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Seth Hinshaw

The Historic Windows Database


Research completed by Seth Hinshaw, Building Documentation Specialist

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Link: Windows / Standard Double Hung Sash / Two-light upper sash
Name: Boxed 2x2 arched head
Years: 1850s to 1880s
History: These windows often had specially cut stiles and rails to cover rectangular panes.
Millwork catalog references (Note: underlined company names link to millwork company histories, while underlined years link to catalogs uploaded at archive.org):

Keogh & Thorne 1873, page 49 ; Palmer, Fuller 1879, page 6 ; G.V. Selden 1887, page 78 ; Carlton Foster & Co. 1888, page 4 ; M.A. Disbrow & Co. 1884, page 6 ; Palmer Fuller & Co. 1889, page 6 ; Paine Lumber Co. 1891, page 11 ; Roberts & Co. 1891, page 98 ; Pettyjohn & Thornhill 1892, page 10 ; Palmer Fuller & Co. 1892, page 6; Paine Lumber Co. 1893, page 11 ; Mulliner Box & Planing Co. 1893, page 11; Foster Munger 1895, page 7 ; Curtis & Yale 1896, page 4 ; Foster Munger Co. 1897, page 9; Gernert Bros. Lumber Co. 1898, page 193 ; Foster Munger Co. 1900, page 5 ; Curtis & Bartlett Co. 1902, page 7; Curtis & Bartlett Co. 1902, page 14; Foster-Munger Co. 1902, page 3; Chicago Millwork Supply Co. 1906, page 6;