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LEAD VOLUME ELEVEN S<7S ASSt M-ETTIXCM standing example of classic colonial architecture in Louisiana, and painted uith ' ' -tht> legends and charm of the romantic old south. (Story on Page ?) ^yy^" Uh!he Lead Industries Association ^ewYorL N.Y. 420 Lexington Ave. GREENWOOD MAGNIFICENT ARCHITECTURE BLENDED WITH HIE LEGENDS AND CHARM OF THE ROMANTIC OLD SOUTH ITED by the National Geo would be the future home of the girl. C graphic Magazine as the finest The men chose two nearby hills as example of classic-colonial architescit es for their mansions, each con ture in Louisiana. Greenwood, the vinced that his home would have as its home of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Percy, on mistress the gracious southern belle. L. S. Highway 61. in St. Francisville. Armies of slaves worked for four Louisiana, preserves its classic beauty years and then the homes were com with pure-white lead paint. Green pleted. The story does not tell which wood has been the subject of praise house the girl chose--if either--or from artists and architects every whether in the meantime she had mar where. and is conceded by them to be ried some one else. one of the purest of Greek Revival Although the two homes are almost designs. The mansion is magnificent identical, Greenwood is considered a in its proportions, being 100 ft. square better example of the Classic Revival and completely surrounded by a lofty because of its square proportions. The portico of massive columns. interior as well as the exterior of The story behind Greenwood is one Greenwood is of great beauty, Italian of particular interest. Partly legen marble mantels, hand carved moldings dary. partly based on fact, it is the and solid silver doorknobs being a strange tale of an architectural battle few of the many lavish details. Of between Judge W. C. Wade and Ruffin a size and magnificence rarely at G. Barrow, scions of wealthy early tempted in modern home building, Louisiana settlers. In 1835 these two Greenwood is a fine example of how men both fell in love with the same pure white lead, properly combined girl. As time went on. their rivalry with linseed oil and gum spirits of became so intense that they were at turpentine, brings out the best in large the point of settling the matter by homes as well as it does on the thou means of the dueling sword. Friends sands of smaller homes protected by persuaded them to decide the affair it. From this mansion down to the not by fighting but by building two smallest cottage, pure white lead mansions, the most beautiful of which painted homes stay young and fresh. l.W.W. l. Convention to be Held in Toronto, Canada, June 22-26 the discussion of which at the coming convention will prove highly bene The model pipe press which will be exhibited by the L.I.A. at the 1941 A.W.W.A. convention ficial to engineers and to the defense effort. Due to the great interest shown in the Lead Industries Association ex hibit last year at Kansas City, the As sociation's 1941 exhibit will again feature the unique miniature pipe HE 1941 annual convention of the press. Those who attended last year's TAmerican Water Works Associa convention and were in the many tion will be held in Toronto, Canadag, roups which saw the press in opera June 22-26. 1941, with headquarters tion will remember how neatly it du and exhibits at the Royal York Hotel. plicates the extrusion of lead pipe on Every water works engineer should regular presses. Those who missed attend this year's convention if he is the 1940 show will see just how lead possibly able. Not only will there be pipe is actually made, an experience interesting and useful discussion on which will be new for many engi general water-works practices, but the neers although they may have used present defense program has brought and specified tons of lead service pipe. forth many very important problems The model press operates on ex actly the same principle as the huge commercial presses. Hydraulic pres sure forces lead, poured from a melt ing kettle and allowed to solidify, up through a die and around a core whose diameter is smaller than the die open ing by the thickness of the pipe wall all around. Engineers at the 1940 meeting watch the press make real lead pipe [2] <-1*25646, 1 Famous Authors' Homes White Lead Painted IN the July. 1940 issue of Lead , the I "Portfolio" contained three pictures of American Poets' homes. Equally important and interesting on the American scene are the homesteads of our American Authors. Three of these many literary shrines scattered throughout our country are repro duced here. Their individuality, as well as their life and charm, is being well protected and enhanced with pure white lead paint. In this brief representation of. American