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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
November, 1911 
GUARANTEED 
PLUMBING 
FIXTURES 
\/OUR home is sanitary only as your plumbing fixtures are sanitary 
and modern. Each fixture should be carefully chosen for its pur¬ 
pose and only such accepted as bear the Standard" guarantee label. 
"Standard" guaranteed plumbing fixtures meet the most advanced requirements, both as regards 
quality and sanitary efficiency. Our guarantee is assurance to you of long service and satisfac¬ 
tion. Look for the guarantee label. It is on every genuine 'Standard" guaranteed fixture and is 
for your protection and the protection of your home and family. 
Genuine "Standard" fixtures for the Home and for School, Office Buildings, Public Institutions, 
etc., are identified by the Green and Gold Label with the exception of baths bearing the Red and 
Black Label, which, while of the first quality of manufacture, have a slightly thinner enameling, and 
thus meet the requirements of those who demand 'Standard" quality at lessexpense. All 'Standard" 
fixtures with care will last a lifetime. And, no fixture is genuine unless it bears the guarantee label. 
Send for a copy of our beautiful catalog: “Modern Bathrooms.’’ It will prove of invalu¬ 
able assistance in the planning:of your bathroom, kitchen or laundry. Many model rooms 
are illustrated, costing: from $78 to $600. This valuable book is sent for 6 cents postage. 
Standard cSamtai®'TDfe. Co. Dept. 40 PITTSBURGH, PA. 
New York.35 W. 31st Street 
Chicago.415 Ashland Block 
Philadelphia.1128 Walnut Street 
Toronto, Can.59 Richmond St., E. 
Pittsburgh.106 Sixth Street 
St. Louis... .. 100 N. Fourth Street 
Nashville.315 Tenth Avenue, So. 
New Orleans.Baronne and St. Joseph Sts. 
Montreal, Can.215 Coristine Bldg. 
Boston.John Hancock Bldg. 
Louisville.319-23 W. Main Street 
Cleveland.648 Huron Road, S. E. 
London.53 Holborn Viaduct, E. C. 
Houston, Tex.Preston and Smith Streets 
San Francisco... • Metropolis Bank Building 
Washington, D. C.Southern Bldg. 
Toledo, Ohio.311-321 Erie Street 
Fort Worth, Tex.,-cor. Front and Jones Sts. 
SAMSON SPOT CORD 
For Sash Cord. Will outwear common 
roughly braided cord or metallic devices 
many times over. The smooth, even braid 
minimizes abrasion and prolongs wear. 
For Clothes Line. Will not kink, stretch 
or ravel, or stain the clothes, and is guaran¬ 
teed to last at least five years even when 
permanently exposed to the weather. Look 
for our trade-mark, the Spots on the Cord. 
Send for samples. Carried by all leading dealers. 
SAMSOW CORDAGE WORKS. BOSTON. HASS. 
ANDIRONS FOR EVERY 
ENVIRONMENT 
Your home should have an atmosphere of comfort 
and refinement. A cheerful fireplace with proper ac¬ 
cessories will do more to give a room character than 
anything else. « 
Graf Fireplace Fixture, give a fireplace Interest. They 
are made in a wide variety. 
Be the prevailing note of your room Colonial, 
Dutch, French, Mission, or of any other type or 
period, we can supply the proper fixtures. 
Write for our illustrated booklet “Fireplace Fix¬ 
tures.” It shows Andirons, fenders, seat fenders, 
smokeless gas logs, wood boxes, etc. 
Write ua NOW. Our book ’’Fireplace Fixturea” ia FREE. 
FRANK H. GRAF MANUFACTURING CO. 
323 Seventh Ave. New York City 
its days are numbered and that we had 
better spend our money for other forms 
of decoration. 
There is still one other fireplace fur¬ 
nishing that has its undoubted advantages 
and that is really essential for those who 
wish to burn coal in an open grate, and 
this is the portable basket. Baskets of 
this type can be had from 18 to 36 inches 
in length, and they cost all the way from 
$5 to $12. Wood baskets also come in a 
variety of forms and materials. 
Character in Brickwork 
T HE article on “The Best Use of Brick¬ 
work.” which appears in the February 
issue of House & Garden has awakened 
the interest of many of our readers. 
Among these is Dr. P. E. Truesdale, who 
The possibilities for character in brickwork are 
well evidenced in this window treatment 
encloses the following description of a 
novel piece of brick work. The building 
described is The Highland Hospital, at 
Fall River, Mass., and was designed by 
Mr. Parkerhouse Hooper, of New York. 
An interesting artistic effect has been 
here achieved by the architect in the use of 
bricks. A Roman yellow brick is laid as 
a stretcher, while the headers are of a 
much lighter tone giving the surface a soft 
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