The Historic Windows Database
Research completed by Seth Hinshaw, Building Documentation Specialist
Send any corrections to seth @ old-doors.info.
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Link: Windows / Standard Double Hung Sash / Six light upper sash |
| Name: 6x6 DHS Window | |
| Years: 1785 to 1960 | |
| History: This is the standard rectangular six-over-six DHS window. It was first common with the Federal style, at which time it was called the "12-light" window. The current name of "6x6" became common in the 1950s. | |
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Millwork catalog references (Note: underlined company names link to millwork company histories, while underlined years link to catalogs uploaded at archive.org): Hinkle & Co. 1869, page 38 ; Keogh & Thorne 1873, page 10 ; Bradley & Currier 1889, page 14 ; Roberts & Co. 1891, page 98 ; Pettyjohn & Thornhill 1892, page 5 ; Bradley & Currier 1893, page 12 ; Bradley & Currier 1894, page 19 ; E.A. Carlisle, Pope & Co. 1894, page 26 ; Foster Munger 1895, page 8 ; Foster Munger Co. 1897, page 10; Gernert Bros. Lumber Co. 1898, page 194 ; Foster Munger Co. 1899, page 6 ; Foster Munger Co. 1900, page 6 ; Huttig Bros. Mfg. Co. (Muscatine) 1900, page 17 ; E.L. Roberts & Co. 1900, page 17 ; Huttig Sash & Door (St. Louis) 1900, page 20 ; Curtis & Bartlett Co. 1902, page 8; Foster-Munger Co. 1902, page 4; E.L. Roberts & Co. 1903, page 57; Chandler Lumber Co. 1904, page 16 ; Chicago Millwork Supply Co. 1906, page 7; Adams & Kelly Co. 1908, page 13 ; Morgan Sash & Door 1908, page 7; E.L. Roberts & Co. 1908, page 60; Curtis Bros. & Co. 1908, page 6; | |