men-of-letters it is only possible to show by means of a few examples the setting in which a small part of our great American literature was created. In the genial culture of `"Avalon" in Princeton, N. J., can be captured the atmosphere of informal hospitality pervading that mansion during the thirty years in which Henry Van Dyke lived and wrote there. A quaint Colonial home in Brunswick, Me., reflects the quiet strength that drove Harriet Beecher Stowe to write "`Uncle Tom's Cabin." Alike in all of these homesteads, one feels that com bination of grace and sturdiness which characterizes the immortal American authors. At top right: "Arrow head" the rambling country home of Her man Melville. Pure white lead paint en hances the simple at tractiveness of this homestead in Pitts field, Mass. At one time the old inn on the Lenox-Pittsfield road, it later became the sanctuary where Melville penned his robust, rollicking tale of the whalers, Moby Dick The Colonial New England home of Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was in this century-old house in Brunswick, Maine that "Uncle Toms Cabin" was written. The matched flush weatherboarding on the main portion of the house as well as the lapped clapboard on the rear has been protected from the rigorous Maine winters with pure white lead and oil. according to the present owner, Mrs. F. W. Appleton ``Avalon." the homestead of Henry Van Dyke in Princeton. N. J. A graceful colonial mansion dating from Revolu tionary days. "Avalon" remains today in excellent condition, protected by tchite lead paint. The colonial yellow painted stucco body is set off by while wood trim and columns and green shutters. It was here during the thirty happiest years of his life that Van Dyke turned out many of his well-known writings THIS IS NO. 1 OF A SERIES REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MANY AMERICAN LANDMARKS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY THAT ARE PRESERVED FOR THE FUTURE WITH PURE WHITE LEAD AND OIL PAINT. MANY OF THEM HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PROTECTED WITH THIS RELIABLE MATERIAL ACCORDING TO AVAILABLE RECORDS. [3] Lead waste and tent connections as well as 4-in. lead soil pipe in the power house of Grand River Dam, Disney, Okla. John Dun can Forsythe, Tulsa, Okla.. ar chitect BOB WHITE NE fact stands out from an O analysis of modern lead plumbing installations and that is that lead is applicable with the highest de gree of efficiency in all types of con struction. whether wood frame, steel and concrete, or otherwise. 'In each one lead has some attribute that is especially suited to the entire installa tion. This is not merely installation the ory, but a sound plumbing principle, based on years of experience under all installation conditions. The final proof, naturally, is that lead plumb ing is being used in homes, office buildings, industrial plants, housing projects, and all kinds of structures, defense or otherwise. Everywhere only satisfaction is found with mod ern lead plumbing. Center photo: Commercial .Vational Bank Building, Shreveport, La., using lead and soil plumbing. McKim, Meade and White, New York City, architects, Samuel G. Wiener, Shreveport, associate architect. At right, lead wastes in one of a group of $4,000 homes in Waterbury. Conn. FOR [VERY CONDITION Lead's natural characteristics of durability, flexibility, corrosion-re sistance and the efficiency of a lead plumbing system with bonded, leakproof joints, smooth inner walls with minimum resistance to flow, and free dom from clogging are the reasons why no other type of plumbing can come up to lead's high standard of quality and service. Moreover, modern workmanship and production methods have made lead plumbing a necessary economy in all construction, from luxurious buildings to the most meagre housing project with the slimmest budget. Numerous examples in low-cost hous ing projects have shown that lead can be installed at no greater, and even less, cost than other types of plumb ing systems. Lead and soil plumbing is used throughout the new .Vary dejense housing project at Orange, Texas. Roof flashings are 4-lb. lead and all fixtures have lead connections. BrownLane Co.. Beaumont, and Cen tral Contracting Co.. Dallas. Texas. general contractors Left, the new Victoria Courts USHA project in San Antonio, uses over 80,000 lb. of lead bends, drum traps, and waste pipe. Phelps, Dewees and Simons, Atlee B. and Robert M, Ayres, Adams and Adams, and Marvin Echenroth, architects STUDE* PHOTO CO. [4] Li A2 568 Painting Composition Materials tion. the expansion which takes place the carbon dioxide in the air. If this HE many requests received by this as the water turns to ice will fre waiting period is inconvenient, the TAssociation for specific informa quently