Monadnock Building, Chicago: Details for door handles for first floor stores, letter drops, thumb pieces, sash lifts, and door knobs

People:

Burnham and Root (architectural firm)
Burnham and Root (draughtsman)
Peter Brooks (developer)
Shepherd Brooks (client)
Shepherd Brooks (developer)
Owen Franklin Aldis (real estate agent)
Peter Brooks (client)
George A. Fuller Company (contractors)

Title:

Monadnock Building, Chicago: Details for door handles for first floor stores, letter drops, thumb pieces, sash lifts, and door knobs

Date:

printed before 11 August 1891

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 reprographic copy(ies)

Stage and Purpose:

contract drawing
working drawing

Technique and media:

Hectograph

Dimensions:

sheet: 71.6 x 41.3 cm

Reference number:

DR1986:0767:193

Drawing Type:

line drawing
mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)
freehand drawing

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)
section
elevations (drawings)

Point of View:

general views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is dirty and creased throughout and has tears and losses at the edges.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, on the original l.r.: with title and "(Take measures at bldg) / Burnham & Root Archts / Material Cast Bronze"; and throughout: with drawing titles and notes concerning the design of the hardware signed - by the contractor, on the print, in pen and black ink, l.r.: "[illeg. signature] / OK" stamped and dated - on the print, in purple ink, lr.: with the contract date

Subject:

interior design

Subject Descriptive Terms:

door hardware
metal-work
entrance handle
letter-box plate
sash lift
thumb piece
doorknob
keyhole surround

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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