San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-04-10
Imnortant to Builders.

We have been remiss in not sooner MOTTO
ing copy Of "Palliser's Useful Details" o
book of useful architecture designs. Palliser,
Pallisor Il Co. are European architects who
came to this country few years ago and
settled at Bridgeport, Conn.
'Palliser's Useful Details" published at
"a, perhaps meets the most extensive and
actual demand for practical designs, than
any work ever issued on the subject Of
building as builder remote from o city,
and who perforce Of his situation, Is his own
architect, needs just such book, giving as
it does every description Of American con-
structive detail, Of good character, in large
and endless variety Of such features AZ must
be wrought into the small houses, stables,
shops, erc. in whose construction nine tenths
of the mechanics and large proportion Of
the architects Of this country find occupa-
ton. ''Usefu! Details" they are properly
called, and consist OF Forty plates size Of
and printed as facsimile of original Draw
ing, without reduction, therefore just the
same rs if drawn by hand for placing in
the hands of the mechanic for execution.
They are given ut very large scale, none
larger, and up to half full size in fact they
are so plain that every mechanic and appren-
tice can readily understand them. That
they are practical designs is evident, all the
drawings haye been built from, many of
them duplicated several times over.
Palliser's Useful Details are published for
the benefit of the builder, mechanic, and all
people interested in tho Building Arts
They embrace variety of CONSTITUTIONAL
Drawing for all classes of work-exterior aud
interior-pertaining to the erection of build
ings of every description, and such as never
before published. The designes shown arc
free adaptation of the SO called Queen Anne
and other new and popular styles. Each
plate is worth the price charged for the
whole, to any one requiring any IDEAS for
the new, artistic and useful, be it ever so
little.
If you wish to build fenoe a door, q
mantelpiece, book case, or any special fea-
lures for outside or inside work, as gable
finish porch veranda, cornice, bay
window, or to finish up dining room or
hall in any special style or manner. here
are the ideas that give the key to enable one
to work ont his problems, and furthermore
it has been the aim Of the authors to fully
prove to the mechanic that these new styles
of exterior and interior construction and
ornamentation, when properly understood
are no more expensive or difficult to execute
than the ordinary jig sawed, ginger bread.
box like work that have had their day; to
prove to the masses that the false ideas of
ornamentation without CONSTITUTIONAL qualif-
cations are as vulgar to the true mechanic
as brass compared with gold TO the gold
smith, to help those whe are seeking to help
themselves and to promote higher artistic
feeling in connection with the everyday
work of the mechanic and to do the same
without any more cost than If the old ruts
were followed.
Ideas are necessary astools. Tools have no
edge without them. In those days it is the
educated mechanic who goes to the front,
and who gets the biggest pay for his work