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The Florists^ Review 



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here are the SIXTEEN 



other reasons why you i 



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* EnveBar Clasp, IH" Bar. 



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X Eave Bar Clasp, I'A" Bar. 



il. The putty unrlpr the glass must form a continuous atrip from thp 

 fdgc of the gutter or eave up the bar. There must be no littl'- ' 

 Bap between the end of the sash bar and the eave, or you'll have a 

 leak that will in time destroy your house. 



1-'. The clasp itself must be strons. Brackets bent out of steel are 

 very often defective. If you ever looked at a bunch of these you 

 probably noticed this. If your house has this kind you can prob- 

 ably find a few broken ones lying about that were left by the 

 builders. 



10. The metal in the clasp at the point where the bolt goes throuj:h 

 must be as thick as the rest of the clasp. If the hole is counter 

 sunk your bracket is no more durable than the thin metal that's 

 left. Here's where the size and number of the bolts and method 

 of bolting comes in. 



1 1. The clasp must be put on so it can be readily removed. Other- 

 wise what will you do in case a clasp is broken or rusts out? 

 Will it be necessary for you to take the glass off the roof and 

 take the sash bar out first? That's a common method of making 

 them. Can you remove yours? -'• 



!0. The putty on the lower edge of the glass must be cut off clean 

 clear up in the corners next to the end of the bar or this impor- 

 tant place can't be painted right and it causes water to make 

 dirty streaks. Home braek«ts art; dtsigm-d so this is impossible. 



JO. The screw that goes into thr bar must be far enough from the 



end of the bar so that it will not split the wood, even if its -3. 

 cross grained, if tlH' end of the bar is split th(> liar is not se- 

 curely in placp and it will soon rot. Two sirfws in a bracket, 

 both within 1 ',- inc hes of the md oC the bur, almost always cause i;4. 

 this troublf. 



'7. The clasp must rover enough of the length of the bar to get a 

 real grip. This little leverage does th>' business. It makes a solid 

 job and sets your screw far enough back so that it is in solid 

 wood. 



-5. The clasp must make a nice appearance. In addition to all its ^'(j 

 Useful features it must add to the appiaranof of the building. 

 The design must be neat, ."^uch a clasp is sil.MUly saying. 'K..!) 

 things clean and neat." and it's doing Its part. 

 ''. Tlio clasp must be the same pitch as tin- sash bar .-^o that the 

 bottom of tlu" l>ar rests solidly all o\er the bottom of the clasp 



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clasps. 



Kave Bar Clasp, 



and .''o that your glass always hits the eave line. If some bars 



are higher, then others are lower, and the glass does not rest 



perfectly on the zinc strip at the eave or gutter, the ice will 

 break it. 



The condensation from the ririp groove must not touch the bar 

 slasp. In an original w.iy its prevented from touching ours. 



Every clasp on the lob must be exactly the same size. If they 

 ;ire not your house will leak at the eave line. Unless they are 

 1 ast fr(.)m a pattern the size is sure to vary. 



There's a dilt'erence between a "bar clasp " .and a "bar bracket." 

 A bracket is like a little shelf on which the bar rests. A clasp 

 holds the bar on three sides — it clasps. Ours is a bar "clasp.' 



If the edges of the clasp are not designed right, water will lie 

 along them and keep everlastingly at it to destroy the vital con- 

 nection. Ic can't do this on ours. 



The holes in the clasps for the bolts must be a certain dist.mce 

 apart to get strength. There must be no chance for the wind to 

 twist the < lasp. .lust a little twist that you probably don't notice, 

 and the water starts to leak in at the eave line. 



The holes for the bolts must not be too low or too high, for other- 

 wise the bar would have a leverage and be liable to twist. 

 The holes for bolts must have room for play sidewa^-s only. I'n- 

 less this IS arranged for there w ill be tight rows and loose rows of 

 glass. Kach row of glass must have its proper spacing If it's 

 going to be a good job. If ther.' is play up ami liown your glass 

 will not fit perfectly where it rests on the gutter and eave. The 

 side play IS needed to take care of variation m width of glass. 



g Read this page in last week's Review and you'll have the whole g 

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New York Pana, 111. Chicago 



(50 Broad St.) 



(Drawer 335) 



(Maionic I'cuiple) 



General Office: CHICAGO, ILL.; Factory: PANA, ILL. 



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