MISCELLANY.
| Figures preceded by a star (*) refer to illustrated articles. | |
|---|---|
| A | |
| Adulteration of flour, | 44 |
| Africa, industries in, | 71 |
| Air filter, | *23 |
| Antiquarian discovery, | 24 |
| Arch, construction of, | [131] |
| Apartment house, Mortimer, | [121] |
| Arch, Roman, | *16 |
| Architects, women as, | 6 |
| Architecture, design in, | 100 |
| Architecture, mud, in Persia, | 41 |
| Architecture, naval, | 49 |
| Architecture, school house, | *105 |
| Architectural era, the, | [129] |
| Artist’s house, | *18 |
| Ash, white, the, | [125] |
| Asphalt, artificial, | 47 |
| B | |
| Bamboo tree, | [123] |
| Bank building, design, | *69 |
| Basswood, | 42 |
| Bathing establishment, | *[134] |
| Beams, iron vs. wood, | [133] |
| Bearings, to obtain, | 70 |
| Bed room decoration, | 50 |
| Bell, largest known, | 69 |
| Bell, Shaw & Gray, | *78 |
| Bevel, improved, | *49 |
| Birthplace of James Watt, | *[121] |
| Blacksmith’s epitaph, | 18 |
| Blinds, | 91 |
| Blistering, | 47 |
| Bloomfield, C. C., residence, | *72 |
| Board, sounding, St. Paul’s, | [142] |
| Boiler, Auburn, | *100 |
| Boilers, removing grease from, | 61 |
| Bourse, at Havre, | *10 |
| Brick and brickwork, cost, | 83 |
| Brick dust cement, | 69 |
| Bricks, Gladstone, | 78 |
| Brick making, Chinese, | 93 |
| Bricks, fire, | [126] |
| Bridge, Britannia, | 7 |
| Bridges, temporary, | *52 |
| Broiler farm, Howe, | *23 |
| Buffet in walnut, | *96 |
| Builders, items for, | 31 |
| Building, a great, | [140] |
| Building, Mr. Gunther’s, | 45 |
| Building, regulation of, | 8 |
| Building, Young Men’s Assoc., | *24 |
| C | |
| California house, $2,500, | *[128] |
| Camera clamp, | *10 |
| Candle grease, to remove, | 9 |
| Car load, American, | 32 |
| Car wheels, paper, | 46 |
| Carpet, wood, | 70 |
| Carriages, sound in, | 109 |
| Carved work, | *43 |
| Casino in Vittel, | *[134] |
| Cathedral of Notre Dame, | *21 |
| Cedar pavements, | [127] |
| Cedar shingles, | 104 |
| Ceilings and floors, | *36 |
| Cement, action of frost on, | 89 |
| Cement apparatus, | 116 |
| Cement, brick dust, | 69 |
| Cement, effect of freezing, | 115 |
| Cement, Portland, making, | [126] |
| Cement, Portland, tests of, | 87 |
| Cement, testing, | *37 |
| Cement testing machine, | *78 |
| Chateau at Castelnaudary, | *[130] |
| Chimes, tube, new, | *[132] |
| Chimney, tall, laddering, | *52 |
| Chimney flues, construction of, | [124] |
| Chimney tops, | 70 |
| Chimneys, lamp, how made, | 38 |
| Chimneys of the ancients, | 65 |
| Chimneys, removal of, | [132] |
| Church, an unsafe, | [126] |
| Church at La Capelle, | *94 |
| Church at Stratton, | *95 |
| Church of moderate cost, | *40, *109 |
| Chutes, mail, | *87 |
| Circulars, seven foot four, | 27 |
| City front, design, | *115 |
| Clamp, camera, new, | *10 |
| Clock, windmill, | 21 |
| College, John Crouse, | *[139] |
| College of City of New York, | *48 |
| College, Polytechnic, Cogswell, | *32 |
| College, Vassar, sewerage, | 99 |
| Combustion, spontaneous, | 115 |
| Composition, new, | 63 |
| Concrete dockworks, failure, | 73 |
| Concrete, effect of sea water, | 98 |
| Contract, roofing plate, large, | [120] |
| Corner finish, | 68 |
| Correction, a, | [120] |
| Cottage, a continental, | *35 |
| Cottage, a $1,200, | *54 |
