TERRA-COTTA, BRICK, ETC. 
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The fine exhibition of " shape-bricks,” in great variety, 
merits special notice. The drawiugs appended render de- 
scription superfluous. They are from Originals furnished by 
tbe Company. Arcbitects and tliose interested in construc- 
tion will see at a glance what possibilities in decorative con- 
struction such bricks afford. They are of great importance, 
economically considered, in forming angles and corners, and 
should be extensively used in thc United States, where at- 
tempts at such manufacture are few and far between. The 
use of such forms in our public buildings, railway stations, 
etc., with or without terra-cotta slabs and Ornaments, could 
not fail to powerfully influence public taste, thus impercept- 
ibly but surely promoting art-culture among the people. 
The hollow-tongued and grooyed wall or casing brick 
(Fig. 59) would make a light wall of great strength, and 
is probably well adapted to partitions. 
All of these drawiugs have been reduced to one-twentieth, 
but the little scale reduced equally with tliem will indicate 
the sizes :—