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THEORY OF ARCniTECTURE.
Book II.
Table I. of Newall's Copper Cohds.
Number ....
1
H
u IJ 1 2 3 4 5
45
11
G 7 8
1
9
1
10
rr
Diameter, inch .
1
1
' *
Breaking strain, lbs. .
Working load, in lbs. .
Lightning
Cniiductor.
120
336
Tor Window Sash Line,
Hothouse, &c.
9C0 690 480 300 180 125
2.'4
168 112 76 45 31
Picture Cord, &c.
90 120 128 130 300
22 30 32 50 80
Brass axle pulleys and hothouse pulleys are supplied to tuit.
Table IL op Iron Cords

Galvanized AND Plain

Number
1
| IJ
|
IJ
|
1 2 3 4
Breaking strain, in pounds
Working load, in pounds
2520
672
1920
448
1380
326
9G0
224
600
150
360
90
250
60
Wire strand,
4 and 6 wire, of Ko.
3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 qualities
;
galvanized and ungalvanized.
2261. The varieties of locks, their contrivances for security, and their
construction, are
60
many, that to describe them minutely would require almost a work of itself.
All that
the architect has to deal with, for common purposes in building, we shall mention.
For
fastening places where particular security is requisite, as strong closets for plate or cash,
some of the patented locks should be used, and wo must leave this matter for inquiry in
the hands of the architect. Every patentee says his invendon is the best. We never-
theless believe, notwithstanding the boasts of all the inventors, that no lock has appeared
whichan expert locksmith acquainted with its
construciion will not be able to pick. The
locks in comnion use are stock locks, whose
box is usually of wood, and whose size's vary
from
7
to
10 inches. Dead locks, whose sizes are from 4 to 7 inches, and so called from
the key shooting the bolt home dead, without a spring.
Cupboard locks, of
3,
31, and
4
inches in size. Iro7i rim locks, whose box or case is made of iron, and which are fitted on
to one of the sides of a door, and whose sizes are from 6 to 8 inches. Of those made of
the last-named size, there are some, as also of 9 inches, which are used for external doors,
called irmi rim drawback locks. For the doors of all well-finished
apartments 7}iortise
<loor opener, or push and pull loek, an 1 Chubb's
pitent locks. Hobbs's patent locks ...
made for all purposes, from the smallest cabinet to the largest fortress gate." Hill's
patent reversible rivi lock has four "hands" in one lock, doing away with the necessity
of considering which way the door is to open. Tucker's new patent flush bolt spring
lock, self-locking dead lock, and railway carriage flush bolt spring lock; they lock
themselves when closing or closed.
Eiggs' patent tubular reversible mortise lock
; the
machipe-made lock,
6
inches long and one inch diameter; the foreplate and striking
plate
fire
3
inch by
1
inch, with rounded ends. To these either plain or fancy
furniture, that
IS, knobs and escutcheons,
are affixed.
Longbottom's
patent adjustable lock furniture,
simple and reliable.
2261a. Pitt's patent sdf-adjustivg spindle, with his new patent inoimt and spincVe,
and Ager's patent adjusting
spindle, all command a Idrge sale. They are all fitted with
knobs and plates, from china, plain white and buflf, to gold lines, gold bands, flowers,
&c.,
and in hard woods, as ebony, maple, satin, rose, mahogany,
wainscot, and walnut'; the
knobs in many shapes
:
also with plain and fancy brass, brass and china combined' and
buffalo horn furniture. Also with glass farniture, crystal and amber of varying shapes
and cutting, with green, black, and opal cut octagons. Above and below them Jinqer
plates are generally directed to be fixed, to prevent the door being soiled in the places
where it is mostly caught.
2262. The different suits of latches in use are the thumb latch, which receives its name
from the thumb being placed on the lever to raise its latch ; the Norfolk-latch, which is
sunk, and requires a pressure on the lever to raise the latch
;
the Suffolk-latch
;
the four-
inch bow latch, with brass knobs; the brass ptilpit latch; the mortise latch: and Gothic
latches.
2262a. Wishaw's
registered
improved
"
telekouphonon," for speaking pipes, consists
of a whistle
mouth-piece of ivory, wood, or metal, with an indicator attached to point out
from which one or two or more tubes the whistle proceeds. These pipes are now
arranged for one or more
mouthpieces.
Electric bells are named in the next section.
The ordinary crank system of bell hanging is noticed in
Specifications,
2202.