Buying Guide Photos from the October 2018 Issue

Each issue of Traditional Building features photos to accompany the Buying Guides; here are the photos appearing in this issue along with informative captions.

Author:: Traditional Building Magazine
Publish date:: Oct 17, 2018

Historical Products Showcase

Airmada's high velocity drying system easily integrates into existing and new shower installations.

Airmada's high velocity drying system easily integrates into existing and new shower installations.

Historically styled radiator covers such as the one shown here are the specialty of Artistry in Architectural Grilles.

The Robert A. M. Stern Collection from Bendheim includes four etched pattern glasses, including "Trattini," a grid of vertical lines of varying widths punctuated by horizontal bands.

Bovard Studio reconstructed this historic stained-glass barrel-vault ceiling; it had been removed from the Montana State Capitol in Helena, MT.

Traditionally styled metal grilles are one of the specialties of Coco Architectural Grilles.

Crown Point Cabinetry

Cabinet and Panel work are among the many specialties of Driwood.

From Eustis Chair are these Millbrook stacking chairs in quarter-sawn White Oak. The chair was custom designed for the Millbrook School Dining Hall with Voith & Mactavish Architects, stacks up to 8 chairs high, and comes with a 20 year warranty against joint failure.

EverGreene Architectural Arts worked on the restoration of the West Main Pavilion of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

Canning Studios executed the elaborate decorative-painting scheme at the Rodeph Shalom Synagogue in Philadelphia, PA.

Kreilick Conservation worked on the Cooper-Hewitt Entry Canopy.

Portobello Road knob and pull from the King’s Road Collection from Notting Hill. Shown in 24K satin gold finish with Swarovski crystal accents. Hand cast in USA of 100% lead-free pewter. Additional finishes include Antique Pewter and Dark Brass.

Pacific Register offers a selection of historically styled laser-cut wood panels for ceilings and floors.

Putnam Rolling Ladder custom manufactures ladders in oak, ash, maple, cherry, mahogany, walnut or birch.

R. Alden Marshall has been commissioned by the University of Houston to restore their Public Art Collection.

Victorian Lighting Works crafted this authentic reproduction in solid brass.

Airmada Dry

Airmada's high velocity drying system easily integrates into existing and new shower installations.

Windows, Doors, Shutters & Hardware

Allied Window manufactured a storm window for this round-top window.

Allied Window manufactured a storm window for this round-top window.

Arch Angle Window & Door manufactured these traditionally styled storm windows and doors.

Architectural Components restored the windows for the Jacob Whittemore House at the Minuteman National Historic Park in Lexington, MA.

Sash chains are available from Architectural Resource Center in various materials and finishes including brass, bronze, copper-dipped steel and brass-plated steel.

This decorative floral-patterned door hardware system was restored by Ball & Ball Hardware.

Coppa Woodworking offers more than 165 screen door styles manufactured in pine, Douglas fir, oak, mahogany, cedar and redwood.

These steel windows were manufactured by Crittall Windows

These GC Series cabinet knobs from E.R. Butler come in Clear, Etched, Silvered, Opalescent, Milk, Amber, Amethyst, Cobalt, Ruby, Ox Blood, Emerald or Black Crystal.

Gaby's Shoppe offers a selection of drapery hardware designs in six powder-coated finishes.

This hand-forged, iron Fox Door Pull (also available in thumb latch), from Heritage Metalworks, shows off exquisite detail.

Historic Doors fashioned these entry doors using mortise-and-tenon joinery.

A craftsman assembles a 3x5-ft. bronze window in the Historical Arts & Casting studio.

This 15” Folk Lady Hand Wrought Thumb Latch by HMW Forge compliments the beautiful wine cellar door and prized collection inside.

House of Antique Hardware offers a wide selection of antique-reproduction entry hardware, as well as hardware for interior doors, cabinets, furniture and windows.

Illingworth Millwork built this Gothic-style door.

Indow's custom designed interior storm windows can be made to fit any size and configuration.

Innerglass Window Systems supplied the interior glass storm windows for this room.

Patented interior wood covers conceal the jambliners and balances, giving these Kolbe windows a luxurious, all-wood appearance; cottage-style units, radius-top shapes, 30 & 45-degree bays, and XL units.

These Ultimate Outswing French doors are available from Marvin Windows and Doors.

Mon-Ray's aluminum and storm windows can be used in restoration and new construction projects.

