open either inwardly or outwardly. There are various descriptions of hinges adapted to suit allpurposes to which they are applied. Herring-bone Ashlar. This is one of the nu-merous kinds of ashlar used for building purposes. … Egypt were of wood, rolling in a stone box. Thehinges of the Greeks and Romans were pins ofwood or metal fixed in the top and bottom of thedoor, or in the threshold, so that the door might It is chiefly used in the country; also the herring-tooled ashlar. {See Ashlar, page 89, Vol. 1.) Heart-bond.…
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