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Title: Architect and engineer
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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etal, whichhas for its base a steel sheet enveloped inturn with asphalt, asbestos felt andwaterproofing, which renders the steelimmune to the action of steam, gases,acids, salt air, alkali, smoke and fumes.Since its in.stallation not a single drop ofrain or moisture has fallen inside thebuilding although subjected to steam con-ditions within and salt atmosphere with-out. This resulted in the Prince Com-pany again using over .3,000 sq. ft. of thisskylight for their new pea canning fac-tory just completed, Mr. Maury I. Diggs,architect. A skylight of the design described isalso being made with an adjustable barwhich overcomes difficulties encounteredwhen skylights are fabricated to ?neet aspecified curb width and w.ien the build-ers for any reason vary from the specifiedwidth. ■^. * :;: NEW ACID PROOF DRAIN PIPE. A new acid proof drain pipe made ofCorrosiron, the well-kno^vTl acid resistingiron, is announced by the Pacific FoundryCompany of San Francisco. THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER 121
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a-p-baT , pace brick Qabi. The English type of house lends itself naturally to the geniusof brick. The architert here has made the chimney breast themotive of a treatment in brick at once distinctive and beauti^l. ^istindire Treatments of Face Brick Walls INTERESTING and attrartiveefferts in the FaceBrick wall are not necessarily dependent onspecial forms and si:es. An almost infinite varietyof distinctive treatments is possible by the useof standard si:ed Face Brick —and thus securedat the greatest economy. Morethan a hundred ex-amples of fine brickwork in standard sired Face Brick are shown in the portfolio of Architec-tural Details in Brickwork. Many architects haveexpressed themselves as delighted with the beautyof the plates and their richness in suggestions. A set of these plates, in three folders withprinted tabs ready for filing, will be sent to anvarchitect: requesting themon his office stationery. AMERICAN FACE BRICK ASSOCIATION 1759 PEOPLES LIFE BUILDING • CHICAGO, ILLI

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