Color: Black; Blue; Brown; Orange
"The Home Fires: A Few Suggestions in Face Brick Fireplaces," issued by the American Face Brick Association, 1923. The 48-page booklet has a brown paper cover with a black and blue border around the front. At center is an orange and blue drawing of the silhouttes of a man and a woman relaxing in front of a fireplace. Below this is the title and a small crest with the words, "A. F. B. A. / USE FACE BRICK / -it Pays." This same logo is also on the center of the back. At the beginning is an introduction to hearthstone and 29 different examples of fireplaces using this material, each with a black and white illustration. In the middle are many examples of fireplace mottoes followed by an article on proper fireplace construction which includes information on location; good drafts; obtaining maximum heat; the hearth; and chimney and flue. At the back are many black and white photographs of various types of fireplaces and a list of the company's officers and members. With minor surface soiling; light abrasions along the spine; and a stain on the bottom left, the artifact is in overall good condition.
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Fireplaces, Interior decoration, Hearths
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