06. Miscellaneous Building
[Bernard Forest de] Bélidor. La Science des Ingenieurs dans la Conduites des Travaux de Fortification et d’Architecture Civile. Claude Jombert, Paris 1729)
(p) Thomas Gill, ‘On Various Cements’, The Technical Repository, 1822, pp 373-5.
(p) Alfred Jeffrey. Notes on the Marine Glue. London, 1843. Copy marked up for revision, possibly by the author.
Joseph Glynn. Rudimentary Treatise on the Construction of Cranes, and Machinery. London 1849.
Edward Dobson. A Rudimentary Treatise on Foundations and Concrete Works. London 1849. Another copy, see below.
'Four Treatise [sic] on Building': a bound compilation of Weale's rudimentary treatises, containing Allen, Cottage Building [Link], Andrews, Agricultural Engineering [Link], Burgoyne, Blasting and Quarrying [Link], and Dobson, Foundations and Concrete Works [Link] (John Weale, London, 1850).
Joseph Whitworth. Miscellaneous Papers on Mechanical Subjects. Longmans &c, London 1858.
Instructions for the Use and Application of Pyrimont Seyssel Asphalte. London 1860.
(ef) [Henry Laxton], Examples of Building Construction, intended as an Aide-Memoire for the Professional Man and the Operative, &c (4 vols in 2 [Laxton], London no date [1857-1867]) [Link: Vol 1-2, Vol 3-4]
David Stevenson. Lighthouses. Edinburgh 1864.
W H D Adams. Lighthouses and Lightships. London 1871.
W N Blair. The Building Materials of Otago and South New Zealand Generally. J Wikie & Co, Dunedin 1879.
J N Douglass, The Wolf Rock Lighthouse [excerpt from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, XXX, 1869-70, part 2]. Institution of Civil Engineers, London, 1870.
W G Christy. A Practical Treatise on the Joints made and used by Builders. [Weale's Rudimentary Series] London 1882.
H R Towne. A Treatise on Cranes. Author, Stamford [Connecticut] 1883.
Raimund Hoffer [trans W T Brannt]. A Practical Treatise on Caoutchoc and Gutta Percha. Philadelphia 1883
Ernest Spon. Workshop Receipts for the use of Manufacturers. Mechanics, and Scientific Amateurs. London 1888.
Ewing Matheson, Aid Book to Engineering Enterprise. 2nd ed, Spon, London 1889
[p] William White, The Hygeian Rock Composition [brochure]. William White, Abergavenny, undated, but contains press notices up to August 1883, and is overstamped 'International Health Exhibition / awarded / Gold Medal' in reference to the International Health Exhibition, London 1884.
(irregular) Willesden Paper & Canvas Patterns [sample book] (Willesden, London, no date [?c1891). .
(p) Francis & Co. Francis & Co's New Premises, &c [trade catalogue] London, no date [c 1895]. 1893 is the last date mentioned, p 7. [Link]
(p) International Rolling Screen Co. International Rolling Wire Window Screens. Boston [Massachusetts], no date [c 1895]. [Link]
H G Richey. A Handbook for Superintendents of Construction, Architects, Builders, and Building Inspectors. Wiley, New York 1905.
S W Francis & Co. S. W. Francis & Co Limited. Manufacturers of Improved Wood, Iron and Steel Revolving Shutters. S. W. Francis & Co Ltd, London 1909.
H O Weller et al, Building in Cob and Pisé de Terre [Building Research Station special report no 5] HMSO, London 1922. [Link]
F T Graham & T J Emery. Audels Masons and Builders Guide. 4 vols, New York 1936 [1914].
A W Comber. Composition Flooring and Floorlaying. London 1936.
F T Graham Hodgson. Encyclopedia of Bricklaying, Stone Masonry, Concrete, Stuccos and Plasters. Stanford [California] 1946.
Paul Aller & Doris Aller. Build Your Own Adobe. Stanford [California] 1946.
B H Knight & R G Knight. Builders' Materials. London 1950 [1939].
D D Harrison. An Introduction to Standards in Building. London 1947. [Link]
W Kinniburgh & L S Wallace, A Work Study in Blocklaying [National Building Studies technical paper no 1] (HMSO, London 1948). [Link]
Newman Tate. The Builders' Materials. London 1947. [Link]
Sisalkraft Handbook of Useful Specifications. No place or date [?c 1960: this copy printed 'With Compliments F.W. Williams & Co Pty Ltd, Sydney'].
Stonemasonry
(p) Edwin Gates, Aylesford Quarry [flier announcing that Gates has taken the quarry]. No publication details.
J Claudel & L Laroque. Pratique de l'Art de Construire: Maçonnerie. Paris 1850.
