed watches while ... Sears acted as a 
middle man, because the other station agents actually ... In 1887 he also hired 
watch repairman Alvah Roebuck to repair any watches being returned. [DOC] [TLE]

Question: In 1886 Richard Sears began selling pocket watches & in 1887 hired this man as his watch repairman
Answer: Roebuck