The Architectural magazine . ornaments to dwellings of every kindin the old English style. Fig. 86. is a plain Gothic chimneyshaft, well adapted for being placed asa termination to a flue in a subor-dinate description of offices, where theshafts on the house and on the prin-cipal offices are in the enriched style ofJigs. 83, 84, and 85. Fig. 87. is a chimney shaft for abuilding in the modern or Italian style,which may either be used as it is, orwith some termination, such nsjgs. 77. or 79.;as shown in Jgs. 88. and pedestal, or shaft {Jig. 87.),may also be used as a supportfor a sundial
The Architectural magazine . ornaments to dwellings of every kindin the old English style. Fig. 86. is a plain Gothic chimneyshaft, well adapted for being placed asa termination to a flue in a subor-dinate description of offices, where theshafts on the house and on the prin-cipal offices are in the enriched style ofJigs. 83, 84, and 85. Fig. 87. is a chimney shaft for abuilding in the modern or Italian style,which may either be used as it is, orwith some termination, such nsjgs. 77. or 79.;as shown in Jgs. 88. and pedestal, or shaft {Jig. 87.),may also be used as a supportfor a sundial, for a vase, for astone basin to contain gold-fishor a curious aquatic plant, or fora baptismal font in a church. Fig. 89. is a richly ornamented Gothic chimney shaft which may be employed ^ 1_^ for any of the purposes for which Jig. 87. is 87 i Fim. 91. renrc .^. ^.. represents a mode of terminating astack of chimnevs in which there are thirteen of Austins Aitificial Stone-. 163. flues; viz., three in each pier orpedestal at the angles, and one oneach of the small piers. The effectin a plain building, such as a ma-nufactory, is exceedingly small pots or vases, inthe form of tulips or other flowers,are superadded as terminationsto each flue; and this, by breakingthe force of the wind, improvesthe draught of the chimney. adds : — While theform of this chimney stack is ren-dered light by its having the appearance of anItalian screen, the arch-headed openings servethe double purpose of ornament and utility. Theyare useful, because the openings must create adraught, which will assist the upward transit ofthe smoke ; while, if the stack were solid, thewind, when interrupted in its course, would passup to the top, and thence horizontally over theflues [unless they were broken by terminatingpots], and consequently prevent the free egressof the smoke. However inconsistent it may seemto see smoke emero-inff from a cluster of flues, inthe fo
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