| Cottage, a $3,500, | *58 |
| Cottage, a $4,200, | *[140] |
| Cottage, an $1,800, | *62 |
| Cottage, Cambridge, | *70 |
| Cottage, French, | *[122] |
| Cottage, London, | *71 |
| Cottage of moderate cost, | *39 |
| Cottages, seaside, | *92 |
| Cottage, sketch for, | *[135] |
| Court house, Montpelier, | *30 |
| Covering for pipes, | *118 |
| D | |
| Dam, California, great, | 43 |
| Decoration, bed room, | 50 |
| Decorative notes, | 95 |
| Decorative novelties, | 90 |
| Decoration, room, | [141] |
| Design in architecture, | 100 |
| Dining room, Tatton, | *17 |
| Disinfectant, new, | 92 |
| Disinfection for the household, | 50 |
| Disinfection of sick rooms, | 102 |
| Dockwork, concrete, failure, | 76 |
| Donatello, | *9 |
| Drainage and plumbing, | 16 |
| Dry rot, | 20 |
| Dry rot in large building, | *104 |
| Dumb waiters, | 7 |
| Duomo of Florence, | *9 |
| Dwelling, a Brooklyn, | *27 |
| Dwelling, a $1,200, | *30, *88 |
| Dwelling, a $2,500, | *102 |
| Dwelling, a $2,800, | *83 |
| Dwelling, a $3,500, | *111 |
| Dwelling, a $3,700, | *110 |
| Dwelling, a $3,800, | *114 |
| Dwelling, a $4,000, | *60 |
| Dwelling, a $4,200, | *61, *[138] |
| Dwelling, a $4,500, | *33, *106, *117 |
| Dwelling, a $5,000, | *57, [140] |
| Dwelling, an artist’s, | *18 |
| Dwelling, an Ohio., | *68 |
| Dwelling at Cambridge, | *24 |
| Dwelling at E. New York, | *7 |
| Dwelling at Flushing, | *89 |
| Dwelling at Montclair, | *2 |
| Dwelling at Providence, | *5 |
| Dwelling, C. C. Bloomfield’s, | *72 |
| Dwelling, Chicago, | *19 |
| Dwelling, East Orange, | *9 |
| Dwelling, English, | *8 |
| Dwelling, Flatbush, | *13 |
| Dwelling, Flushing, | *28 |
| Dwelling for narrow lot, | *83 |
| Dwelling house, double, | *34 |
| Dwelling, Kansas City, | *3 |
| Dwelling, Minneapolis, | *108 |
| Dwelling, Mr. Gunther’s, | 45 |
| Dwelling, New York, | *1 |
| Dwelling of moderate cost, | *55, *80, *[120] |
| Dwelling, seashore, | *65 |
| Dwelling, small, Paris, | *76 |
| Dwelling, Southern, | *83 |
| Dwelling, the Marquand, | 34 |
| Dwelling, Worcester, | *105 |
| Dwelling, $3,500, | *6 |
| Dwelling, suburban, | 67 |
| Dwellings at Glenridge, | *[126] |
| Dry rot, preventive, | 13 |
| E | |
| Earthquake foundations, | *96 |
| Ebonizing, | 100 |
| Engine, gas, Charter, | [142] |
| Engine room, Paisley, | *44 |
| Entrance, design for, | *113 |
| Epitaph, blacksmith’s, | 18 |
| Exhibition at Madrid, | *97 |
| Exhibition, Manchester, | *14 |
| Exhibition of building materials, | 65 |
| Explosive, new, | *[133] |
| Exposition, Agricultural, Nation’l, | *31 |
| F | |
| Factory operatives’ homes, | *[133] |
| Faience, Burmantofts, | *45 |
| Fan, ventilating, | *78 |
| Fanlight grating, | *64 |
| Farm, broiler, Howe, | *23 |
| Feed water heater, new, | *[142] |
| Fences, wire, | 18 |
| Fever, typhoid, by well water, | [126] |
| Filing machine, saw, | *87 |
| Filter, air, | *23 |
| Finger nail paint, | 97 |
| Finish, corner, | 68 |
| Fire and whitewash, | 37 |
| Fire brick, | [126] |
| Fire, care in respect to, | 96 |
| Fire place, marble, | *38 |
| Fire proof paper, | 22 |
| Fireside, cheerful, | *[142] |
| Fire proof structures, | *[124] |
| Flies, oil of bay for, | 89 |
| Floors and ceilings, | *36 |
| Floors, hydrofuge, | *52 |
| Floors, stable, | *75 |
