. Slate plumbing fixtures and products. f slate. This stairway is constructed in a modern fireproof schoolbuilding, and has given excellent service. The lower illustration shows a slate stairway in which both risersand treads are of this material. This stairway is located in a theater andis built with reinforced concrete construction. The wall string and otherarchitectural treatments are entirely in marble, but due to its greater re-sistance to wear and tear, and the ease with which it may be kept clean, slate was used for both the treads andrisers and landing platforms. Slate treads and riser
. Slate plumbing fixtures and products. f slate. This stairway is constructed in a modern fireproof schoolbuilding, and has given excellent service. The lower illustration shows a slate stairway in which both risersand treads are of this material. This stairway is located in a theater andis built with reinforced concrete construction. The wall string and otherarchitectural treatments are entirely in marble, but due to its greater re-sistance to wear and tear, and the ease with which it may be kept clean, slate was used for both the treads andrisers and landing platforms. Slate treads and risers may be usedin various combinations, with varyingmethods of construction. The most com-monly used are reinforced concrete andsteel, in either of which the treads alone,or both treads and risers are finishedwith slate. Complete detailed informa-tion showing methods of constructionand the thickness and suggested meth-ods of using the slate itself are shown ina special publication issued by THESTRUCTURAL SLATE COMPANYat Pen Argyl, Pa. 94. THE STRUCTURAL SLATE COMPANY
Size: 1381px × 1809px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, booksubjectdivisio, bookyear1922
