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balloon frame
noun
- a wooden building frame composed of machine-sawed scantlings fastened with nails, having studs rising the full height of the frame with the joists nailed to the studs and supported by sills or by ribbons let into the studs.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of balloon frame1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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In the balloon frame the timbers are held together entirely by nails and spikes, thus permitting them to be put up rapidly.
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Of further interest in Shaw's plate is the dress of the workmen and the balloon frame of the house under construction.
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They are built of wood, balloon frame, with a plain pitch roof, without ornament.
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The following are some of the advantages claimed for the Balloon Frame: 1.
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The early history of the Balloon Frame, is somewhat obscure, there being no well authenticated statements of its origin.
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