| Flooring, fireproof, | *[124] |
| Flour adulteration, | 44 |
| Fluatation, | 45, 100 |
| Flues, chimney construction of, | [124] |
| Food economy, | 61 |
| Forestry problem, our, | [122] |
| Foundations, earthquake, | *96 |
| Foundations in wet ground, | [142] |
| Front, city, design, | *115 |
| Furnace, hot air, Fortune, | *[142] |
| Furniture, willow, to clean, | 7 |
| G | |
| Galvanizing process, | 95 |
| Gangways vs. staircases, | [133] |
| Gardens at railway stations, | 6 |
| Gas engine, Charter, | *[142] |
| Gas fitting, rules for, | 92 |
| Gas tar, use of, | 56 |
| Gate at Bougival, | *93 |
| Gift, a jubilee, | 50 |
| Girders, effect of heat, | 22 |
| Glass, frosted, | 89, 97 |
| Glass, plate, | 58 |
| Glass, stained, | 52 |
| Glass window, | 42 |
| Gold, silk, and ivory, | 97 |
| Granite, | 69 |
| Granite, red, | 26 |
| Great woodcock, | *100 |
| Grating, fanlight, | *64 |
| Grease in boilers, removal, | 61 |
| Ground, frozen, excavating, | 69 |
| H | |
| Habitations, healthy, | 97 |
| Hall, Ancoats, | *16 |
| Hall, Holbrook, | *104 |
| Hall, Hulme, | *16 |
| Heater, feed water, new, | *[142] |
| Heater, Fortune, | *[142] |
| Heating by steam, | 104 |
| Hemlock, | [127] |
| Hemlock laths, | 46 |
| Herbinger, Col., tomb of, | *42 |
| Home of Miss Nightingale, | *[132] |
| Home of Milton, | *37 |
| Home interiors, | 19 |
| Homes of factory operatives, | *[133] |
| Hotel Bourgtheroulde, | *20 |
| Hotel de Peintre, Meudon, | *[122] |
| Hotel de Ville, Paris, | *43 |
| Hotel, Spokane Falls, | *11 |
| House, apartment, Mortimer, | [121] |
| House, a New York, | *1 |
| House, a $1,200, | *30, *88 |
| House, a $2,500, | *102 |
| House, a $2,800, | *83 |
| House, a $3,500, | *6, *111 |
| House, a $3,700, | *110 |
| House, a $3,800, | *114 |
| House, a $4,000, | *60 |
| House, a $4,200, | *61, *[138] |
| House, a $4,500, | *33, *106, *117 |
| House, a $5,000, | *57, *[140] |
| House, an artist’s, | *18 |
| House, an English, | *8 |
| House, an Ohio, | *68 |
| House at Brooklyn, | *28 |
| House at Cambridge, | *24 |
| House at East Orange, | *9 |
| House at Flatbush, | *13 |
| House at Flushing, | *89 |
| House at Montclair, | *2 |
| House at Providence, | *5 |
| House, California, $2,500, | *[128] |
| House, C. C. Bloomfield’s, | *72 |
| House, Chicago, | *19 |
| House, double, English, | *34 |
| House, Flushing, | *27 |
| House for narrow lot, | *83, *116 |
| House, ice, how to build, | [130] |
| House, ideal, of the future, | 64 |
| House, Kansas City, | *3 |
| House, Minneapolis, | *108 |
| House, Mr. Gunther’s, | 45 |
| House of moderate cost, | *55, *80, *86, *102 |
| House, railroad men’s, | *108 |
| House, seashore, | *65 |
| House, small, Paris, | *76 |
| House, Southern, | *83 |
| House, the Marquand, | 34 |
| House trap, Pietsch, | *69 |
| House, Worcester, | *105 |
| Houses, healthy, | 97 |
| Houses, suburban, | 67 |
| Houses, tenement, | *66 |
| How we have grown, | [135] |
| Hydrofuge floors, | *52 |
| I | |
| Industries in Africa, | 71 |
| Ink for marking boxes, etc., | [129] |
| Ink, marking, blue, | [129] |
| Interior, a Dutch, | 115 |
| Interiors, home, | 19 |
| Iron beams vs. wood, | [133] |
| Iron, to distinguish from steel, | 63 |
| Ivory, silk, and gold, | 97 |
| J | |
| Jacotot, Henri, | *22 |
| Joints and pipes, | 113 |
