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August, 1921 
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BISHOPRIC 
SASSER 
BASE 
Stucco and Plaster Base 
For Exterior and Interior 
Insures Beautiful, Durable Structures and Permanent Stucco and Plaster Walls 
The stucco house, when built throughout of Bishopric, provides the utmost, 
vithin practicable limits, of strength, insulation, satisfaction and comfort. 
Stucco has always been recognized as the most beautiful finish for a home. 
There is a charm about stucco that is not found in any other material; it blends 
vith shrubbery and woodland; it gives to the house a richness and dignity that 
nakes for lasting pride of possession. These facts apply to homes, large and small, 
o club houses, churches, schools, apartments, office buildings, factory buildings, 
lams, and all other classes of buildings. 
What It Is— 
Into this thick layer of adhesive Asphalt Mastic carefully selected wood strips 
are imbedded under great pressure. 
These combined units produce a base of great strength and rigidity, a shield 
which is impregnable against time and the elements—a lasting background for 
stucco or plaster. 
Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Base saves 25 per cent or more on stucco or plaster 
materials, because : first, the dovetail key constuction requires less stucco or plaster; 
second, the heavy flbreboard backing prevents stucco or plaster from going through 
and dropping down the spacing between the inner and outer walls. Every other 
form of stucco or plaster background involves a considerable and unavoidable waste 
of material and labor. 
Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Base is a combination of units. The back- 
round consists of heavy, tough, water-proof, durable flbreboard of finest quality. 
By Bishopric special and exclusive patented process this flbreboard is given a 
eavy coat of Asphalt Mastic, whereby it is made tough, nonporous, pliable, proof 
gainst moisture, heat, cold, wind, air or sound; vermin and fire-resisting. 
What It Does— 
Residence—A. B. Headley, Esq., No. 1450 East Ave., Rochester, N. Y. Architects— 
Foote, Headley & Carpenter, 401-3 Carter Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. Bishopric Stucco 
Base used on all Exteriors 
Bishopric is designed to hold stucco and plaster wall intact forever. The dove¬ 
tailed interlocking wood strips locks stucco and plaster in an inverted wedge clasp 
with a grip that holds for generations. When the stucco and plaster are applied, 
material and Bishopric weld into a single unit of strength and solidity. 
Furthermore, stucco is the most inexpensive finish for a building. Econ¬ 
omy is afforded from almost every angle. It never requires painting like frame 
construction, and there is no upkeep when the stucco is applied over Bishopric. 
It is logical that stucco homes should be rapidly increasing in popularity 
in every section of the world. Little wonder that humble street and the mag¬ 
nificent boulevard alike are turning to this modern type of beautiful and 
permanent home. 
While Bishopric was designed first for superiority, actual practice has 
demonstrated that a Bishopric built house costs decidedly less than stucco 
and frame houses built by other methods. 
Strength to withstand the rigors of the most variable climate, beauty 
which cannot be surpassed—surely stucco over Bishopric offers the home 
builder all the advantages one desires. 
Let us tell you about it, let us send you “Bishopric for all Time and 
Clime,” a booklet containing facts and details on insulation, sound-deaden¬ 
ing, damp-proof construction, illustrated with photographs of beautiful 
houses built with Bishopric Stucco plaster and sheathing units. This book¬ 
let is yours for the asking. 
It is of great importance in the construction of the house of stucco to 
provide for the preservation of its beauty, its resistance against fire, vermin 
and decay, its insulation against change of temperature, and dampness. 
Bishopric stucco and plaster base in construction and in use offers the possi¬ 
bilities of this insurance. 
559 ESTE AVENUE 
The Bishopric Manufacturing Co. 
CINCINNATI, OHIO 
New York City Office, 2848 Grand Central Terminal 
Factories: Cincinnati, Ohio, and Ottawa, Canada 
HOUSE & GARDEN 
AUGUST, 1921 
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