cause cracking and breaking tion on the painting of compositionof the siding. Coupled with moisture destructive alkaline compounds can be artificially reduced with a surface I. materials indicates a definite need absorption is a tendency towards mil wash composed of two pounds of zinc for paint to obtain maximum satisfac dew under certain conditions. Par sulfate dissolved in one gallon of tion from these materials. ticularly in the South where high hu water. Correctly formulated paint applied midities prevail, the moisture in the to cement-asbestos siding will over pores will encourage the growth of Correct Paint Formulations come practically all of the difficulties mildew until the whole side of the Experience indicates that the im experienced with this material. The most commonly observed of these de fects is the tendency of this material house may be badly mottled. Here again paint properly formulated and applied will effectively seal the sur portant consideration in painting cement-asbestos is to seal the surface adequately with the priming coat to to become dirty and dingy in a rela face pores against moisture and the prevent the spotting and earlv chalk tively short time after application. many troubles which accompany it. ing of the top coats which result- " ! n Dirt and soot becomes imbedded in Advantages of Paint Styling the primer fails to saturate effectiveiv the rough surface to such an extent Perhaps the most important advan the very porous surface. A priming that it is virtually impossible to re tage of paint to the average home coat to meet these conditions is easilv move it properly because of the depth owner is its ability to color style the produced by mixing 3 parts (by vol of the surface pores. The resulting home to suit the owner's taste and ume) soft paste white lead with 5 unsightly condition, which seriously pride. For this reason many people in parts of a half-and-half mixture of detracts from the original attractive the past have built of wood so that raw linseed oil and lead mixing oil or ness of the home, can be most easily their homes could be periodically re lead reducing oil. When well brushed combatted by painting the material decorated and re-styled with paint to into the siding, this formula proves . before it becomes dirty, thereby pre meet their changing desires. Paint to be of consistency- adequate to sat venting dirt collection by sealing the styling, however, is not limited to the isfy the exceptional porositv of asbes pores. This does not mean that ce man with the wood-built home. Prac tos siding yet has body enough to ment-asbestos finish can not be tically everv type of building material provide the basis for a durable finish. painted after it is dirty and dingy; in existence may be painted success Finish coats are formulated the same on the contrary, the only satisfactory- fully if the correct paint is properly- as for allied materials. For a flat fin method of restoring this material to applied. Pure white lead with a suit ish. two coats of 3 parts soft paste its .original color is by means of able vehicle, usually linseed oil, is an white lead and 4 parts lead mixing oil paint. exceptionally versatile paint. Be or lead reducing oil are applied, while The High Water Absorption of Composition Cement Materials cause it can be formulated correctly for the surface to be painted, white lead paint has proved to be highly a gloss coating is obtained by using a half-and-half mixture bv volume of white lead and linseed oil. Drier is Composition cement shingles and successful in the protection and deco necessary only when raw oil is used. siding, due to their high porosity, ration of cement-asbestos siding as Cement-asbestos shingles and siding absorb large quantities of water dur well as the other types of exterior and other composition building ma ing rain storms. Experiments have finish that are frequently painted with terials when painted with pure white shown that more than 3 gallons of this material. lead and oil have all the advantages of water per 100 square feet of surface white lead painted wood, namelv: \ may be absorbed by this material. Hoic to Paint Asbestos Siding the surface stays clean and fresh be Badly mottled walls and excessive In common with other cement com cause of the self-cleansing properties dampness will be seen on homes after binations. asbestos siding, when newly of white lead; moisture and the unpainted asbestos finish has been installed, contains reactive alkalies troubles that go with it are shed at subject to a driving rain. This mois which must be neutralized before the the surface; and the home owner can ture may reach such proportions that priming coat is applied. Consequently, either effectively renew the original interior plaster and paint will be seri the siding