| Joints in woodwork, | *10 |
| K | |
| Keystone, ornamental, | *[125] |
| Kerosene oil, | 45 |
| L | |
| Lamp chimneys, how made, | 35 |
| Lane, Market‐sted, | *16 |
| Lath, Hall’s, | *26 |
| Laths, hemlock, | 46 |
| Laundry, an English, | 40 |
| Leather, top, to clean, | 91 |
| Library, a curious, | [138] |
| Library, congressional, | [140] |
| Library building, | *53 |
| Library, Carnegie, | *31 |
| Lift for Eiffel tower, | 52 |
| Lime, testing, | *37 |
| Logs, artificial, | *[142] |
| Love‐lies‐bleeding, | *70 |
| M | |
| Mail chutes, Cutler’s, | *87 |
| Manchester Exhibition, | *14 |
| Marble, effect of snow on, | 118 |
| Marble, practical use of, | 62 |
| Marble statue, how made, | [139] |
| Marble, to stain, | 27 |
| Marbles, Algerian, | 21 |
| Marbles, Vermont, | 66 |
| Masonry, measurement of, | 76 |
| Memorial, Shakespeare, | *[119] |
| Mercury as disinfectant, | 92 |
| Milton, home of, | *37 |
| Mirrors, painted, | 44 |
| Miters, varying, | *18 |
| Monument, Grant, design, | *77 |
| Monument to M. Thiers, | *112 |
| Mortar, colored, | 91 |
| Moulder’s sand, | 75 |
| Mud architecture in Persia, | 41 |
| N | |
| Nails, | [130] |
| Naval architecture, | 49 |
| Nightingale, Miss, home of, | [132] |
| O | |
| Oil, kerosene, | 45 |
| Oil of bay for flies, | 89 |
| Open gas fire radiator, | [121] |
| Operatives, factory home, | *[133] |
| Ornamental keystones, | *[125] |
| P | |
| Pa crusta, | 19 |
| Painting, | [132] |
| Painting brick buildings, | 89 |
| Palaces, winter, | 73 |
| Panel, ornamental, | *64 |
| Panels, terra cotta, | 7 |
| Paper, best effects in, | 50 |
| Paper car wheels, | 46 |
| Paper, water proof, | 22 |
| Passion flower, new, | *22 |
| Pavements, cedar, | [127] |
| Pavilion, ornamental, | *107 |
| Pedestal tenoner, | *74 |
| Pile protecting compounds, testi’g, | [119] |
| Pine, long leaf, | 94 |
| Pine woods, | [134] |
| Pipes and joints, | 113 |
| Pipes, bursting of, | 38 |
| Pipes, drain, look to your, | [130] |
| Pipes, water, bursting, | 113 |
| Planer, improved, | *[142] |
| Planer, surface, new, | *100 |
| Plaster, sand in, | 33 |
| Plaster, wall, adamant, | 52 |
| Plastering, | 107 |
| Plate glass, | 58 |
| Plumbing, about, | 24 |
| Plumbing and drainage, | 16 |
| Plumbing, not defective, | [142] |
| Portal of St. Ouen Abbey, | *20 |
| Portland cement, improvem’nts in, | [126] |
| Post office, Montpelier, | *30 |
| Post office, San Antonio, | *90 |
| Post office, Springfield, | *7 |
| Prints, transfer to wood, | 91 |
| Problem, forestry, our, | [122] |
| Pump, force, Alert, | *118 |
| Pyramids, | 75 |
| R | |
| Rabbit remedy, | [130] |
| Radiator, New Era, | *118 |
| Railroad men’s house, | *108 |
| Rainbows, double and single, | 64 |
| Readers and patrons, to our, | [120] |
| Relics, ancient, Sidon, | 21 |
| Residence, a $1,200, | *30, *88 |
| Residence, a $2,500, | *102 |
| Residence, a $2,800, | *83 |
| Residence, a $3,500, | *6 |
| Residence, a $3,700, | *110 |
| Residence, a $3,800, | *114 |
| Residence, a $4,200, | *61, *[138] |
| Residence, a $4,500, | *33, *106, *117 |
| Residence, a $5,000, | *57, *[140] |
| Residence, Parisian, | *76 |
| Residence at Flushing, | *28, *89 |
| Residence at Montclair, | *2 |
| Residence at Providence, | *5 |
| Residence, artist’s, | *18 |
| Residence, Brooklyn, | *27 |
