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Title: The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Architect and Engineer Co
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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object is usually to provide sat-isfactory illumination for shaving, comb-ing the hair, etc., before the mirror witha fair intensity throughout the room.Even with the fine reflecting qualities ofwalls and furnishings, a centrally locatedceiling outlet or a single wall bracketat one side of the mirror hardly pro-vides suitable freedom from shadows forshaving. The accompany-ing illustr a t i o n sfrom the LightingJournal explain anew and very prac-tical method ofbathroom lighting.Two frosted lampsare placed on eachside of the mirror,the latter being theoutside of the doorto the medicinechest, placed justabove the wash-stand. The results arepleasing. When notlighted the fix-tures are incon-s p i c u o u s, thefrosted lamps hav-ing much the ap-pearance of short white glass towel barsin a vertical position. One lamp willlight the usual bathroom for all ordi-nary purposes, the distribution from thefrosted lamp combined with the whiteinterior of the room producing very uni-form illumination.
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Diagram of bathroomfixture. giTing detailsof construction. Some Things I Would Do Were I anArchitect By GEORGE A. SCHNEIDER MOST of us have a habit of tellinganybody and everjbody what wewould do if we were king, and sometimessome of us bring forth points that theking could use. Now, for instance, Iman electrical engineer, but if 1 were anarchitect, well— In the first place 1 would put a stopto useless stair climbing in any house 1planned. The solution is simple—inter-phones. These little step and energysavers could be designated in my plansand the wires run at the same time theother wiring is installed. By planningtheir installation with the house 1 couldfind for them the most advantageous po-sition, which wouldobviate the marringof walls accompanying an installationmade after the completion of the house. 1 would banish the broom from anyand every house 1 planned. The solu-tion is the stationary vacuum cleaner.It is possible to place one of these ef-ficient cleaning agencies in a

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