PLASTERING CEMENT 



IN plastering the Singer Building the question 

 of material was given due consideration by owners 

 and architect. Being the entire inside wearing sur- 

 face, excepting, of course, the floors, it received 

 the most careful attention, and King's Windsor 

 Cement, composed only of high grade materials, 

 compounded with the greatest care, was selected 

 and used exclusively throughout the entire struc- 

 ture. 



King's Windsor Cement has stood a time test 

 which the most exacting architects and engineers 

 cannot question. It has been a commercial article 

 for more than twenty years and its merits and superior 

 qualities have been recognized by the best architects, 

 owners and contractors, who have used it for plaster- 

 ing the most expensive Government, State and private 

 buildings, including post offices, college buildings, 

 libraries, public schools, etc. 



King's Windsor Cement is sufficiently hard to 

 withstand the roughest usage without marring, yet 

 it is not brittle nor resonant. It is not easily broken 

 and will not transmit sound. The first characteristic 

 renders it invaluable for all classes of work where 

 the plastering is subjected to more than ordinary 

 wear, such as railroad stations. The second char- 

 acteristic has caused it to be used in the finest resi- 

 dences, hospitals, apartments, dormitories, hotels, 

 etc. 



The superior acoustic qualities of Windsor Cement 

 have also been recognized by its being selected for 

 plastering theatres, churches, etc. 



This is fast becoming an age of steel and concrete 

 construction and it is absolutely imperative that the 

 plaster, which is applied directly to the metal, should 

 not contain free acid or have any corrosive effect 

 on the metal. King's Windsor Cement fills these 

 requirements. It will not rust or corrode metal, and 

 it is fireproof. 



The absence of free acid in its manufacture also 

 warrants expensive decorations in either water or 

 oil colors with satisfaction and perfect safety. King's 

 Windsor Cement will not discolor paper of the most 

 delicate decorations. 



The quick drying quality of King's Windsor 

 Cement is also especially valuable. Its easy working 

 qualities are pleasing to the mechanic. It is applied 

 with the same tools and in the same manner as lime 

 and hair mortar, and can be delivered in such quan- 

 tities as may be required. 



This cement is made by J. B. King & Co., office 

 at No. 1 Broadway, New York. 



CONCRETE 



THE concrete subflooring consists principally in 

 the leveling up of the floor surface in all halls, offices, 

 corridors, etc., to receive the finished flooring, amount- 

 ing to approximately 300,000 square feet, about 4 

 inches in depth above the top of the hollow tile arches. 



The work was done by Harrison &, Meyer, No. 

 16 East Eighteenth Street, New York. 



The quantity of material used in this work was 

 about 2,500 cubic yards of cinders, 1,500 cubic yards 

 of sand, and 4,000 barrels of "Atlas" cement. 



The floors in all offices were accurately laid within 

 ^ inch of the finished floor level, and those in corridors 

 to within 2 inches of the finished floor. 



The upper floors in the Tower, above the 30th 

 floor, have a cement finish over the cinder concrete. 



The cinder concrete was mixed in the proportion 

 of 1 cement, 3 sand and 5 cinders. 



The materials were mixed in the cellar and raised 

 to various floors by electric hoists, and there spread 

 in place. An average of thirty men were employed 

 in this work, which had to be done principally at 

 night when the building was practically free of other 

 mechanics, in order to save time. 



GLAZING 



AN unusually large quantity of glass is used in the 

 Singer Building, especially the Tower, which con- 

 tains, from the 14th story upward, 22,103 square feet; 

 below the 14th story, 15,166 square feet. This is the 

 best lighted office building in New York. 



In the old Singer Building, Bourne Building and 

 Bourne Building Addition were used 38,684 square 

 feet, and throughout the entire interior, 9,250 square 

 feet. The total amount equals 85,203 square feet, or 

 practically two acres: enough to glaze a continuous 

 show window, 6 feet high, along one side of Broad- 

 way from Liberty Street to Thirty-fourth Street. 



First quality American polished cast plate glass was 

 used for all exterior sash in the main fronts, east face 

 of Tower above the 13th Mezzanine, south and west 

 faces above 15th floor and north face above 27th floor. 



First quality, flawless, polished wire glass was 

 used for the rest of the window glazing in order to 

 comply with requirements of the Building Depart- 

 ment, in lieu of iron shutters. 



First quality, 26 oz. acid ground glass, ground on 

 one side only and finished with border and corner 

 rosettes, was generally used for interior sash, doors 

 and transoms. 



The glass for ceiling lights in main entrance cor- 

 ridors is rippled, light amber in color. 



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