| Residence, Cambridge, | *24 |
| Residence, Chicago, | *19 |
| Residence, East New York, | *7 |
| Residence, East Orange, | *9 |
| Residence, Flatbush, | *13 |
| Residence for $8,000, | *[123] |
| Residence, Kansas City, | *3 |
| Residence, Minneapolis, | *108 |
| Residence, Mr. Gunther’s, | 45 |
| Residence, New York, | *1 |
| Residence of C. C. Bloomfield, | *72 |
| Residence of moderate cost, | *55, *80 |
| Residence, Ohio, | *68 |
| Residence, seashore, | *65 |
| Residence, Southern, | *83 |
| Residence, suburban, | *[121] |
| Residences, suburban, | 67 |
| Residence, the Marquand, | 34 |
| Residence, Worcester, | *105 |
| Residence, $4,000, | *60 |
| Riverside Avenue, Spokane Falls, | *11 |
| Roburite, | *[133] |
| Roofing plate contract, large, | [120] |
| Roofing plates, Penn, | 78 |
| Roofing slate, | 32 |
| Room, twelve mat, | *36 |
| Rooms, proportions of, | [140] |
| Rose, Gloire De Dijon, | *22 |
| Rouen, gems from, | 20 |
| Ruprich‐Robert, Mr., | 19 |
| S | |
| Sand in plaster, | 33 |
| Sand, moulders’, | 75 |
| Sandstone in building, | 25 |
| Saw, band, Marston’s, | *[142] |
| Sawdust, | [125] |
| Saw filer, Sherman’s, | *87 |
| Scaffolding, portable, | *34 |
| School architecture, | *105 |
| School house and nursery, | *63 |
| Screens, | 91 |
| Sewerage, Vassar College, | 99 |
| Shakespeare memorial, | *[119] |
| Shingle stains, | 118 |
| Shingles, cedar, | 104 |
| Shrubs, planting, | 50 |
| Shutter worker, Malloy’s, | *87 |
| Sideboard in walnut, | *96 |
| Silk, gold, and ivory, | 97 |
| Silk room, disinfecting, | 102 |
| Silo building, | *74 |
| Slate, roofing, | 32 |
| Snow, effect on marble, | 118 |
| Snow sheds, mountain, | 67 |
| Sounding board, St. Paul’s, | *[142] |
| Stable, a $5,500, | *[140] |
| Stable floors, | *75 |
| Staircase, Tatton, | *17 |
| Staircases, gangways vs., | [133] |
| Stains, shingle, | 118 |
| Statue, marble, how made, | [139] |
| Steam heating data, | 104 |
| Stone, Caen, | 70 |
| Stone, preservation of, | 100 |
| Stone steps, to repair, | 116 |
| Stone, waterproofing, | 45 |
| Store, a country., | *82 |
| Store at Winona, | *91 |
| Store, country, a $2,000, | *59 |
| Stores, water pipes in, | *104 |
| Suggestions, good, | [135] |
| T | |
| Tar, gas, use of, | 56 |
| Tatton, Cheshire, | *17 |
| Tea, Japanese, | 25 |
| Tenoner, pedestal, | *74 |
| Temple, Egyptian, | [124] |
| Terra cotta panels, | 7 |
| Theater, a safe, | 33 |
| Thuja gigantea, | 115 |
| Timber, green or dry, | 7 |
| Tomb, M. Thiers’, | *112 |
| Tomb of Col. Herbinger, | *42 |
| Tombs, Etruscan, | 35 |
| Tower on Mount of Olives, | [119] |
| Trade unions, | 104 |
| Trap, house, Pietsch, | *69 |
| Trap, plumbers’, | *49 |
| Tree, bamboo, | [123] |
| Trees, planting, | 50 |
| Trees, planting, roadside, | [124] |
| Tripod head, new, | *10 |
| Tube chimes, | [132] |
| Typhoid, | 110 |
| Typhoid fever by well water, | [126] |
| U | |
| United States, growth of, | [135] |
| V | |
| Vase, the largest, | 39 |
| Vassar College sewerage, | 99 |
| Vegetables in Japan, | 26 |
| Villa, a French, | *46 |
| Villa, an Austrian, | *41 |
| Villa at Saint Lo, | *98 |
| W | |
| Wages, how to increase, | 34 |
| Wall, Chinese, | 44 |
| Wall, dividing, removal, | 57 |
| Wall plaster, adamant, | 52 |
| Walls, burning buildings, collapse, | [127] |