E Dobson. A Rudimentary Treatise on Masonry and Stonecutting. London 1859 [but with post-1862 advertisements].
John Burgoyne, Rudimentary Treatise on the Blasting and Quarrying of Stone for Building and other Purposes .John Weale, London, 1849 [bound in 'Four Treatise on Building', see section 6].
John Burgoyne. The Blasting and Quarrying of Stone. London 1860.
William R Purchase. Practical Masonry. London 1903.
E G Warland. Modern Practical Masonry. London 1929. [Link]
International Correspondence Schools. Elements of Stone and Brick Masonry. Scranton [Pennsylvania], no date [c 1930]. [Comprises three monographs: Elements of Stone Masonry; Elements of Brick Masonry; Agreements and Specifications] [Link]
Roofing and Felts
(p) H W Johns, Descriptive Circular of H.W. Johns' Improved Roofing, Asbestos Roof Coating and Cement, &c. H W Johns, New York, no date [c 1868]. [Link]
P Desfeux. Carton-Cuir pour Toitures et au Carton Bitumé. Paris 1888. [Link]
(p) W H H Childs. The Town and Country Roof. No place, 1888. This copy bears the printed name of Bigelow & Dowse of Boston, but they would appear to be no more than agents. The roofing was a three ply felt, secured with roofing nails and tin caps. The brochure also promotes O.K. Building Paper. [Link]
H. W. Johns's Asbestos Materials, Descriptive Price List. Boston [Massacusetts] 1890. [Link]
(p) Chapman & Soden. 'Cyclone' brand roofing felt. two printed samples, one small sheet dodger, circular, original mailing envelope. Boston 1892. [Link]
D Anderson & Son Ltd. "Rok" Roofing. Manchester, no date [c 1930]. [Link]
James McCawley. Roofing. New York 1938.
Frank Bennett & Alfred Pinion. Roof Slating and Tiling. 2nd ed, London 1948 (1935). 1960 reprint.
Ironmongery and Tools
(p) Gilbert Austin, 'A Method of Cutting Very Fine Screws, and Screws of Two of More Threads &c', Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, vol 4, 1792, pp 145-9 & plate
(p) Jas. Thornton & Son. Jas. Thornton & Son, Bradford Street, Birmingham, Manufacturers of Wrought Iron Hinges, &c. Birmingham, no date [?c1810]. Single sheet flier. [Link}
Charles Tomlinson [ed]. Rudimentary Treatise on the Construction of Locks. London 1853
[p] Charles Churchill & Co., Catalogue & Price List of American Tools, Machinery, &c. Churchill, London 1872.
Nettlefold & Chamberlain. Price List and Drawings of Articles manufactured by Nettlefold & Chamberlain Birmingham. 3rd ed, Nettlefold & Chamberlain 1873.
Screws and Screw-Making. Chester 1881.
Thivel & Béréziat. Quincaillerie, Ferronnerie & Serrurerie, &c. Thivel & Béréziat, Lyon 1889.
(p) Saml Haskins & Bros. Catalogue of Revolving Shutters, Shop Blinds, &c. London, no date [c 1890]. [Link]
L A Barré. Petite Encyclopédie Pratique du Batiment: Surrurerie et Menuiserie en Fer . Paris 1898.
Pryke & Palmer. Illustrated Catalogue. London, no date [c 1900] . Pryke & Palmer were one of the largest British hardware manufacturers and merchants. William Robert Pryke, chairman in the 1920s, became Lord Mayor of London, and was made a baronet [information from Inch's Books]. [Link]
Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. Builders' Hardware made by Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. New Britain [Connecticut]1897.
(p) Saml Haskins & Bros. Catalogue of Revolving Shutters, Shop Blinds, &c. London, no date [c 1890].
Comptoir de l'Industrie, L Laurent & Carrée. Tarif des Fournitures Générales pour l'Industrie. Reims, no date [c 1890]. bound with various price lists up to at least 1902, some in the name of the successor firm, L Laurent, Carrée & Binoche, which appears at least by the 1890s. [Link]
James Gordon, James Gordon, Brassfounder &c [catalogue] (James Gordon, Birmingham, no date [c 1900])
R Melhuish, Sons & Co, Ironmongery and Electrical Supplies. R Melhuish, Sons & Co, London 1903. [Link]
[f] Whitehouse Brothers Limited, Tools for Home and Exportation. H edition, Whitehouse, Cannock [Staffordshire] 1904
Brooke Tool Manufacturing Co Ltd. Brooke High Speed Twist Drills. Brooke, Birmingham, no date [c 1928].
Henry Hope & Sons Ltd. Hope's Hardware. Smethwick [Staffordshire] 1930
(p) Stanley Electric Tools Catalogue No.59. Stanley, New Britain [Connecticut] 1934.
