alloy used is the United States Government Standard, 

 90 per cent, of pure copper and 10 per cent, of tin 

 ami /inc. This color will mellow slightly with time, 

 but will practically be as everlasting in tone as the 

 colors in the marble; hence, so long as this building 

 stands the rich beauty of this interior will exist in 

 its present form to gladden the eye of the critical 

 beholder. 



MARBLE 



THE first thing that impresses the visitor upon 

 entering the Singer Building is the artistic charm of 

 the vista which stretches away from the entrance, 

 through the main corridor, to the bronze clock at 

 the rear. This delightful view is bounded its entire 

 length on either side by massive marble piers, and 

 the whole effect is one of regal richness. 



But it is only when the details of the decorations 

 are examined that one fully realizes the blended 

 beauties here displayed. A wealth of delicate tints 

 and pleasing colors appeals to the artistic sense with 

 irresistible force, without a discordant note to mar 

 the general harmony. 



To the composition of this attractive picture 

 sunny Italy has contributed of her choicest products. 

 Every grand pier in the two rows is faced with 

 Pavonazzo marble the finest and most beautiful 

 marble in the world set in a fitting frame of sil- 

 ver-gray Montarenti Sienna, while the corners are 

 trimmed with beaded bronze. The Pavonazzo mar- 

 ble was selected with extreme care and prepared with 

 expert skill. No block was accepted which was of 

 too dark a shade or had stronger markings than would 

 harmonize perfectly with the light color scheme. 

 This necessitated the discarding of many otherwise 

 j>erfeet blocks, but the splendid result amply justi- 

 fies such strict requirements. 



The same material, revealing artistic Nature in 

 her happiest mood, is used in the wall finish and the 

 door and elevator trimmings. The effect obtained 

 in the wall panels and tympanums, in which the 

 pieces are matched with extreme care, being par- 

 ticularly striking. 



Surrounding the upper portion of the corridor 

 are bronze-trimmed balconies; at the tops of the 

 grand piers are bron/e medallions bearing the Singer 

 monogram, while overhead in the series of domes that 

 compose the ceiling are set circular pieces of rippled 

 glass through which the light from hundreds of electric 

 lights is gently diffused throughout the corridor. 



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At the rear, stairs of fine Italian veined marble 

 lead up to the bronze clock on the first landing, where 

 the stairway divides into two flight-, leading to either 

 side of the building. 



The production of the superb effect presented by 

 the main corridor of the Singer Building i> a monu- 

 mental achievement a tribute both to the sunlit 

 hills of Italy and the artistic efficiency of American 

 craftsmanship. 



The marble work throughout the Singer Build- 

 ing was all done by the firm of Baltcrson & Eisck. 

 This firm has unlimited resources for securing the 

 finest quality of material, employs only artisans of 

 the highest skill, and owns a manufacturing plant 

 equipped with the most effective machinery that 

 human ingenuity can devise. Its plant is located at 

 Edgewater, N. J., on the Hudson River, opposite 

 General Grant's Tomb, where it occupies an area 

 equal to 100 city lots. It has executed the marble 

 work on many of the most important buildings 

 throughout the United State-. 



TILE WORK 



THE tile work throughout the building was exe- 

 cuted by Herman Petri, No. 101 East Seventeenth 

 Street, New York City, and is an important feature 

 of its interior finish. 



In the space occupied by The Safe Deposit Com- 

 pany of New York, under the Broadway and Lib- 

 erty Street sidewalks, the side walls as well as the 

 walls in the passages out of the main entrance, the 

 ladies' rooms and directors' offices, are all tiled in a 

 unique and pleasing manner, an attractive ell'ect hav- 

 ing been obtained through paneling the entire work. 

 Colored tiles mark the borders of the panels, the body 

 tiles having a rich cream or ivory noncrazing mat 

 finish. All are the product of the American En- 

 caustic Tiling Co., Ltd. 



These tiles have also been extensively used in the 

 coupon rooms, where they are subjected to a severe 

 overhead light. 



The floors of the basement, engine rooms and 

 passages are covered with a rich red unglazed floor 

 tile; while the barber shop and the toilet rooms 

 throughout the building have floors of alabaster 

 white vitreous ceramic tile, all manufactured by the 

 above-mentioned concern. 



The walls of the Engineer's office, the barber shop 

 and the 33d floor dressing rooms are tiled with 

 glazed tile of American manufacture. 



