To add still more to this discussion:
Prof. Miles Lewis, of the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Architecture,
Building & Planning, has done extensive research and writing on the history
and use of various building materials, including galvanized iron and
corrugated iron. I found him to be very approachable and very generous with
his information when I was doing some research on the same subject.
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Regards,
Chris J.-Andersen
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr Robert V. J. P. Varman [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 11:42 AM
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> Subject: corrugated iron
>
> Just adding to what the others have written.
>
> There is a fair bit of information in some of British builders' and
> engineering journals of last century. I remember reading something (1880s)
> about difficulties caused by the different corrugations used by different
> manufacturers (and a list of some of the brands with measurements). The
> best known trades encyclopaedias of last century discuss the invention of
> galvanizing but have relatively little on corrugated iron sheeting.
>
> Lysaght produced a handbook, 'Lysaght's Referee' every few years - for
> example, the twelth edition was in 1922 and the seventeenth in 1939. They
> contain a lot of technical information like illustrations of the
> thicknesses of the sheets (Birmingham Gauge), illustrations of sheets,
> roofing screws and even the various trade marks. Their most famous brand
> was of course the 'Orb' brand.
>
> A nice feature of several types of corrugated iron sheeting (Lysaght
> included) is that they are stamped with the date of the year - generally
> the last two digits.
>
> Robert V J P Varman
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