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HOKTICULTUKE 



February 1, 1913 



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lion I lor^^oi: ilns uuporr;inr ia<t : — every 'thss; iw is 

 double angle iron ; every gusset plate at the eaves is 

 double. 



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>'o. 1. 



.Tniningr point of donl.ile 

 auETle cross truss, strut 

 and ridge rod tie suppcirt. 



No. 2. 

 The rid^e showinpr the 

 wrought iron joining plate 

 with the ridge rod cross 

 tie support bolted to it. 



No. 3. 



Column gusset plate 

 (double) rigidly tying to- 

 gether the angle iron 

 column, the angle iron 

 cross tie (double) and the 

 steel rafter. 



No. 4. 



Double gusset plate bolt- 

 in.g together the guaran- 

 teed wrought iron post 

 and steel rafters. 



Important Construction Points 



In the Wm. R. Nicholson New House at South Framingham, Mass. 



im^rr's au iron fraiuer 52x200. It was erected right over 

 MR a smaller wooden house which was not removed 

 g j until after the Decoration Day stock was sold. 

 X I It is our two column cumpresslon truss design. 

 K S The columns are not pipe, but made at our fac- 

 a_g tory by bolting together two angle irons. You 



' can at once see what strength such a column 



made such a way, must have. 

 The supporting and non-buckling strength of columns 

 made this way is so great that we cau place them about 

 40 feet apart and still be able to use only an exceedingly 

 simple form of compression trussing. 



When you walk in this house of Nicholsnn's you scarcely 

 notice the columns, they are so wide apart. 

 There are two things you do notice, however, and keep 

 on noticing, they are the convincing rigidity and surpris- 

 ing lightness of the entire frame: also the particul;ir at- 

 tention given to each part that every part shall have 

 abundant strength. 



It is evident that the construction has been carefully 



thought out and every stress and strain proved up by 



greenhouse engineering experts. 



It was far from an easy task to sell Mr. Nicholson this 



house, because he is the kind of man that has to be 



shown and convinced step by step and part by part. 



He tried every way possible to shoot holes in the way we 



proposed to frame it. In fact he was one of the hardest 



men to convince we ever had to deal with. 



Bxit ask him or write him about what he thinks of his 



house now. 



Better yet. go and see it. 



See for yourself. 



Convince yourself. 



Let the house do its own talking. 

 If you'll do this, we will run the risk of anyone else 

 getting your order. If you can't go we will gladly send 

 you an interior photograph 24 inches long and full 

 pnrticulars. 



What Mr. Nicholson Thinks of It. 



"It took nio a long while to mike up ray mind to build a Lord & Buruham house. 

 Although "we had several of this concern's Iron Frame houses on the place, houses that 

 were satisfactory In every way, still it did seem to me that the price they asked was a 

 bit high. 



"The more, however, that I studied the details of the house that this concern proposed 

 to build for me and began to realize the carefulness with which the structural strains had 

 been cared for, the more I became convinced that T could not afford to build any other 

 house — I could not afford to have a house tliat had a doubt. Now that the house is up I 

 am thoroughl.v convinced that I made no mistake. 



"When I go into the house and see how light it is and how strongly it is supported 

 by the columns (made of double angle-irons bolted together), and look at those double 

 angle-iron cross ties going across the house, also the strong way in which the trussing is 

 treated, and then look at the eave and see that double gusset plate strongly holding to- 

 gether the steel rafter and wrought iron post. I am convinced beyond all doubt that there 

 is no doubt about the superiority of Lord & nurnham houses. 



"Then, again, after the terrific high winds we had last week, we didn't lose a pane of 

 glass even from the liouses you erected 

 for us fourteen yenrs ago. They stood as 

 hrm as a rock." 



Very truly yours. 



Lord and Burnham Co. 



SALES OFFICES 



NewYork, St. James BIdg. Boston. Tremont BIdg. Philadelphia, Fraiklin Bank BIdg. 

 Chicago, Rookerj BIdg. Rochester, GranKe BIdg. 



FACTORIES 



Irviigton, N. Y. Des Plaines, III. 