This historically styled sash lock is available from Phelps Company.

Shuttercraft offers a wide selection of both interior and exterior shutters.

Timberlane replicated the original shutters that first hung on Roosevelt’s 150-year-old home, Sagamore Hill.

This historically styled wood door with sidelites was fabricated by Vintage Doors.

Victorian Style Brass Heraldic Door Plate, cast in solid brass and paired with two Roaring Lion doorknobs by Corbin from their Circa 1900 catalog, called the Pavia Pattern; this complete door set is hand finished in Antique Brass Finish all from Vintage Hardware.

Vintage Homes and Millwork handcrafted custom doors for this project.

This art deco lever is by Von Morris.

Wiemann Metalcraft fabricated these bronze Art Deco door panels.

Allied Window

Allied Window manufactured a storm window for this round-top window.

Exterior Molded Ornament

High-density polyurethane molded ornament was manufactured by Architectural Elements for Harrahs Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

High-density polyurethane molded ornament was manufactured by Architectural Elements for Harrahs Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

Aztec Stone Empire provided the weathered granite veneer and cut Indiana Buff Limestone accent details for this 2018 Palladio Award winning project.

Continental Cut Stone provided the Lueders Cut Limestone for this residence.

Garden ornament such as these pedestals and the stairs are available from Haddonstone.

Historical Arts & Casting, Inc. designs, manufactures and installs metal doors, windows and other exterior elements.

Architectural Elements

High-density polyurethane molded ornament was manufactured by Architectural Elements for Harrahs Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

Landscape, Streetscape & Garden Specialties

Aztec Stone Empire provided the granite and cut limstone for this award winning 2018 Palladio Project.

Aztec Stone Empire provided the granite and cut limstone for this award winning 2018 Palladio Project.

Chadsworth specializes in exterior garden structures, as seen with these custom pergolas in Peterson Park in Poland, OH.

Continental Stone supplied the custom cut limestone elements for this pool area.

Reclaimed bricks from Gavin Historical Bricks Inc. were used in this driveway near Chicago.

Haddonstone offers an extensive collection of cast-stone columns and garden ornament.

This intricately forged garden gate for the prestigious Winterthur Museum was recreated from a 70-year old photo by the skilled artisans at Heritage Metalworks.

This urn is one of many made by Historical Arts & Casting for the Grand Army Plaza entrance to Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY.

This fence, constructed of tapered pickets, was forged by King Architectural Metals.

This custom fence was designed and fabricated by Wiemann Metalcraft using solid-bar steel; to ensure longevity, it was galvanized before urethane coating was applied.

Aztec Stone Empire

Aztec Stone Empire provided the granite and cut limestone for this residence.

Exterior Lighting Including Gas

Authentic Designs’ French Station Mansard model stand 15 in. tall and is 10¼-in. wide and 8 in. deep; it can be wall or post mounted.

Authentic Designs’ French Station Mansard model stand 15 in. tall and is 10¼-in. wide and 8 in. deep; it can be wall or post mounted.

This period-style reproduction lantern from Ball & Ball Lighting brings character to the exterior of this house.

The overall height of Deep Landing Workshop's three-light model L-1691S-LB8A is 43 in.; the custom bracket features brass medallions.

Grand Light has been restoring, replicating and manufacturing custom lighting fixtures since 1929.

This English Gas Lantern shown with a bronzed copper finish and standard pendant cluster reflects the craftsmanship of the Scofield collection by Heritage Metalworks (photo by Jody Doyle).

The artisans at Herwig handcrafted this traditionally styled exterior lantern.

Historical Arts & Casting custom fabricated this five-globe ornamental light fixture.

This exterior light fixture, part of the Hillcrest collection, is from House of Antique Hardware; shown here in Imperial Bronze.

This six-sided wall lantern is available from Lantern Masters.

Period Lighting Fixtures has a variety of exterior lanterns such as the model # L303A shown here.

Scofield Historic Lighting fabricated this English box sconce.

St. Louis Antique Lighting Co. supplied this historic exterior light fixture for the University of Chicago.

This two-candle sconce is one of many handmade period-style light fixtures offered by Steven Handelman Studios.

Vintage Hardware & Lighting created this exterior fixture.

Wiemann Metalcraft replicated/created several 4 globe street light standards in cast and fabricated aluminum for the GSA for the US Custom House in Denver Colorado.