should be exposed to beauty of his home or he can restyle ously affected. If a freeze should occur weather for several months before it to new beauty with anv color during one of these periods of satura painting to permit neutralization by scheme that pleases his fanev. [5] LI425649 ;?) CYRIL LAMPLOUGB Paint; Engineering With White Lead HREWD application of engineer the inside walls, are of plywood and S ing principles is one major rea the standard panel sections are built in son why many development buildersthe shop, complete with doors and have been able to produce quality windows installed and with exterior homes in quantity with minimum time and interior trim applied. Drv-wall and expense, and even maintain con construction features all the homes. struction schedules through raw win In this way. construction has been ter weather, rains, and other climatic engineered and planned to overcome conditions that prove stumbling blocks winter and bad weather delay, and the to other builders. Painting, too. can results have fully proved the effective be engineered to overcome climatic ness of this system. In the same man conditions, a fact realized by alert ner painting may be engineered. Pure builders like the W. H. Whyte Con white lead and oil is used throughout struction Co., builders of Radrock the development, giving the same tvpe Estates. Fairlawn. N. J. of benefits obtained by the shop-built An organization with over 50 years construction. Regardless of tempera experience, the Whyte Company is ture. the pigment-vehicle ratio of white noted for the substantial quality of its lead can be easily adjusted to provide work in residential and other construc maximum efficiency I see Strokes From tion. Although formerly devoted to The Paint Brush, Lead . Januan. moderately high-priced residences and 1941 i. Since one material is used, commercial structures, the wealth of tinted to match the customer's choice experience accumulated has proved in colors, purchasing and stocks are invaluable in its development of simplified. Regardless of the surface smaller homes, Radrock Estates. to be painted, white lead is equally Over 75 homes have now been com efficient. Naturally, its beauty and pleted on this 50-acre tract, with 200 durability are without question. houses the present goal. Shop-built Maximum efficiency and utilization methods for structural parts of the of materials at minimum cost under home are the keynote of this engi all conditions is the essence of good neered construction. It is not a spur- construction engineering. In the con of-the-moment plan, but is based on struction as well as the painting of well studied and tested experiments. Radrock Estates, this has been accom Facilities of the Whytes' large and plished. W. L. Whyte. Jr. and H. D. well-equipped workshop are fully Whyte, sons of W. L. Whvte. head of utilized and jigs are installed designed the firm, are in charge of construction. for the construction of 4 x 8 wall R. C. Hunter, of New York City, is panels. Outside sheathing, as well as the architect. Some of the houses at Radrock Estates painted with white lead and oil in an "engineered" decorating and protection program H. E. JELTSCH -A- Lead Pipe and Valves Handle Salt Water in Sew California Aquarium The Hancock Foundation Building, Univer sity of Southern California, uses lead pipe and valves for salt water lines ECAUSE lead is so highly resis B tant to corrosion by salt water, it has been used throughout the new Hancock Foundation building, ma rine-life study building of the Univer sity of Southern California. Salt water is stored in a 40.000gal. tank in the ground and pumped through lead pipes controlled by lead At top right, salt urater is sup plied to and removed from the concrete tanks through hard lead pipe. Hard lead plug stops, at right, tuo to each group of tanks, and two hand compression cocks to each tank. At bottom right, hard lead angle valves and distribut ing pipes angle valves to supply tanks in the pent house. From there it flows by gravity to the various aquarium tanks. Two lead plug stops control the flow to each group of tanks, and lead com- PHOTOS BY ARROW STUDIO pression cocks are used for filling each tank. From the tanks the salt compression cocks. All joints not Industrial expansion from normal water is drained through lead pipe, flanged were made by lead burning, so business increase, but especially due lead back to the storage tank, filtered that nothing but corrosion-resistant to the influence of the country's de through gravity filters and used again. lead would be exposed to the attack of fense program has resulted in a sub For this installation 6 per cent anti- the salt water. Flanged joints were stantial increase in the tonnage of lead monial lead was used. About 12 tons made by