Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work ... (1907)
American School of Correspondence · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 301
245 22 PLUMBING faucet bosses not cut free within the countersink, have in many casesbrought slab types of basins into unjust repute, or, at least, havegiven basis for strong talking points against them, which havebeen effectively so used. If made and installed in the mostapproved manner, these… … Fig. 21. Porcelain Recessed Drinking Fountain. reason for severe criticism. One fact, however, must be borne inmind when comparing marble with other materials used for plumb-ing fixtures—namely, that marble is not an impermeable stone.Nearly all marbles (excepting only the very hardest and most…
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