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The Decorator's assistant (1847)

[London : W. Gibbs] · leaf 173

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Fig. 1. greater length has to be joined, and thedescription of work does not require that thejoining should be hid from view, the methodexhibited in fig. 2 is often employed. The … Fig. 2. small bead renders the appearance of thework less objectionable, because any irregu-larities produced by shrinking are not seen inthe shade of the quirk of the bead. A bead upon an angle, where the nature of the thingdoes not determine it to be an arris, is fraughtwith many advantages; it…

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