(p) Stanley Electric Tools Catalogue No.64M. Stanley, New Britain [Connecticut] 1934.
Spear & Jackson Ltd. Concerning Handsaws. Spear & Jackson, Sheffield, no date {?c 1935].
H A Lamb et al., Modern Fixing Practice. London 1936 [a handbook issued by the Rawlplug Company Ltd].
Locks and keys
Joseph Bramah. A Dissertation on the Construction of Locks. Author, London, no date [c 1785]
(p) John Chubb. 'On the Construction of Locks and Keys' (paper delivered to the Institution of Civil Engineers, 9 April 1850). No place, no date.
George Price. A Treatise on Fire & Thief-Proof Depositories and Locks and Keys. London 1856
[Arthur Shaw & Co] Illustrated List of Locks and Keys. Shaw, Willenhall [Staffordshire], no date [c 1900]. [Link]
Corbin. Corbin Cabinet Locks 1907 Catalog [cover title]. New Britain [Connecticut] 1907.
F J Butter. A Glossary of Terms Applying to Locks and Builders Hardware. Willenhall [Staffordshire] 1947.
Architectural handbooks & catalogues
Ashton & Green, Limited. Ashton & Green, Limited, Slate, Tile, Brick, Cement, Marble, and Iron Manufacturers and Merchants [catalogue]. London 1887. [Link]
J E Sears [ed]. The Contractors' Compendium and Complete Catalogue. 8th ed, London 1894. [Link]
J E Sears [ed]. The Contractors,' Merchants,' and Estate Managers' Compendium and Catalogue. 15th ed, London 1901. [Link]
J E Sears & J E Sears. The Architects' Compendium and Annual Catalogue. London 1936.
"Sweet's" Indexed Catalogue of Building Construction. 1st ed, New York 1906. Facsimile edition.
Sweet's Architectural Catalogue. 17th ed, New York 1922.
F E Kidder & Thomas Nolan. The Architects' and Builders' Handbook, 17th ed, Wiley, New York 1921 [1884]
F E Kidder & Harry Parker. Kidder-Parker Architects' and Builders' Handbook. 18th ed, New York 1931. Personal copy of John Fisher, Sydney.
Waldo Bros. and Bond Company. Building Materials and Construction Equipment. Boston, no date [c 1920]. Dated from a reference, p 354, to work done in 1919-20.
The Colonial Compendium & Export Catalogue of the Building Trades. London 1924.
Chicago Millwork Supply Co. Millwork and Building Materials. Chicago, no date [c 1925].
Metal Agencies Co Ltd, Bristol. Catalogue No. 46. Metal Agencies, Bristol 1927.
Home Owners' Catalogs. New York 1935.
Building Trades' Standard Castalogue. Part 1 - Builders & Contractors, etc 1935-1937. 5th ed, Standard Catalogue Co Ltd, London [1935].
F E Drury et al [eds]. Architects', Builders' and Civil Engineers' Technical Catalogue. London 1946.
Evelyn Drury et al. Architects', Builders' & Civil Engineers' Reference Book 1950.[third issue of the preceding] London 1950.
Fireproofing
(p) Great Britain. An Act for vesting in David Hartley Equire, his Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, the sole Use and Property of a certain Method by him invented of securing Buildings against the Calamities of Fire, throughout His Majesty's Dominions, for a limited time. London 1777.
Association of Architects. Resolutions of the Associated Architects; with the Report of the Committee by them appointed To consider the Causes of the frequent Fires, &c. London 1793.
Ebenezer Timmis. Fire Extinction. Birmingham, no date [1844].
C J H Woodbury. The Fire Protection of Mills; and Construction of Mill Floors, &c. 2nd ed, New York 1882. Also 3rd ed, New York 1895.
F W Fitzpatrick & T L Condron. Fireproof Construction. Chicago 1914
Asbestos
Great Britain, Department of the Environment, Asbestos Materials in Buildings. HMSO, London 1986 [1983].
Loss Prevention Council, Asbestos Use in Buildings: the hazards and their mitigation [report SHE 9: 1993]. Loss Prevention Council, London 1993.
See also:
(sec 5) Treatise on Architecture 2. [incl] Masonry (sec 8) Dobson, Roof Tiling (sec 9) Boyd & Lowndes, Building Unit Construction [for glass blocks] (sec 11) Lakeman, Concrete Cottages [advertisements pix for Turner's asbestos cement] (sec 18) Glass, Paints, Varnishes and Brushes Johns, Modern House Painting (for asbestos products) (sec 25) Allen, Cottage Building Bullock, The American Cottage Builder