| Walter, Thomas U., | [134] |
| Water, good, value of, | 34 |
| Water pipes, bursting of, | 113 |
| Waterproof paper, | 22 |
| Waterproof stone, | 45 |
| Water, the, keep out, | [120] |
| Watt, James, birthplace of, | *[121] |
| Weather strip, Richmond, | 26 |
| Weather Vane, Reynolds’, | *26 |
| Wells, look to your, | [130] |
| Wheels, car, paper, | 46 |
| White ash, the, | [125] |
| Whitewash and fire, | 37 |
| Whooping cough, | 87 |
| Windmill clock, | 21 |
| Window glass, | 42 |
| Window shutter device, | *87 |
| Winter palaces, | 73 |
| Wire fences, | 18 |
| Wood carpet, | 70 |
| Wood filler, Wheeler’s, | 11 |
| Wood of Thuja gigantea, | 115 |
| Wood, preservation of, | 65 |
| Woodpecker’s sugar bush, | 32 |
| Woodwork, joints in, | *10 |
| Woodwork, preservation, | 32 |
| Woods, pine, | [134] |
| Woods, staining, | 47 |
| Woods, uses of, | 24 |
| Women as architects, | 6 |
| Writing, minute, | 77 |
| Y | |
| Yard, the back, | [134] |
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GILLINDER & SONS,
720 ARCH STREET, — PHILADELPHIA.
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
FRENCH and AMERICAN
Plate Glass,
Looking Glass Plates, Enameled, Colored, Cathedral,
AND
other Ornamental Glass.
Glaziers’ Diamonds.
Pure Putty, Points, etc.
MANUFACTURERS OF
FRANKLIN
Window Glass,
Equal to Foreign Brands.
Also Manufacturers OF THE
“New Flint Glass Ornamental Tile.”
—FOR—
Windows in Cars and Dwellings,
OF
Unequaled Brilliancy.
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Catalogues and Estimates furnished on application.
Stained
Glass
SUBSTITUTE
Beautiful & Lasting for ORNAMENTING
WINDOWS, DOORS, TRANSOMS, &c.
AT SMALL COST. Send for Illustrated Catalogue and Prices. Samples by mail 25 cents.
W. C. YOUNG SOLE AGENT, 733 ARCH ST. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE.
Warren‐Ehret Company
BUILDING AND SHEATHING PAPERS,
COMPLETE READY ROOFING,
—AND—
CARPET LININGS,
428 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
Popular Fortune Hot Air Furnace
FOUR SIZES—Nos. 25, 28, 32, and 36.
BEST FURNACE KNOWN FOR HEATING DWELLINGS.
ECONOMICAL, DURABLE, AND CHEAP. IMPROVED DUST FLUE, LARGE RADIATION.
Having repeated inquiries for a Hot Air Furnace combining all the good elements of a first‐class furnace, with the FANCY FRILLS left off, that could be put up at a MODERATE PRICE, induced us to make the “Popular Fortune,” sales of which, and the satisfaction rendered, have proven it to be just the furnace wanted, specially for Suburban Houses.
Write for circular and prices.
MANUFACTURERS,
Thomas, Roberts, Stevenson & Co.,
PHILADELPHIA.
The BEST Roofing Tin
is the CHEAPEST!
But how are you to know that you get the quality and brand wanted?
Because every PERFECT SHEET of the following three extra fine guaranteed brands of Roofing TIN IS STAMPED at the works with the name of the brand and the thickness. Please note this.
| “Old Style.” | Extra Heavily Coated. The Best Made. |
|---|---|
| “Westminster.” | Re‐dipped. Made from Heavy Iron. |
| COOKLEY K | Highest Grade of Heavy Regular Coated. |
EVERY BOX IS GUARANTEED.
Sample pieces of the Tin, also circulars and full information given.
N. & G. TAYLOR CO.
Established 1810. 77th year.
PHILADELPHIA.
Prepared Roofing
BEST, CHEAPEST, MOST DURABLE.
