THE BUILDING ESTIMATORS' REFERENCE BOOK

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"THE BUILDING ESTIMATORS' REFERENCE BOOK"

Entry/Object ID

2000.149.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Gold "The Building Estimators' Reference Book," (Chicago: Frank R. Walker Company, 1921), 2931 pp. The book has a black soft cover with the author's name at center and, "FOURTH EDITION" on the bottom. On the top of the spine is the title with the name of the author on the bottom. All lettering on the cover and spine is in gold. At the beginning is a preface, a preface to the fourth edition, and a table of contents. There are 21 chapters provided covering many facets of construction such as estimating; excavating; concrete work; water-proofing; brick-work; tile-work; carpentry and mill-work; insulation and hot water heating; sheet metal-work; roofing; glass and glazing; plumbing; painting; and structural iron and steel. Many black and white illustrations and photographs, as well as labor cost tables, are included. At the back is an index and an advertisement for the publisher's bookkeeping outfits. With abrasions; creases; fading of the gold lettering; folds on the pages; a water stain; and tears on the cover fabric, the object is in fair condition.

Lexicon

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Building, Building materials, Civil engineering, Carpentry

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Books, Insulation (Heat), Heat engineering, Structural dynamics, Structural design, Building--Law and legislation, Building codes, Building, Brick, Concrete construction, Structural painting, Plumbing, Tile construction, Roofing, Building--Estimates

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Books