burning the flanges to the sheet, pipe and fittings installed in of pipe, ranging in size from % in. lead pipe. Horizontal pipes are con plants handling corrosive chemicals. to 2 in., were employed. Also used tinuously supported by wood 2 x 4's. Nevertheless, although the greatest were 50 Ij/o-in. hard lead angle stops. and vertical pipes are held on steel construction and engineering interest 4 hard lead plug stops and 224 l/odn. brackets under the flanges. is naturally keyed to defense work, it should be remembered that the same corrosion-resistant properties of lead that make it invaluable for many in dustrial plants also make lead the ideal material for installations w hich, though they are not concerned with 1 defense, are just as concerned with a corrosion problem. Thus in civilian peace-time applica tions lead performs as efficiently as in vital war industries. Whether in the j form of sheet, pipe, valves or other parts, as long as lead is used an in stallation will have excellent resis- At far left, pumps, hard lead pipe and angle valves. Left, distribut ing pumps, hard lead valves and pipe in the filter room. Sole brackets and horizontal supports 3565 1 tance to corrosion by a wide variety of commonly used corrosives. Tempera tures. solution concentration and other factors may have a bearing on the degree of efficiency in some cases and it is well to analyze each job, natur ally. but where lead is properly used, satisfaction is the result. C. Raimond Johnson was supervis ing architect and Samuel E. Lunden associate architect for the Hancock Foundation building. Ralph E. Phil lips was mechanical engineer and all lead work was done by Johnston and Washer, plumbing contractors, of Los Angeles. Hard lead waste lines for the concrete tanks in the Hancock Foundation Building aquarium. Be low is a table of some common chemicals with which lead is used for its corrosion resistance Aluminum Sulphate Ammonia Vapor Ammonium Sulphate Antimony Tri-Chloride Bleach Liquors Brown Acid Mother Liquor Carbonate, Soluble Chlorine Gas SOME COMMON CHEMICALS RESISTED BY LEAD Hydrofluoric Acid Koch's Acid Mixed Acids Nitration Mixture ot H-Acid Para-nitrophenol Phosphoric Acid Phosphorous Chloride Reductions Sodium Bisulphate Sodium Chloride Solution, or sea water Sodium Hydrosulphite Sodium Hyposulphite Sodium Sulphate Sodium Sulphide Sodium Sulphite Sulphonations Sulphur Chloride Sulphur Dioxide Sulphuric Acid Sulphurous Acid Sulphurvl Chloride Zinc Chloride The following articles and reprints contain information, drawings and specifications on the use of lead products helpful to architects, engineers and others in the construction industry. They are available, free of charge, upon request to the Lead Industries Association, 420 Lexington Avenue, New York City. WHAT TO EXPECT FROM WHITE LEAD PAINT An attractive 28-page booklet with charts, formulas, and mix ing instructions covering some of the problems of painting and how while lead meets these problems. PAINTING YOUR HOME by Dr. F. L. Browne, Senior Chemist, Forests Products Laboratory, Madison, Wise. A discussion of house painting reprinted from American For ests, May, 1939. SOME PAINTING PROBLEMS AND THE ANSWERS By Dr. F. L. Browne, Senior Chemist, Forests Prod ucts Laboratory, Madison, Wise. Reprinted from the National Real Estate Journal, Sept., 1939. STAMFORD'S DOUBLE LIFETIME HOME A complete analysis of hard lead flashing, white lead paint, lead plumbing, plywood and red cedar Certigrade shingle details and installation methods. Reprinted from the American Builder, July, 1939 SHEET LEAD INSTALLATION DETAILS A detailed analysis of the principles and application of lead flashing and sheet lead work for small homes. Reprinted from Sheet Metal Worker, June, 1939. PLUMBING CODES--AN ANALYSIS AND SURVEY-- Part II by Bob Dick This paper, delivered at the annual meeting of the American Society of Sanitary Engineering in Wilmington. Del., in August. 1940, constitutes the most complete and up to date study of plumbing codes available. Everyone interested in plumbing codes should have a copy. LASTING LEADWORK IN MODERN PLUMBING By T. N. Thompson, Technical Editor, Plumbing and Heating Journal. Reprinted from Plumbing and Heating Journal, Feb., 1939. HOW LUMBER AND PAINT KEEP YOUR HOME ALWAYS IN STYLE A brief digest of the advantages of painted lumber homes with color-styling suggestions and other interesting information. LEAD CHIMNEY CAPS Notes on the installation and advantages of lead chimney-cap protection, reprinted from American Artisan, May, 1940. NEW SIMPLIFIED STANDARD FOR LEAD TRAPS AND BENDS File size leaflet with new standards for lead traps and bends as well as existing standards for lead pipe and calking lead, and other informative data. 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