GALVANIZED IRON FOR ROOFS AND ROOF DRAINAGE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

GALVANIZED IRON FOR ROOFS AND ROOF DRAINAGE

Entry/Object ID

2000.2.1.1

Description

Color: Brown; Orange "Galvanized Iron for Roofs and Roof Drainage, Details and Specifications," published by the American Rolling Mill Company and Armco International Corporation, Middletown, Ohio, 1926. The booklet has a brown cover, the title is at the top center in black ink against an orange background. Adhered to the top left corner of the first page is a business card for E.E. Fess, representative of the American Rolling Mill Company of California. On the right corner of the page is writing in green ink reading, "E. E. Fess / 540-10th St / Market 3495." Contents of the booklet include material on galvanized iron; styles and layouts of roofs; drainage components and construction; working and reference data on galvanized roofs; uses, characteristics, and costs of iron; and reference material for roof specifications. Also included are white on blue instructional illustrations, data tables, and formulas. With a stain along the bottom of both covers soiling most of the pages inside, and a dented top right corner, the item is overall in good condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Drainage

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, American Rolling Mill Company, Armco International Corporation, Iron, Galvanized, Sheet-iron, House construction, Roofs--Design and construction, Gutters, Roof drainage

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Pamphlets