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... tile making , herein treated . The rapid development that is being made in America in all branches of mechanics and the arts challenges universal admira- tion , and is unsettling the commerce of the world . Believing detailed ...
... tile making , herein treated . The rapid development that is being made in America in all branches of mechanics and the arts challenges universal admira- tion , and is unsettling the commerce of the world . Believing detailed ...
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... tile machines ; Unhealthy or " unlucky places " caused by use of porous bricks in their construction • Simple way to test the absorption of water by hard - burned bricks ; Acous- tic effects of damp walls ... tiles , etc. CONTENTS . xiii.
... tile machines ; Unhealthy or " unlucky places " caused by use of porous bricks in their construction • Simple way to test the absorption of water by hard - burned bricks ; Acous- tic effects of damp walls ... tiles , etc. CONTENTS . xiii.
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Charles Thomas Davis. PAGE Different forms of hollow bricks , tiles , etc. , with illustrations ; Clay mill for stony materials 191 Compound Clay Rolls of Chambers ' Bro . & Co. , Philadelphia , with illus- trations and description 193 ...
Charles Thomas Davis. PAGE Different forms of hollow bricks , tiles , etc. , with illustrations ; Clay mill for stony materials 191 Compound Clay Rolls of Chambers ' Bro . & Co. , Philadelphia , with illus- trations and description 193 ...
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... tiles for fire - proofing between iron 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 ...
... tiles for fire - proofing between iron 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 ...
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... Tiles used by the Greeks and Romans . 328 Plain tiles as now in use in England and elsewhere • 329 Pantiles and various other forms of tile 330 Illustrations of modifications of pantiles 331 Law of Edward IV . in regard to digging clay ...
... Tiles used by the Greeks and Romans . 328 Plain tiles as now in use in England and elsewhere • 329 Pantiles and various other forms of tile 330 Illustrations of modifications of pantiles 331 Law of Edward IV . in regard to digging clay ...
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