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Sketchbook of the Philadelphia and Boston Face Brick CompanySketchbook of the Philadelphia & Boston Face Brick Co.FROM time immemorial the domestic hearth has been the theme of optimists and poets, who have lavished on it the most endearing words, and have associated it with their most delightful thoughts. The fireplace has always...
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Practical hints to builders and those contemplating buildingPractical hints to builders and those contemplating building - Facts worth considering relating to foundation, cellar, kitchen, chimney, cistern, brick-work, mortar, heating, ventilation, the roof, and many items of interest to builders.The object of this little book is to give to builders a few...
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The Useful Arts Employed in the Construction of Dwelling Houses. Second EditionThe Useful Arts Employed in the Construction of Dwelling Houses. Second EditionThe dwellings of mankind, at first rude and simple in the extreme, increase in complexity as their inhabitants advance in civilization. Primitive dwellings are scarcely distinguished by signs of superior skill or sagacity...
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Practical Farm Buildings: Plans and SuggestionsPractical Farm Buildings: Plans and SuggestionsThe very cordial appreciation which has met the first edition of our book, Practical Farm Buildings, makes it seem wise to prepare a larger and more complete book, and we hope you will find some of these plans and...
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Sunset's Cabin Plan BookSunset's Cabin Plan BookEvery Westerner wants a vacation home! Perhaps it is the nearness to pioneer days that makes us so alive to mountain forests and ocean sands. Sunsets Cabin Plan Book is primarily for those who are still in the talking stage. However,...
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Plank Frame Barn ConstructionPlank Frame Barn ConstructionThis matter was originally presented in the columns of Carpentry and Building, in response to continued requests for information concerning the plank frame system of construction, which for many years past has been growing in popularity in various sections of the...
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Carillon Park bookletsThe Steam Fire Engine and the Old-time Fire BellThe steam fire engine on display in Carillon Park represents the third, and perhaps most colorful, phase of mans long battle against fire. During the time of the bucket brigade, fire-fighting was carried on without the...
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A Description of a New-Invented Stove-GrateA Description of a New-Invented Stove-Grate - Shewing Its Uses and Advantages Over All Others, Both in Point of Expence, and Every Purpose of a Chamber FireAnd ever since the Duty laid upon Coals, the Article of Fire has been so very expensive in...
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United States. Department of Agriculture. Farmers' bulletin no. 1638Rat Proofing Buildings and PremisesTHE PRINCIPLES of modern construction of buildings are opposed to everything conducive to the best interests of the rat. They call for the liberal use of indestructible and noncombustible materials, as well-made concrete and steel, and these are too much...
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United States. Department of Agriculture. Farmers' bulletin no. 1460Simple Plumbing Repairs in the HomePLUMBING often gets out of order, and upon prompt attention to the little repair jobs depends its smooth, satisfactory operation. This bulletin describes simple ways of doing little things, with the aid of a few simple tools, to keep...
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Concrete Construction for the Home and the FarmConcrete Construction for the Home and the FarmShould you find this book helpful in building with concrete, we would consider it a favor to have you so inform us. Likewise, we would appreciate a description (and a photograph if possible) of whatever you have...
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The Construction of the Small HouseThe Construction of the Small House - A Simple and Useful Source of Information of the Methods of Building Small American Homes, for Anyone Planning to BuildImmediately after the war the housing shortage made itself very evident, because the landlords discovered that it existed,...
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Stair-Building and the Steel SquareStair-Building and the Steel Square - A Manual of Practical Instruction in the Art of Stair-Building and Hand-Railing, and the Manifold Uses of the Steel SquareOn entering a building, almost the first thing that meets the eye is the staircase and unconsciously it is...
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United States Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin No. 2202Simple Plumbing Repairs for the Home and FarmsteadFaucets and globe valves, the type of shutoff valves commonly used in home water systems, are very similar in construction (fig. 1) and repair instructions given below apply to both. Your faucets or valves may differ somewhat...
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Miscellaneous publication (United States. Department of Agriculture) no. 579Building with LogsThe art of log construction is relatively simple, once a few basic principles are understood. The pioneers who opened the lands beyond the eastern seaboard did not have boards with which to build such shelter as they needed. Logs were so plentiful...
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United States Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin No. 1279Plain Concrete for Farm UsePORTLAND CEMENT concrete is the mass formed by mixing Portland cement, sand, gravel (or particles of other suitable materials), and water. The quality of concrete may be made to conform to certain requirements which vary with the purpose of the...
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Fences, Gates and Bridges: A Practical ManualFences, Gates and Bridges: A Practical Manual Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1887, by the O. JUDD CO., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. It is authoritatively stated that the building and maintenance of the farm...
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Lightning Rod ConferenceLightning Rod Conference - Report of the Delegates from the Following Societies, Viz.: Meteorological Society, Royal Institute of British Architects, Society of Telegraph Engineers and of Electricians, Physical Society. With a Code of Rules for the Erection of Lightning Conductors; and Various AppendicesAlthough France...
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Practical Stair Building and HandrailingPractical Stair Building and Handrailing - By the square section and falling line system.The following book has been written to assist those who wish to acquire a knowledge of the most practical and systematic methods adopted in the execution of stair building and handrailing....
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FirebrandsFirebrandsEvery year fire destroys an enormous amount of property in the United States. Of this great loss by which our country is made just so much poorer, for property destroyed by fire is gone forever and cannot be replaced, a large proportion is due...
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