EHRET’S
BLACK DIAMOND
PREPARED ROOFING
ANYBODY CAN PUT IT ON. EASILY HANDLED.
PUT UP IN ROLLS OF 100 SQUARE FEET.
Send for Latest Circular, Price List, etc.
MANUFACTURED BY
M. EHRET, Jr., & CO.,
| PHILADELPHIA, | ST. LOUIS, | CHICAGO, | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423 Walnut Street. | 113 North 8th Street. | 50 Dearborn Street. |
Ornamental Glass Works.
EMBOSSED
Glass,
New Designs.
Memorial
WINDOWS.
SPECIAL WORK.
Brass Signs
AND
Memorials.
Sample of work on Exhibition at 14 Vesey St., N. Y.
DESIGNS and ESTIMATES FURNISHED.
Work as Reference,
Union News Co., Pennsylvania Railroad,
Pennsylvania University.
C. H. POSTEL & CO.,
1314 RIDGE AVENUE.
BRANCH OFFICE:
527 ARCH ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
TINTING COLORS
STRICTLY PURE.
For Painters’ and Builders’ Use.
Cannot be excelled for PURITY and FINENESS.
MANUFACTURED BY
EDW. E. JILLARD,
EUREKA COLOR WORKS,
1645 NORTH TENTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
WOOD MANTELS.
INTERIOR DECORATIONS,
ARTISTIC FURNITURE,
DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED BY
GEO. W. SMITH & CO.,
3907 to 3919 Powelton Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
FAYETTE R. PLUMB,
Successor to YERKES & PLUMB, Manufacturer of
Hammers, Edge Tools, Sledges, Blacksmith and Railroad Tools.
MAIN OFFICE and WORKS:
PENN. R. R., TUCKER AND JAMES STREETS, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Architects, Roofers, Builders. “Alderly” and “Penn” Old Method Roofing Plates
THE TWO BEST BRANDS OF GUARANTEED ROOFING PLATES. THERE ARE NO OTHER BRANDS EQUAL TO THESE PLATES.
SOLE MANUFACTURERS of the “PATTEN” METALLIC ROOFING SHINGLES.
GUMMEY, SPERING, INGRAM & CO.,Philadelphia—Liverpool.
Stained glass
For Churches and Private Dwellings, etc.
JEWELED MOSAICS.
Illustrated Catalogues Free.
ALFRED GODWIN,
1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
WOOD WORKING MACHINERY.
Band Saws, Jointers, Pony Planers, Shapers.
SPECIAL FOR CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS.
E. & F. GLEASON, 250 Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
The “Gilbertson’s Old Method” is the only brand of Dipped Plates of which the makers have notified consumers—through a letter published by us some time since—that they would send NO WASTERS TO THIS COUNTRY.
SHEETS that are GUARANTEED and STAMPED are the only protection to the Architect, Owner, and Roofer, against dishonest competition and the USE OF INFERIOR MATERIAL.
——MERCHANT & CO.,——
525 Arch St., PHILADELPHIA.
9 Burling Slip, NEW YORK.
202 Lake St., CHICAGO.
No. 1 Metal Exchange Buildings, LONDON, E. C.
GAS FIRES
Resembling Wood or Coal.
Burning Natural or Manufactured Gas.
HENRY P. DIXON & CO.,
Manufacturers,
1330 Chestnut St., Phila., Pa.
SHAW & GEARY,
MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS
Electrical Appliances.
53 No. Seventh St., PHILADELPHIA.
CHOUAGUEN,
TRADE MARK
Opaqued Hollands.
In ordering your Window Shadings specify
“CHOUAGUEN.”
AND TAKE NO OTHER.
See Trade Mark.
Are the Best Finished, Most Uniform, and Most Durable Goods made.
ENQUIRE OF ANY DEALER.
The Goulds Mfg. Co.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Pumps For Hand and Power Use in and About
PRIVATE RESIDENCES
Send For New No. 10 Catalogue
Address
Seneca Falls, N. Y.
60 Barclay St. New York
A DWELLING OF MODERATE COST
Plan of First Floor.
Plan of Second Floor.
A SUBURBAN RESIDENCE
Plan of First Floor.
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Transcriber’s note:
The original accentuation, punctuation spelling and hyphenation has been retained.
On the first page there is mention of ‘One Large Sheet of Details’, which unfortunately is unavailable. It may have been lost or perhaps was never printed.