Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-24

OANohoAvO Ri6nt 10 Auuy O4dAPPOA WAth
modern machinery and all the appli-
ances for turning out the most intricate
work. From the simple turning lathe to
the double planer the machinery is of the
most approved kind and capable of doing
any description ol work, from the plain
step and modest rail to the circling stair
case and highly-wrought baluster. In
carved work Mr.. Lamb is not surpassed
by any competitor, and altogether his
facilities for executing all kinds of work
in the stair line are the best this side of
San Francisco.
w. w. Magary 4 Co., Painters.
From remote times the interiors of pub
lie buildings and private mansions have
been finished in highly-polished hard
woods. The old oak interiors of the me-
dieval ages are renowned, and have en-
tered into song, story and tradition. But
in the United States in this nineteenth
century, until within the later years, the
interior work in dwellings was generally
confined to the soft woods, which ac-
quired beauty by the skill of the painter,
and dazzling white as finish was mostly
in vogue, or grained work in imitation Of
the more durable woods. The modern
innovation has now been largely adopted
and business houses and dwellings are
largely finished in their native beauty,
with oak, maple, cherry, redwood and
other kinds even to sandal wood and
ebony. 1t is almost needless to remark
that the beauty of such materials
depends upon the skill of
the workman in filling and pol
ishing, 30 that the grain OF the wood
may be fully revealed with surface like
glass. The fine effect produced in the
Bryson- Bonebrake building by the high
finish of the light hardwood door castings,
mantels and wainscoting, and the dark
doors grained in walnut, is always favor
ably commented upon. The graining of
the black walnut so closely follows nature
that only trained eye will detect the
imitation of the real wood. This most
excellent work was done by the firm of
w. w. Magary & Co., who carry on an
extensive business at 207 South Fort
street. This enterprising firm do gen.
eral business in house and sign painting,
granting, calcimining, etc., but they
make a specially of hardwood
finishing. As before stated, the
finishing and polishing of hardwood
requires the best workmanship, and in
this line Messrs. Magary & Co. are un-
excelled. They point for confirmation to
the excellent work they have done on
many buildings in Los Angeles. Such
work, for instance, as that on the Cali
fornia Bank Building, the Murietta
Block, the Miller Block, the San Dimas
Hotel, the San Gabriel Hotel, the Bur-
bank Hotel, Mr.. Bryan's residence,
the Loew mansion and Judge Gardeners
and F. @. Howe's residences. 1t should
be remembered that all of the outside
painting on the Bryson- Bonebrake
building, az well as the inside wark, was
done by Messrs. Magary 4 Co., and
most of the fine lettering and sign writ
ing which add by their excellence to the
general appearance of the exterior and
interior. Mr.. w. w. Magary, the right
hand man of the firm, formerly carried
on a successful business in San Fran
cisco, and has succeeded in his two
years. stay in Los Angeles in establish
ing large and fiourishing business like
wise.
Los Angeles Corntce Works..
This modest announcement in nowise
conveys an idea of the extent and capa'
bilities of the vast establishment at the
corner of Buena Vista and Bellevue ave-
nue.. Mr.. E. W. Spencer, formerly oi
Rockford, Illinois, is the sole proprietor
of the works, and his skill and energy is
fittingly memorialized in most of the
great buildings hich adorn Los Angeles
and it's suburbs. Mr.. Spencer's exten-
sive business embraces the production
for building purposes Of copper, tin and
galvanized iron roofs anG cornices, metal
shingles, marble floors, stairtreads and
wainscoting, sidewalk lights, hearths,
facings, CRATES, encaustic tiles and slate
and Spanish tile roofs. For the varied
marble work the supply of material is
obtained from all the quarries of the
globe the different kinds employed mum.
bering over twenty and embracing the
| famous Creole, Cherokee and Etoway
suarries OF Georgia.
From the establishment of Mr.. Spen-
Ger came the copper, galvanized iron, tin
and metal shingles used in the construc-
| tion of the Bryson- Bonebrake building.
This work embraces the towering cop
per pinnacles which so enhance the
beauty OF the structure, the bold and
ornate cornices which make harmonious
the sky lines Of the edifice, the striking
and artistic finish of the facade and the
multitude of ornamental trimmings
which contribute to the architectural
beautifying of the whole. This work in
it's completeness is said by judges to be
the best job in metals ever done on any
building in Los Angeles. The merit OF
the use of galvanized iron instead OF
wood for building purposes lies in the
absolute immunity from fire, while a
solidity and continuity of finish is OBJ
tanned which no other materials but
solid iron or stone can give.
Mr.. Spencer is now furnishing the cop
per. tin and galvanized iron work, the
marble floors and wainscoting, the
hearths, facings and CRATES and the
Spanish tile for the new City Hall. The
wainscoting of the City's building is to
be of variegated Georgia marble, six feet
high in the first and second floors, and
three feet in the third floor. Mr.. Spen-
Ger has also contracted to furnish the
materials in his line for the Miller build
ing, the w. @. T. U. Temple and the Ma
tional Soldiers Home.
Los Angeles Mantel Company.
This company, which has its sales and
warerooms in the California Bank build
ing, at the corner of Fort and Second
streets, is one of the most successful en-
terprises in Southern California. Its
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