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Field Name Field value
ID 149
Title Terra Cotta
File Terra Cotta - Pre-1905
Vance Bibliography  
Author Hynes, M.J.
Source Canadian Architect and Builder
Vol 12
No 2
Date February 1899
Year 1899
Pages 37-39
Subject

Terra Cotta - History
Terra Cotta - Technology
Terra Cotta - Canada
Taylor, James
Joiner, James
Rathbun Terra Cotta Company, Canada
Rookwood Pottery
Illustration

 
Notes
Paper read before the Ontario Association of Architecture, January 18, 1899 and listeners responses. Raises the question why so little terra cotta is used in Canada. Includes a discussion on terra cotta imported from England vs. Canadian or American made products. Also included is a discussion of technology including the proper mthod for joints, shrinkage of clay, failure, and strength.