THE ONES THAT LAST A LIFETIME The Union Metal Manufacturing Co. Canton, Ohio / UNION METAL COLUMNS “The Ones That Last a Lifetime” for PORCHES, PERGOLAS, INTERIORS PATENTS The Union Metal Manufacturing Company is the sole manufacturer of Pressed Metal Columns and Lamp Stand¬ ards and markets these lines under the Trade Names of Union Metal Columns and Union Metal Lamp Standards. Union Metal Columns and Union Metal Lamp Standards and the machines and dies used in their manufacture are covered by numerous patents and pending applications, all of which are owned by The Union Metal Manufacturing Company, Canton, Ohio. Any infringements will be promptly and vigorously prosecuted. The Union Metal Manufacturing Co. Canton, Ohio. Catalog No. 14 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimr llllllllllllltlllllllllllllllilllllll.ItllllllllllllllllMllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllL UNION METAL COLUMNS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII11IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII To the Architect The value of the column as a decorative and structural element is not a matter of question with you. Perhaps you do question, however, your ability to se¬ cure a column which is low enough in cost for general use and which at the same time protects your work against disfigurement. If so, you will find in Union Metal Columns the solu¬ tion to your problem. To the Contractor The architect and owner of a building rightly expect you to assume the responsibility of purchasing mate¬ rial that will give permanent satisfaction. Where columns are used it is practically impossible to buy wood columns that will not sooner or later show checking, rotting or similar defects. This, of course, is the nature of wood, but nevertheless the owner fre¬ quently feels that you are in some way responsible. You are absolutely safe from such complaints when you install Union Metal Columns, “the ones that last a lifetime.” To the Owner If the design of your building calls for columns take half an hour’s time to look over some of the wood col¬ umns in your neighborhood. Examine especially the work that has been up for three to six years. Then if you want to protect your building against splitting, rotting and similar blemishes, talk with your architect and contractor about Union Metal Columns, “the ones that last a lifetime.” iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinitttiiiiiiiiiiiin llllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID UNION METAL COLUMNS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII" M Union Metal Columns Offer the Architect and Builder Three Essential Features 1. Correct Design. The columns are architecturally correct. They have entasis and stopped flutes and the other characteristics which mark the columns of the an¬ cient classical orders. 2. Permanent Construction. They are so constructed that they cannot split, check, rot, warp or open at the joints—troubles which sooner or later mar every wood column. 3. Reasonable Cost. They cost but little more than wood columns and can therefore be used on any work for which columns are desired. How They are Made The shafts of the columns are made from 22 gauge open hearth galvanized steel. This steel is rolled by the mills exclusively for the manufacture of Union Metal products. It is tight coated with spelter which adheres perfectly to the metal under all conditions and protects it from action of the elements. Shafts up to and including a base diam¬ eter of 14 inches are made of one ply No. 22 gauge gal¬ vanized steel. All shafts over 14 inch base diameters are made of two ply No. 22 gauge pressed and fluted together. The shafts are fluted and pressed into shape by patented machinery and dies designed for the purpose. The seams of Union Metal Column shafts are securely locked and are always turned on the inside of the shaft. All columns except designs 200, 700 and 240 (all steel) are supplied with ornamental composition capitals. Refer¬ ence to accompanying cross-section shows that no weight falls upon the composition capital but is impressed through cylindrical steel core pin directly upon the steel shaft. Designs 200 and 700 are supplied with cast iron capitals including top square member. Design 240 (all steel) has pressed steel capital made of 16 gauge steel, galvanized after the punch press operation, thus insuring a protecting coat for all surfaces. All bases except 240 (all steel) are made of best grade cast iron. 3 Cross-section showing construction details Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllll' UNION METAL COLUMNS imiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinm iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiii Prepared for Painting The steel shafts are painted before leaving the factory with a coat of galvanized iron primer. The cast iron parts are coated with high grade metalastic paint. This com¬ pletes the protection against the elements and furnishes a surface on which the finish¬ ing coats of paint can be applied with assurance that they will not crack or peel. Load Bearing Strength Union Metal are the strongest Architectural