Authentic Designs

Authentic Designs’ French Station Mansard model stand 15 in. tall and is 10¼-in. wide and 8 in. deep; it can be wall or post mounted.

Architectural Sheetmetal

B&B Sheetmetal specializes in copper sheetmetal ornament as shown.

B&B Sheetmetal specializes in copper sheetmetal ornament as shown.

Heather & Little specializes in the restoration, reproduction and design of domes, cupolas, steeples and other sheetmetal elements.

Mid-Atlantic Steel Fabrication created this custom grating..

NIKO fabricated this custom zinc spandrel panel.

Precision Metal Fabricators custom fabricates architectural sheetmetal elements, including this sign for the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge in New York City.

The stock line of ornamental sheetmetal shields from W.F. Norman includes model #2920, which measures 20x24 in.

B&B Sheetmetal

B&B Sheetmetal specializes in copper sheetmetal ornament as shown.

Roofing & Roof Specialties

Auburn Tile manufactures cement tile with a slate appearance.

Auburn Tile manufactures cement tile with a slate appearance.

Historical Arts & Casting supplied this 13 ft. 10½-in. finial.

The historic East Lake Golf Club, home of the PGA championship, used Ludowici tile to maintain the aesthetics of the roofing.

MCA Clay Roof Tile was selected for the renovation of the historic LA Union Station, preserving the original design by creating tiles based on the original historical tiles. Built in 1939, LA Union Station is widely regarded as “the last of the great train stations,” its architecture and design an iconic presence in the Los Angeles landscape.

NIKO installed this batten-seam and flat-lock copper roof for an historic building.

Preservation Products supplied the Acrymax elastomeric acrylic technology used to weatherproof the metal roof of the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts in Cape May, NJ.

Tile Roofs supplied new custom hand finished clay shingle tiles matching the existing tiles for the restoration of the roof on the historic Winnetka Village Hall.

Custom finials from W.F. Norman were incorporated into the restoration design of this historic building in Toronto.

Auburn Tile

Auburn Tile manufactures cement tile with a slate appearance.

Snowguards

Alpine SnowGuards’ model # 502 brass two-pipe snow guard is shown on a synthetic slate roof.

Alpine SnowGuards’ model # 502 brass two-pipe snow guard is shown on a synthetic slate roof.

This Catholic church in Chicago has relied on the same snowguards from Gough SnoGuards for more than 80 years.

Ornamental copper and lead-coated copper snow guards are available from NIKO Contracting.

Snoblox offers a wide selection of snow guards.

Alpine SnowGuards

Alpine SnowGuards’ model # 502 brass two-pipe snow guard is shown on a synthetic slate roof.

Bird Control

Bird-B-Gone's Mist is an advanced fogging system that releases a grape-scented mist into the air to deter pest birds from large open spaces.

Bird-B-Gone's Mist is an advanced fogging system that releases a grape-scented mist into the air to deter pest birds from large open spaces.

BirdMaster equipment and supplies are used to prevent birds from roosting in this historic building.

Spikes Needle Strips from Bird-X are designed to repel birds and other pests.

Nixalite of America is a manufacturer of effective and discreet architectural bird control products. Since 1950 Nixalite products have been used successfully worldwide to deter pest birds and animals from historic buildings and architectural structures.

Bird-B-Gone

Bird-B-Gone's Mist is an advanced fogging system that releases a grape-scented mist into the air to deter pest birds from large open spaces.

Masonry Restoration & Cleaning

Masonry restoration products are specialties of Abatron, which also offers consultation services.

Masonry restoration products are specialties of Abatron, which also offers consultation services.

Continental Cut Stone participated in the masonry restoration of the Val Verde County Courthouse in Del Rio, TX. They provided architectural elements in Texas Cream Cut Limestone.

The Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb, Illinois was built in 1929. This Microcotta, a product of Freedom Cement, restoration was completed in 1983 and the colors are as vivid today as when they were first installed. Careful attention was given to the historical accuracy of the Art Deco color palette.

Kreilick Conservation was part of the team working on the USS Maine Memorial in Arlington, VA.

Trow and Holden's Bull Set is designed for roughing out or shaping large blocks of flat stone.

Weathercap’s joint protection system is a soft-lead strip embedded in caulk to form a cap or seal for any masonry joint.

Abatron

Masonry restoration products are specialties of Abatron, which also offers consultation services.

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