Radford's portfolio of details of building construction; a remarkable and unique collection of full-page plates, accurately drawn and reproduced to exact scale. Complete details for every style of interior trim, including special built-in features (1911)
Radford, William A., 1865- ed, Johnson, Bernard L., joint ed, Rawson, Charles P., joint ed · Chicago, Ill., The Radford Architectural Company · leaf 191
SNOW-PROOF GARAGE DOOR To make the wide swinging doors for garagessnow-proof, the door is rabbeted out about twoinches from the bottom to receive a swinging flapwhich is held tightly down, when the door isclosed, by strips nailed to each jamb; when thedoor is opened the coil springs behind the… … INEXPENSIVE STAVE SILO Design and details for a 75-ton stave silo withwooden hoops. Four thicknesses of tough one-half inch lumber are used in building up the threeor four hoops nearest the bottom and three thick-nesses for the rest of the hoops. The lining isof % inch matched lumber. Door detail…
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