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Stone and finishes

This section summarizes how early twentieth-century sources described granite and its finishes. Promotional claims and period measurements are identified as historical evidence, not current technical guidance.

  • DM: the 1919 Monument Dealer’s Manual.
  • GMB13: Granite, Marble and Bronze, Vol. XXIII (1913).
  • GMB16: Granite, Marble and Bronze, Vol. XXVI (1916).
  • MN15: Monumental News, Vol. XXVII (1915).