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The country house; a practical manual of the planning and construction of the American country home and its surroundings (1905)

Hooper, Charles Edward, 1867- · New York : Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 97

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Showing differences in the wearingqualities between the hand-shaved pinesnd the sawed cedar shingles. Theformer, which is 18 % inches long, hasdone duty for 125 years, the latter for15 years coarseness, their wearing qualities are very naturally questionable and are yet to be determined. The… … fi £onl. Enf/itA Soni. Fig. 8. The square window. Stone cap and sills showingvarious kinds of brick work Clapboards come in varying lengths, according to the section of the country.They are of pine, laid from the top downward, nailed to every stud, and thenails set for puttying as in the finish.…

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