n who hadany knowledge at all of what is truthfuland comely in architecture. The fault of these fronts was not inthe material emplojed, but in the falsetreatment. For building purposes, cast-iron possesses unequalled advantagesof strength, durability, economy andadaptability to ornament and… … IKON STORE-FRONTS.Br Wji J. Fryer, Jr., with Messrs. J. B Jackson <£■ Bros., New Turk. *■ 1869.] Descriptions. 621 iron is crushing-proof, for a column mustbe ten miles in height, before it willcrush itself by its own weight. Unlikewrought-iron and steel, it is not subjectto rapid oxidation and…
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