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 / Two-light upper sash |
| Name: 2x2 DHS Window | |
| Years: 1869 to 1960 | |
| History: This window was called a "four-light window" until World War II. It was first mentioned in the newspapers.com database in an article in the Cecil Whig (Maryland) on 2/5/1870, the year after its first appearance in a millwork catalog. | |
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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 ; Roberts & Co. 1891, page 98 ; Pettyjohn & Thornhill 1892, page 11 ; Bradley & Currier 1893, page 13 ; Bradley & Currier 1894, page 20 ; E.A. Carlisle, Pope & Co. 1894, page 26 ; Foster Munger 1895, page 12 ; Foster Munger Co. 1897, page 14; Gernert Bros. Lumber Co. 1898, page 185 ; Foster Munger Co. 1899, page 10 ; Western Sash & Door Co. 1899, page 42 ; Foster Munger Co. 1900, page 10 ; Huttig Bros. Mfg. Co. (Muscatine) 1900, page 19 ; E.L. Roberts & Co. 1900, page 19 ; Huttig Sash & Door (St. Louis) 1900, page 22 ; Curtis & Bartlett Co. 1902, page 12; Foster-Munger Co. 1902, page 8; Memphis Sash & Door 1903, page 12; E.L. Roberts & Co. 1903, page 57; Alexander Lumber Co. 1904, page 8 ; Chandler Lumber Co. 1904, page 16 ; Western Sash & Door Co. 1906, page 12; Gordon-Van Tine Co. 1906, page 6; Chicago Millwork Supply Co. 1906, page 11; Adams & Kelly Co. 1908, page 12 ; Morgan Sash & Door 1908, page 9; E.L. Roberts & Co. 1908, page 60; Curtis Bros. & Co. 1908, page 8; Bradley & Currier 1889, page 14 ; | |