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Subject:
So, how do you lay a cornerstone made of EIFS?
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Met History <[log in to unmask]>
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BP - Dwell time 5 minutes.
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Thu, 17 Jun 1999 11:44:58 EDT
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In 1853, the New York Times reported on the laying of the cornerstone of
Cooper Union (at Astor Place and Fourth Avenue) by the iron magnate Peter
Cooper.  He "laid on the mortar with a bold and workmanlike hand as though he
had been brought up in the business .... he took to mortar like a brick."

Submitted by Christopher Gray

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