> From: Barbara Lamprecht <[log in to unmask]>
>
>  Might anyone know where I could discover whether the copper bathroom
>  units manufactured by Phelps Dodge for Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion
>  bathrooms were coated or plated?
>
>  I am asking with regard to the two bathrooms Richard Neutra used for
>  "Windshield", the house Neutra designed for John Nicholas Brown on
>  Fisher Island.
>
>  J. Carter Brown, JNB's son, recalls the original tones of "black and
>  silver" while some other contemporaries recall copper, or at least dark
>  tones? Would Fuller have minded the natural oxidation of the copper, or
>  was that his decision?  Might the copper have been nickel coated?
>
>  Any resources on tracking down more information on these bathroom units
>  would be much appreciated. Thank you,
>
>  Barbara Lamprecht
>