A full listing of the published works of Miles Lewis can be found on the
University of Melbourne website at:
http://www.arbld.unimelb.edu.au/~mbl/bibliog.html
Chris Andersen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neal Hitch [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, June 04, 1999 9:13 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: corrugated iron
>
> Does anyone have a bibliography of the "extensive writing on the history
> and use of ...building materials" by Miles Lewis as mentioned in this
> post.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andersen, Chris (CZR) [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 1:59 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: corrugated iron
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Dr. Lewis can be reached at: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > 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
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > 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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