XIV 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



September, 1910 



LANE TUBULAR TRACK AND tIANGLR 



Is Our Latest Pattern 



All Steel Rail and 

 Hanger Frame 



^ The simplest and cheap- 

 est Hanger, that can't jump 

 the track and allows the 

 door to swing outward a 

 considerable distance with- 

 out cramping either Track 

 or Hanger. 



LANE BROS. CO. 



434-466 Prospect Street, POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. 



DLff PIDMBING GOODS 



BFTY FrVlB TEARS OF QUALITY 



ARCHITECTS recognize 

 the great importance of 

 the Bath Room, the 

 Kitchen and Laundry. The 

 Pkimbing Material installed in 

 these rooms will have their 

 share in determining the char- 

 acter of the room, and should 

 be given the greatest consider- 

 ation — they should be of the 

 most improved pattern from a 

 sanitary standpoint, together 

 with richness of design and 

 beauty of finish. These re- 

 sults can best be obtained by 

 specifying Plumbing Goods 

 made by the 



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Marshiill ■(■ ?\ix, Arcliitrcts. Chicago 



L, Wolff Manufacturing Co* 



■ MANUFACTURERS OF " 



Plumbing Goods Exclusively 



THE ONLY COMPLETE LINE MADE BY ANY ONE FIRM 



GENERAL OFFICES: 601 to 627 West Lake St., Chicago 



DENVER :: SHOWROOMS: 91 Dearborn Street, Chicago :: TRENTON 



BRANCH OFFICES 



ST. LOUIS, MO. : 2210-2212 Pine Street SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. : Monadnock Bldg. 



MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.: 615 Northwestern Eldgr. OMAHA, NEB. : 1116-1118 Douglas Street 

 CLEVELAND. OHIO: Builders' Exchange WASHINGTON, D. C. : 327 Bond Building- 



KANSAS CITY, MO. : 1204 Scarrett Building BUFFALO, N. Y. : 61 Manchester Place 



Actual test by the Board of Fire Under- 

 writers, Chicago, shows Wood Fibre Plaster 

 300% stronger than lime and sand. So why 

 use old-fashioned materials when the best 



costs no more. 



Climax Wood Mortar 



ca.v^ /i»o^->r^^'< 



This G. R. P. quality brand 

 of piaster has for a base 

 Pure Gypsum Rock. It is 

 plastic and easy-spreading. 

 Its density prevents vermin. 

 It is absolutely firc-prcof 

 and not easily affected ly 

 water. Use Climax Wood 

 Mortar over any good 

 plaster board and you will 

 nave an ideal wall — a wall 

 without lath stains or pops 



—a wall that deadens sound 

 and saves fuel— a wall that 

 never needs repairs. 



For your own protection 

 write for a free copy of our 

 book and learn many truths 

 about plastering. It is a 

 little book on a big subject 

 and is not afraid to state 

 facts. 



A postal brings the book 

 free. Write at once. 



Grand Rapids Plaster Company 



Grand Rapids, Michigan 



Climax Wood Mortar Makers of Hercules Wall Plaster 



Superior Wood Fibre Plaster Gypsum Wall Plaster 



Sales Agents for Sackett Plaster Board 



Bungalows and American^ Homes 



Design No. 2, Built In California and Iowa— Cost $2,800 



Our handsome 112-p>g:e, 8x11 book of Bungalows, Mission, Colonial, 

 English Timbered and Concrete Houses for 1910 shows interiors, ex- 

 teriors, and floor plans and actual cost to build, ranging from $1,000 

 to $10,000. These designs are photos of structures we have built 

 throughout the country — not theoretical pen pictures. Special spaci- 

 flcations and details of construction made to suit any climate. Price 

 of book, $1.00, prepaid. Sample leaves free. 



Brown Bros., Architects. 918 Security Bank Bldg., Cedar Rapids, la. 



f "THE COMPLETE HOTEL " 



S TATTER 

 , \f^ BUFFALO. 



450 ROOMS WITH BATH 

 '00 CIRCULATING ICE WATER$I50UP. 



Take off your Hat thel 



YFRS 



Write for ClrculaTs' 

 and Prices to 



F.E. Myers &Bro. 



Ashland. Ohio 



fTHE 

 PUMP 

 THAT 



PUMPS 



HAY 

 TOOLS "^S,^ 



BABH DOOB I 

 HAieiUl 



POISON IVY 



If you arc a sufferer write for free pre- 

 scription which can be filled by any drugr- 

 g:ist and will give immediate relief f^om 

 the attack. One to five oottles of our 

 J'VRELIEF PILLS will preveni future 

 attacks. No arsenic nor other mineral sub- 

 stance. Price 50 cents per bottle of 50 pills. 



SEASIDE CHEMICAL CO. 



Dept. H. Seaside. N. Y. 



GINSENG 



Culture is the "Only Way" to make 

 Bif Money on LITTLE CAPITAL. 

 One acre is worth S25.OO0, and yields 

 more revenue than a 100-acre farm, 

 with much less w ork and worry. Let me show you how to increase your 

 annual income IfiOO to S5,000, and live in ease and comfort. Write now. 

 T. H. SUTTON, 780 Sherwood Avenue, Louisville, Ky. 



PROTECT 



your floors 

 and floor 

 coverings from injury. Also beau- 

 tify your furniture by using Glass 

 Onward Sliding Furniture and 

 Piano Shoes in place of casters. 

 If your dealer will not supply you 



Write us — Onward Mfg. Co. 



U. S. Factory and Glass Plant, 



Menaslia. Wisconsin. 



Canadian Factory, Berlin, Ont. 



