METAL TRIM 



TTN view of the recent revisions of the building 

 codes in most large cities, it is interesting to note 

 JL the improvements in building construction made 

 to comply with the demands for better fire pro- 

 tection. 



The Singer Building is notable in this respect; the 

 visitor's attention is immediately claimed by the uni- 

 form color and beautiful grain of the interior trim, 

 and it is only upon a very close and careful examina- 

 tion that the nature of this trim is revealed. Steel 

 again proves its great commercial value, for this is 

 the composition of what are to all appearances oak 

 and mahogany doors, partitions, moldings, etc. 



The aesthetic appearance and the faithful carrying 

 out of design and graining in what appears to be re- 



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markably fine woodwork is truly wonderful, and a 

 brief description of its manufacture and erection will 

 be noted with interest. The stiles, rails and mullions 

 of the steel doors in the Singer Building are hollow 

 except for a cork filler used to deaden the sound. 



Possibly the most important feature in the manu- 

 facture of these doors and of similar sheet steel con- 

 struction, is the perfected process 

 used to draw cold steel through dies 

 rather than the common method 

 of rolling it while hot, the latter method being usual 

 for large and heavy sections. The first-mentioned 

 process enables sharp, well-defined angles and well- 

 rounded curves in the molding, thus imposing on 

 the designer practically no limitation of ideas. 



COLD DRAWN 

 STEEL 





