Radford's brick houses and how to build them - a standard collection of new, original, and artistic designs for brick houses, apartments, stores and flats, garages, etc.; together with complete (14577119799)

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Title: Radford's brick houses and how to build them : a standard collection of new, original, and artistic designs for brick houses, apartments, stores and flats, garages, etc. ; together with complete instruction in the manufacture of brick and its practical uses as a building material selected and compiled by William A. Radford ... Every plan designed and executed by a corps of licensed architects of the highest professional standing, assisted by a staff of expert draftsmen. Over 300 designs and details.
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Radford, William A., 1865-
Subjects: Brick houses--Designs and plans--Catalogs Architecture, Domestic--United States--Designs and plans--Catalogs Trade catalogs--Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans.
Publisher: The Radford Architectural Company, Chicago, Ill. and New York, N.Y.
Contributing Library: Winterthur Museum Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation



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A BRICKLAYERS KIT OF TOOLS 1—Boning Rod; 2—Spirit Level; 3—Brick Cutting Saw; 4—Saw Blade; 5—Pointing Rule; 6—Crowbar; 7—Cold Chisel; 8—Line and Pins; 9—Bolster; 10—Club Hammer; 11—Shovel; 12—Grafting Tool; 13—TinSaw; 14—Square; 15—Bevel; 16—Rubbing Stone; 17—Frenchman ; 18—Pointer; 19—Rule; 20—Hod;21—Hawk; 22—Plumb Rule ; 23—Compass ; 24—Chopping Block; 25—Line and Pegs ; 26—Short StraightEdge and Gauge Rod ; 27—Pick Axe; 28—Trowel; 29—Larry; 30—Brick Mold ; 31—Scutch Radfords Brick Houses and How to Build Them BRICK AS A BUILDING MATERIAL Historical Sketch OF all building materials, brick isthe one that in all ages, so far aswe can search historical rec-ords, has been given greatest honor forutility and durability. Indeed, the rec-ords of the very earliest times amongwhich we search have been preservedto us on bricks of burned clay. In re-cent years bricks have been unearthedwhich are older than the oldest pyra-mids. In t