Metals in America's Historic Buildings: Uses and Preservation Treatments by Margot Gayle, David W. Look, John G. Waite on Mullen Books

Metals in America's Historic Buildings: Uses and Preservation Treatments

Gayle, Margot, David W. Look and John G. Waite

Washington, D.C. U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1980. Softcover. Black pictorial wraps with white lettering on cover and spine, v, 170 pp., bw illustrations. G+ (moderate shelf wear at edges and corners, previous owner's inscription on title page, all pages clear and intact). Item #152909

"Metals in America's Historic Buildings was developed to promote an awareness of metals in the buildings and monuments of the United States, and to make recommendation for the preservation and repair of such metals. This report was developed for use by owners, architects, and building managers who are responsible for the preservation and maintenance of America's architectural heritage. When metal building components need rehabilitation or maintenance of America's architectural heritage. When metal building components need rehabilitation or maintenance, information on proper preservation techniques for each metal and its alloys or coatings has not been readily available. What has been needed is a general reference on metals used in architecture: where they were used, how to identify them, their properties, how to preserve and maintain them, and when to replace them. This is intented to be such a sourcebooks on historic architectural metals." - quoted from foreward.