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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1954
Page
16
The fragment describes a reproduction server or book rack with boards edge-glued or plywood, possibly up to 85 inches wide. It mentions patterning for legs, inch lumber, center holes bored prior to shaping, beveled top and bottom yielding a 2% inch slope, and joined legs with side rails.
Instructional note detailing a colonial bench build using 1 inch stock, flathead wood screws, counter bored holes depth 5/16 inch with a percent inch bit. Includes planing tops to match logo, beveling and attaching slat strips flush with leg slope, fastening with 1 4 inch screws, leg assembly to bench top, and final sanding before staining or varnishing.
Manufacturers propose bold lighting ideas with new lamp designs, indirect lighting units, and oversized table lamps. Polaroid and prism features, carved architectural bases, and materials like black wood and lucite reframe the living room glow as gas and oil lamps fade from view.
An Texas architect advises practical design to keep homes cool without air conditioning. Emphasizing shades in beige and fawn boasted with moires and stripes, frayed silks, and marbled lamp shade papers. Orienting the house to catch prevailing breezes, use cross ventilation through high shaded windows and louvres to circulate cool air.
The article stresses unity in site planting and building design for homes. It cautions that accessory structures like garages must be integral to the overall plan and warns that improper placement harms harmony. Advice covers planting layouts, sun control via roof edges and baffles, spray roofs, and cooling effects of terraces, grass, and shrubs.
A San Francisco architect Henry Hill proposes camouflaging a basement door by installing a hinged bookcase frame sized to the door opening. The unit uses a long piano hinge to bear weight, backed with fir plywood, allowing a door area to be replaced by a functional bookcase.
A novel cabinet designed to store guns fishing gear and clothing in one compact unit. It features locked compartments for guns and rods on one side and drawers for ammo clothing and boots on the reverse. The cabinet turns on inverted casters for easy movement and fits into small floor spaces. It can hold multiple rifles fishing rods and numerous accessories yet requires no special tools. Send $1.00 to receive the pattern and build the unit at home.
Engineers warn that shower singing increases water vapor and fogged windows. An average shower adds a quarter to a half pound of moisture. singing lengthens the time and raises the moisture score. Tub baths produce less moisture, four tub baths equal one shower. to limit spread, keep the bathroom door closed and open windows briefly after bathing. Water resistant paint on walls and ceiling is advised.
Chrome plated bathroom fixtures should be waxed to shield against pitting and make cleaning easier.
Old pine floor cracks can be filled with hardwood slats or a paste of sawdust and glue. Either method works best when dry weather is available.
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