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The Decorator's assistant (1847)

[London : W. Gibbs] · leaf 229

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epresent the leadingthoroughfares, the names of which are to heinscribed thereon, with the hands pointing inthe precise direction. On the space c are tobe marked the names and numbers of thevarious public offices and institutions in thedistrict, and on d the neighbouring outlets,squares, courts,… … of the shaft marked f f are to contain thenames of the tradesmen in the principal tho-roughfares, with the number of the shops—thenames to be cast on a separate metal plate, tobe altered or removed at pleasure, g repre-sents the rocket signals, h the number of thefire-engine house, i the turncocks…

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