October, 1905 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



281 



Ceilings fall because the clinches of the heavy 

 coat of plaster break and there is no adhesion 

 with the lath. 



Sackett Plaster Board construction can't fall 

 because the weight is far less, and the plaster 

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 to the studding. 



Sackett Plaster Boards have been used through- 

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