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Sketchbook of the Philadelphia & Boston Face Brick Co.

SKETCH No. 33.

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This sketch shows a mantel in a corner of a room. The mosaic ornamentation above the shelf should be in two colors or shades of the same color. The wooden cornice forms a soffit, which should be panelled.

Width of breast 5 feet.

Width between hobs 4 "

Height of mantel 6 " 5 inches.

Height of opening 2 " 9 "

Width of opening 5 "

Price of red face and moulded bricks, with the darker mosaic the color of the bricks and the lighter mosaic a much lighter shade of red, including the hearth, fire-back, under-fire and tile shelf, $57.

Price of all gray bricks, excepting the mosaic, which would be in three shades, from a cream to a warm gray, $85.50.

Price of cream, buff, brown or pink bricks, $85.50.

Below is a drawing of each ornamental brick used in this design.

Note.—Breast measured under shelf.

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