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House & Garden 
A stair panel in 
wrought iron, after 
the French 18 th 
Century mode, exe¬ 
cuted by Samuel 
Yellin 
Modern turned spindles of good line 
are used on the stairs at “Cogshill,” 
the Philadelphia home of Jessie Wil¬ 
cox Smith. E. B. Gilchrist, architect 
An excellent example of a whorl 
newel—a small turned newel en¬ 
circled by a whorl of spindles—is 
found in “Whitby Hall,” Philadelphia 
The substantial characteristics of 
late nth Century spindles and new¬ 
els are found in the hall at “Heale 
House,” Salisbury, England 
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Square spindles and newels with mahogany hand-rails and cap 
constitute a good modern usage. E. B. Gilchrist, architect 
Arcaded English Renaissance spindles and newels, in the home of 
J. B. Townsend, Esq., Bryn Mawr, Pa. Eyre & Mcllvaine, architects 
