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the trade catalogs of the hundreds of companies that produced or distributed
building materials — such were the ... Whereas some important machinery
designed to produce building materials was developed before the Civil War , the
twenty ...
the trade catalogs of the hundreds of companies that produced or distributed
building materials — such were the ... Whereas some important machinery
designed to produce building materials was developed before the Civil War , the
twenty ...
Page ix
Moreover , individual mills produced pieces that were compatible with ... The
production of woodwork in standard lengths , profiles , and thicknesses , coupled
with railroad development , expanded the housing industry in all parts of the
country ...
Moreover , individual mills produced pieces that were compatible with ... The
production of woodwork in standard lengths , profiles , and thicknesses , coupled
with railroad development , expanded the housing industry in all parts of the
country ...
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Granting some exaggeration in the description , and granting also that the day ' s
production was exceptional , if one ... We have managed to satisfy most human
needs - social , economic , and cultural — with industrially produced materials .
Granting some exaggeration in the description , and granting also that the day ' s
production was exceptional , if one ... We have managed to satisfy most human
needs - social , economic , and cultural — with industrially produced materials .
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary And History |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0442227396, 9780442227395 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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