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 > ---------- > N.B. The opinions expressed here are solely the responsibility of the > author > and should in no way be construed as representing the opinions, > positions > and/or policies of his employer. > > Chris J.-Andersen, Regional Archaeologist > Ministry of Citizenship, Culture & Recreation > Heritage & Libraries Branch, Heritage Operations Unit > 77 Bloor Street West, 2nd Floor > Toronto, Ontario CANADA M7A 2R9 > > Tel.: 416-314-7159 Fax: 416-314-7175 > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > N.B.: AFTER JULY 1, 1999: > > Chris J.-Andersen, Regional Archaeologist > Ministry of Citizenship, Culture & Recreation > Heritage & Libraries Branch, Heritage Operations Unit > 400 University Avenue, 4th Floor > Toronto, Ontario CANADA M7A 2R9 > > Please note that the postal code and all telephone and e-mail > addressess > remain the same. > > Historical archaeology pursued without imagination reduces the > artifacts to > minor illustrative material. -- John L. Cotter > > > -----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 > > > > > > FAMILIE: http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/6559/scc17.html O > O > > > > 31 Wombat Street Berkeleyvale CentralCoast NSW Australia 2261 | > \__/ > > Fax:+61 2 43898450 Email: [log in to unmask] > ____/-(..) > > 1800s ceramics etc illust! Norfolk Island > _/_____________/ > > Archaeology: > http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/6559/scc18.html