Columns manufactured. The principle of their construction—the fluted steel cylinder, is in accordance with the best en¬ gineering practice; it insures great compression strength and makes Union Metal Columns several times stronger than wood columns. They are furnished to with¬ stand all normal weight without reinforcement, however, where an abnormally heavy pediment or weight is to be supported they may be reinforced by steel “I” beam or tubular steel pole passing up through them or they may be very economically filled with concrete. This practice is usually resorted to in interior work, such as stores, colonnades, hotel lobbies, etc., where the columns are called upon to support the build¬ ing and at the same time perform the function of architectural beauty. As an example of their strength, it might be stated that none of the columns shown in installations in this book have been reinforced in any way. Entasis and Stopped Flutes The ancient masters of architecture who designed the column discovered that if made with a perfectly straight taper it really looked to the eye as though it were smaller in the middle than at the ends. To correct this appearance all columns were made with a slightly modified taper which gave an outcurving efifect called entasis. It required some years of effort to per¬ fect machinery which would produce entasis in the metal column. These ma¬ chines are patented and are used exclu¬ sively by The Union Metal Mfg. Co. The stopped flute is another characteris¬ tic of the classical column. The perfec¬ tion of this detail in metal columns has also involved a great amount of work and the dies for this purpose are protected by letters patent. 4 Remodeled Residence, L. J. WERNET, CANTON, O. iiiiiiiiiiiimnmmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiD IIM/jj 'ltf' T TTIUf lyTCS l,,,,,,,||l,,,| 1 ,, » , > | i< | i«»< | iiiiiiiiiiiii | iiiiimii | i || imiiiiiii | iiiiiiiiiiiiii | iiiiiiiiiiii uiiiuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiD U jtxm JLjPkJLa L* U JL*U Jrli/1 89 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Interiors Union Metal Columns take away the severity of line and impart an air of elegance and grace. Remodeling Union Metal Columns give new beauty to old time buildings at remarkably low expense. (See Page 20). The Uses of Union Metal Columns PERGOLA, MCDONALD’S ROOF GARDEN, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH INTERIOR ELKS’ TEMPLE, BELLINGHAM, WASH. Porches and Exteriors Union Metal Columns give a touch of digni¬ fied ornamentation that befits the entrance of any building. Pergolas Union Metal Columns form a permanent structure on which the climbing vines and shrubbery cannot cause blemish or decay. Residence, JOHN E. CAIN, NASHVILLE, TENN. niiiiniitiniininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiititiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiD aiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiio UNION METAL COLUMNS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUIIIIllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Design No. 212 Roman Corinthian Composition Capital Attic Base (Cast Iron) Steel Shaft (Cor. Flute) Design No. 230 Greek Ionic (Erechtheum) Composition Capital Attic Base (Cast Iron) Steel Shaft (Cor. Flute) DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS GIVEN ON PAGE TEN. Design No. 237 Modern Ionic Composition Capital Attic Base (Cast Iron) Steel Shaft (Cor. Flute) UNION METAL COLUMNS are made in all sizes up to 36 inches in diameter and a maximum length of 32 feet. Half round columns, three-quarter columns, square pilasters and corner pilasters are manufactured in all sizes. WRITE FOR PRICE LIST. 6 iiiimiiimtiiiiimiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii) IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUD IIIIIIIIIIIIIII!l!llllll|||||I||l||||IIII|||llI||||||| ll |||||||||||||||||lll|||||ll l llllllll I |,l„ n (iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiii UNION METAL COLUMNS Design No. 219 Italian Composite Composition Capital Attic Base (Cast Iron) Steel Shaft (Cor. Flute) DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS GIVEN ON PAGE TEN. Design No. 222 Italian Renaissance Ionic (Scamozzi) Composition Capital Attic Base (Cast Iron) Steel Shaft (Cor. Flute) Design No. 213 Temple of the Winds Corinthian Composition Capital Attic Base (Cast Iron) Steel Shaft (Cor. Flute) UNION METAL COLUMNS are made in all sizes up to 36 inches in diameter and a maximum length of 32 feet. Half round columns, three-quarter columns, square pilasters and corner pilasters are manufactured in all sizes. WRITE FOR PRICE LIST. 7 «nniiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimiinii TllJinU lifFTHT f* fll TTKffltirC ,n,l,r . . . . . . . . cuiijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid U N-UH JVICb .L^lLa Lfl ULUmn 9 iiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiumiiHiiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiiiiimmmiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Design No. 224 Roman Doric (Diocletian) Composition Capital Attic Base (Cast Iron) Steel Shaft (Doric Flute)