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| Title | The Berlin Iron Bridge Co. |
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| Publisher | Berlin Iron Bridge Co. |
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| Date | 1889 |
| Description | A 131-page booklet published in 1889 called “The Berlin Iron Bridge Co.” by the namesake title based out of East Berlin, Connecticut. Content includes illustrations of numerous bridges and architectural drawings of bridge components with accompanying text. |
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| Language | English |
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| Original Item Location | TG380 .B47 1889 |
| Original Item URL | http://library.uh.edu/record=b5572449~S11 |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Retail Catalog Collection |
| Digital Collection URL | http://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/aapamphlets |
| Repository | Kenneth Franzheim II Rare Books Room, William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library, University of Houston Libraries |
| Repository URL | http://info.lib.uh.edu/about/campus-libraries-collections/william-r-jenkins-architecture-art-library |
| Use and Reproduction | This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please cite the item using the citation button. |
| File Name | index.cpd |
| Title | Page 75 |
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| File Name | aapam_201209_006cw.jpg |
| Transcript | THE BERLIN IRON BRIDGE COMPANY, IRON FOUNDRY ROOF OF THE RUSSELL & ERWIN MANUFACTURING CO. NEW BRITAIN, CONN. T"T7HE ROOF illustrated on the opposite page was designed by Mr. T. S. Bishop, the Chief Engineer of The Russell & Erwin ® I © Manufacturing Company, at New Britain, Conn., to cover their foundry, and is 80 feet wide by 150 feet long. The construction differs somewhat from that shown in the other illustrations, in the fact that the rafter is made of wood, and the balance of the truss is made of iron. The trusses were not designed to support shafting, but simply to carry ordinary snow and wind loads, together with the weight of the roof boards and slate. The trusses are connected together by wooden purlins, covered with two inch planed and matched pine, and covered with slate. Along the ridge, the whole length of the building, there is a skylight and ventilator, which affords ample light and ventilation. The gable walls are also provided with large windows, covering nearly the entire face of the building, which gives ample light, and, when necessary, can be used for ventilating purposes. EAST BERLIN, CONNECTICUT. U. S. A. |