A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 419
f CJaugeLaths (see Gauge Lath, below). B. One of a supplemental^ set; as whenlaths are nailed across others used as furring. Gauge Lath. In roofing, one of a nundxirof laths jjlaced by accurate meiisurcment so asto support a tile or slate at the projier points,as at the nail holes. Metallic Lath. A… … or metal work in the construction. The mostcommon form has heretofore been a coarse wirenetting with the mesh of J of an inch or there-about, and this is commonly called wire lath.Many recent inventions are in the market, gen-erally consisting of thin plates of metal inwhich openings are cut, the…
Architecture
Internet Archive · University of Toronto, Robarts Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
