﻿April, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  XXI 
  

  

  "Clinton 
  Wire 
  Lath 
  

  

  » 
  

  

  is 
  a 
  practical 
  and 
  authoritative 
  treatise 
  on 
  lathing 
  

   and 
  plastering, 
  written 
  for 
  those 
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  to 
  build 
  

  

  according 
  to 
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   methods. 
  

  

  It 
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   lath 
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   It 
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   periority 
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   over 
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   lath. 
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   wire 
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   where. 
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   sound, 
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   walls, 
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