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... FLOORING TILES , ART TILES , MOSAIC PLATES , AND IMITATION OF INTARSIA OR INLAID SURFACES , COMPRISING EVERY IMPORTANT PRODUCT OF CLAY EMPLOYED IN ARCHITECTURE , ENGINEERING , THE BLAST FURNACE , FOR RETORTS , ETC. , WITH A HISTORY AND ...
... FLOORING TILES , ART TILES , MOSAIC PLATES , AND IMITATION OF INTARSIA OR INLAID SURFACES , COMPRISING EVERY IMPORTANT PRODUCT OF CLAY EMPLOYED IN ARCHITECTURE , ENGINEERING , THE BLAST FURNACE , FOR RETORTS , ETC. , WITH A HISTORY AND ...
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... floors and ceiling joists 286 Use of hollow ties for heating and ventilating purposes 288 Recent tests by Gen. M. C. Meigs as to the resistance of terra - cotta sheath- ing tiles to dead weight ; Fire - proof flooring of the new ...
... floors and ceiling joists 286 Use of hollow ties for heating and ventilating purposes 288 Recent tests by Gen. M. C. Meigs as to the resistance of terra - cotta sheath- ing tiles to dead weight ; Fire - proof flooring of the new ...
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Charles Thomas Davis. Hollow tile fire - proof floors Perspective views of encased iron columns CHAPTER VII . TERRA - COTTA . PAGE 290 293 Section I. General Remarks 294 Use of terra - cotta for architectural decorations in various parts ...
Charles Thomas Davis. Hollow tile fire - proof floors Perspective views of encased iron columns CHAPTER VII . TERRA - COTTA . PAGE 290 293 Section I. General Remarks 294 Use of terra - cotta for architectural decorations in various parts ...
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... Flooring Tiles ; Illustrations and detailed description of a machine invented by Mr. George Elberg , of Columbus , Ohio , for the manufacture of flooring tile by a new process INDEX • 437 455 DIRECTIONS TO THE BINDER . The plates of ...
... Flooring Tiles ; Illustrations and detailed description of a machine invented by Mr. George Elberg , of Columbus , Ohio , for the manufacture of flooring tile by a new process INDEX • 437 455 DIRECTIONS TO THE BINDER . The plates of ...
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... flooring . There are also potteries for water - jars and earthen - ware pots ; but the supply is not at all equal to the demand , and large numbers are continually imported , chiefly from France . Contrary to the usual run of South ...
... flooring . There are also potteries for water - jars and earthen - ware pots ; but the supply is not at all equal to the demand , and large numbers are continually imported , chiefly from France . Contrary to the usual run of South ...
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