TERRA-COTTA, BRICK, ETC.

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The fine exhibition of " shape-bricks,” in great variety, merits special notice. The drawings appended render de­scription superfluous. They are from originals furnished by the company. Architects and those interested in construc­tion will see at a glance what possibilities in decorative con­struction such bricks atford. They are of great importance, economically considered, in forming angles and corners, and should be extensively used in the United States, where at­tempts at such manufacture are few and far between. The use of such forms in our public buildings, railway stations, etc., with or without terra-cotta slabs and ornaments, could not fail to powerfully influence public taste, thus impercept­ibly but surely promoting art-culture among the people.

The hollow-tongued and grooved wall or casing brick (Fig. 59) would make a light wall of great strength, and is probably well adapted to partitions.

All of these drawings have been reduced to one-twentieth, but the little scale reduced equally with them will indicate the sizes:—

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