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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



July, 190- 



INTERIOR WOODWORK 



The Wei I- Appointed Office of a New York Capitalist. 

 Woodwork by W. & J. Sloane. 



THE success of the plans of the architect for interior decoration 

 depends largely upon the intelligence and ability of the work- 

 man to carry them out. Especially is this true of the woodwork. 

 €]J Our superior facilities for all forms of interior decoration include 

 a complete woodworking plant, expert designers and competent 

 craftsmen. We prepare and set trim work, doors, mantels, etc., 

 and make furniture to order from specially prepared designs, drawn 

 by our own artists. Any contract entrusted to us is assured of the 

 highest character of workmanship and the accurate execution 

 of the architect's specifications. 



^ A special feature of our organization is the planning and 

 designing of complete schemes of decorative treatment for interiors 

 in any period. Correspondence invited. 



W. & J. SLOANE, 886 Broadway, New York 



The Difference 



in cost between Sargent's Artistic Hardware and the poor stuff so often used is nothing com- 

 pared with the great difference in the goods. Daily use does not injure good hardware, and 



Sargent's Easy Spring Locks 



and trimmings will stand the wear and tear in the home or store, the office or shop, the school 

 or church. The day of poor hardware for good buildings is past. Sargent's Book of Designs, 

 sent on request, will help you in the selection of appropriate trimmings for your building. 



SARGENT & COMPANY, 22S3& 1 h£*25; 156 Leonard Street, NEW YORK 



double doors arc provided. The panels should 

 not be less than seven-eighths of an inch thick. 

 Double doors arc necessary to prevent annoy- 

 ance from loud talking and to exclude the 

 odors of tobacco smoke. Keyless double bolt 

 locks to doors should be provided. — Francis 

 C. Moore. 



3. To Cool a Room 



A simple way to cool a room in extremely 

 hot weather is to dip towels in cold water, 

 wring them well and hang them in the win- 

 dows, first darkening the blinds. — L. H. J. 



4. Door-Knobs 



The most satisfactory material is bronze, 

 in what is called " statuary finish." This is 

 a dark brown which never changes, except 

 where projecting portions are polished by the 

 hands. The bright bronze is pretty when new, 

 but soon discolors unevenly ; and brass knobs, 

 although fashionable, require frequent rubbing 

 to keep them presentable. Glass knobs are 

 clean and strong, and might with advantage 

 be produced in a much greater variety of shapes 

 and colors than can be found at present ; but 

 as glass must be set in metal, which will re- 

 quire occasional attention, there is no saving 

 of trouble in using them. Wooden knobs 

 which were once very fashionable, and are 

 still in use, have the disadvantage that the 

 varnish with which they are coated becomes 

 sticky and black with use, but they can be 

 cleaned and revarnished in case of need. Cel- 

 luloid is a good material, and would lend 

 itself to the production of very beautiful ef- 

 fects; but although colored celluloid knobs 

 were once in limited use, the manufacture of 

 them seems to have been abandoned. — T. M. 

 Clarke. 



NEW BOOKS 

 A Carpenters' and Builders' Library 



The New Carpenters' and Builders' 

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