Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 215
iL \ endeavor to ascertain which ! .■ -makes are the truest and give the most perfect work. By being very careful in lay-ing the bricks to average the defects, and by ruling the joints, theeffect of the distortion may be largely overcome. Headers do notshow the distortion as much as stretchers.… … Fig. 126. preferred to one of galvanized iron or wood, as it is more durableand will not require painting, besides being a more appropriate useof material. In cornices where considerable projection is desired it is almostalways safe to adopt some corbeled treatment, building the corbelsup by…
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