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May 6. 19 



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The Rafters in Heacock's House 



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In our last two Ads, you will recall, 

 we called especial attention to the 

 great width between the two columns 

 in our 78-foot house. 



Now let's see how and what our raft- 

 ers are that such a thinRcan be done 

 and the house have ample strength 

 and rigidity. 



From the column to the ridge we use 

 a rafter SHi inches deep and >« inch 

 thick, on one side of which is hot 

 riveted a iHiXli^xS-lB-inch angle. 

 See B and C on above illustration. 

 This angle prevents the rafter bend- 

 ing or buckling sideways. 

 Compare in your mind the small 

 amount of shade a rafter of that size 

 casts in connection with the trussing 

 necessary in two column houses. 



From the column to a point just 

 above the grade line we run one solid 

 rafter and post combined. 

 It measures 5 i nches wide and h inch 

 thick. See on above cut. 



Bear in mind that there are no welds 

 or splices of the rafter with the post- 



They are in one solid piece from col- 

 umn to the heavy cast iron post base; 

 the latter embedded in concrete 12 

 inches below grade. 

 Every point is as strong as every 

 other point. 



Now look at that column cap and see 

 how rugged it is. 



Note how its many bolts bind the 

 rafters and column securely to- 

 gether. 



Don't lose sight of the fact that the 

 cap is bolted through and through 

 the column. 



No possibility of a slip off with that 

 cap. 



Be on the lookout for our next Ad 

 about more of the strong points of 

 this Samson-like construction of 

 ours and remember that we go any- 

 where for business. Or to talk busi- 

 ness. 



Hitchin£fs ^ G)mpanv^ 



NEW YORK 



1 1 7 O Broad^vay 



General Offices and Factory, 

 F.I.I7ABETH, N. J. 



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