Despite the handsome Queene Anne window sash depicted, this post is not about windows. I just wanted to let everyone know that my internet access will be sporadic over the next few weeks as I am finally able to get an ISP for the new house (finding a reliable provider in the middle of nowhere was more challenging than I had expected). This involves setting up poles and stringing cable, etc.
So… if I’m not able to post much in the coming weeks, it isn’t that I don’t want to; it’s because I’m not able to. Thanks for your continued participation… please bear with me as I continue to transition to the new house! -Eric
P.S. Here’s a nice window which was sloppily painted on the exterior at some point:
Here’s how this sash appears in the 1899 catalog of the Western Sash and Door Company of Kansas City, Missouri (image courtesy of the Internet Archive, archive.org):
Item # 152.
That is a nice window, but could use some TLC. As I’m sure Ross can attest to, those divided-lite windows take a lot more time to go through, though! Our last house had 3-over-1 double-hungs, and our new house has 2/3/4-over-1 (depending on width). They will be easy compared to the tiny ones like this, though!
These are definitely some of the smallest panes I’ve ever seen in a wood sash! I’m guessing the painter just slathered paint everywhere out of sheer frustration which I can understand. If the putty was going bad, the paint may actually be providing some reinforcement for the putty!
Paint as glue! The tried and true method!
Oh, how I yearn to SAVE that beautiful window!
The house it is in just sold at auction… dirt cheap. Not sure what its fate is just yet, but given its location I’m not optimistic. The window, appropriately listed as Queen Anne Sash in the 1899 catalog of the Western Sash and Door of Kansas City, Missouri, appears as item # 152. I can’t get the link to work here, so I’ll add a copy of the page below the photo in the post.