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The kind of structures referred to are the houses that the Iowa Railroad Land
Company advertised in its lowa Farming Lands brochure of 1870 . The company
operated out of Cedar Rapids and sold “ ready - made ” houses of all sizes ...
The kind of structures referred to are the houses that the Iowa Railroad Land
Company advertised in its lowa Farming Lands brochure of 1870 . The company
operated out of Cedar Rapids and sold “ ready - made ” houses of all sizes ...
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Common bond , also referred to as American bond , consists of stretcher courses
except that the fifth , sixth , or seventh course is composed of headers . Running
bond originally saw more use in interior walls or in party walls between ...
Common bond , also referred to as American bond , consists of stretcher courses
except that the fifth , sixth , or seventh course is composed of headers . Running
bond originally saw more use in interior walls or in party walls between ...
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In the course of time , sash has most commonly referred to those windows that
slide up or down by means of pulleys or metal tracks . The most common form of
sash is the double - hung , in which both sashes slide . From 1870 to 1930 , the ...
In the course of time , sash has most commonly referred to those windows that
slide up or down by means of pulleys or metal tracks . The most common form of
sash is the double - hung , in which both sashes slide . From 1870 to 1930 , the ...
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0442230672, 9780442230678 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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