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Borders with only feature strips are the most common, and cheapest to install. After tongue-and-groove flooring became popular, around 1920, the plain band was the only one easy to integrate in. This can be enhanced, and made more expensive, by adding various cross banding schemes.
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Midwood Park circa 1930
Mahogany band is 1" wide, surrounded by 1-1/2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with four 2" slats in an 8" square.
163
Ditmas Park 1914
Mahogany strips are 1" and all oak is 2". Missing is the 2" oak strip between the mahogany band and the fingerblock. The inner field is a fingerblock in a herringbone pattern of 8" × 16".
218
Crown Heights North II c1907
Mahogany strips are 1-1/2". Oak around is 2" wide. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-1/2" slats in a 12" square. The floor had a wax finish.
185
Northern Bedford-Stuyvesant Year?
Oak strips are 2". Dark strips are 3/4". Inner field is diagonal 8" fingerblock with 2" strips.
208
Midwood Park 1917
All oak is 2" wide. Dark strip is 3/4" wide. Inner field is straight fingerblock in 8" squares.
206
Ditmas Park Historic District 1907
Strips are 1" wide. Surrounding oak is 2" wide. Inner field is diagonal finger block with 1-3/8" slats in a 12-3/8" square.
38
West Midwood 1915
All oak boards are 2" wide. The mahogany is 1". The maple is 1-1/4". Oak is the cheaper plain sawn.
201
Ditmas Park West Year?
Bands are 3/4" wide with 2" oak around. Inner field is 2" oak laid diagonally.
59
Prospect Lefferts Gardens 1913
61
Bedford-Stuyvesant 1899
Mahogany bands are 1-1/2". Oak bands between them are 2-1/2". Not mitered in the corner. Usually they are. The flooring looks like it is tongue-and-groove. It doesn't really belong here.
204
Fiske Terrace 1905
Strips are 3/4" wide. Oak in between is 1-1/2" wide. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-3/4" slats in a 12-1/4" square.
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Fiske Terrace 1905
Strips are 3/4" wide. Oak in between is 1-1/2" wide (two to one ratio). Inner field is straight fingerblock with 2" slats in 12" square.
149
Crown Heights North Historic District II 1889
A very lovely border. The inner field lays the strips in a lattice weave, as seen on the right. The strip widths from the outside: 1/2" mahogany, 1-3/4" oak, 7/8" mahogany, 1/4" maple, 1-3/8" cherry, 1/4" maple, 7/8" mahogany, 1-3/4" oak, 1/2" mahogany. A total of 8-1/8".
The inner field mahogany squares are 2". The surrounding rectangles are 2"×4". Five strips are squeezed in 6" wide and 18" long.
182
Stuyvesant Heights 1892
This was in a hall. The mahogany strips are 3/2" and the maple is 1/4". Total border is 2-3/4". The laid straight fingerblock is 4-3/4" blocks of 4 fingers, each 1-3/16" wide.
262
Lefferts Manor 1897
78
South Midwood 1916
A very simple pinstripe for a hallway. Maple strip is 1/4" and the mahogany on the sides is 1/2". Field slats are 2" wide.
12
Park Slope Sportmen's Row 1889
Field is 10" parquet squares with seven unequal strips. Most are 1-1/2" wide. The end ones are less. See
measured drawing.
181
Stuyvesant Heights 1892
A small pattern for a small room. The mahogany strip is 3/4" and the maple is 1/4". The cross-banding bands are 2-1/2" wide right triangles. Their height is about 1.65". Total border is 3.65" wide. The laid straight fingerblock is 6-1/4" blocks with six fingers of varying width.
104
Stuyvesant Heights Historic District 1899
Strips are all 2" wide. Inner border of diagonals is 9-1/2" wide. The inner field was a custom design with a fancy pattern in the middle of the room. Since this is a floor borders site, I didn't take a picture.
101
Bedford-Stuyvesant 1901
Border pattern is 8" wide. Within the border strips are either 1" or 2" wide. The strip in the middle of the corner is 2-3/4" wide. The rectangles in the feature strips are 1" × 3-1/2". Inner field is straight 2" wide planks.
Without a knotted corner the look of plain bands is kind of flat. The first upgrade is a knotted corner with solid strips. Until around 1900 this was the only choice. Then triple bands came available (more power tools). And by 1925 there was a 5-stripe band. I like the triple stripe, especially with the center trip maple and dark wood on the outer strips. I have a spreadsheet that can calculate the piece sizes for the common knot.
81
Crown Heights North II 1897
Inner square is 2" wide. Inner maple strip is 1/4" wide. The walnut side bands are 5/8" wide. This is lacking the second band. This knot needs a second band to look complete. Inner field is diagonal slats 1-3/8" wide. The planks in the outer field are mitered. This is usually not done.
230
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Year?
Stripes are 1/4" maple surrounded by 5/8" mahogany. Between and surrounding them is 2" oak. The inner square is also 2". Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with eight 1-3/8" slats and one 1-1/8" slat in a 12" square.
256
Crown Heights South circa 1901
46
Crown Heights North II 1897
Band width is 3/4" and inner square is 1-7/8". Oak slats alongside it are 2". Field is 1-1/2" wide slats in fingerblock.
89
Prospect Heights Historic District 1901
Very unusual. Strips are 7/8" wide. Inner square is 2". Inner field is fingerblock parquet with 2" wide slats in a 12" square.
127
Crown Heights North Historic District 1890
Bands are 1-3/8" wide. Inner square is 2-1/8". Strips around are (inside to out) 1-3/4" oak, 1/2" mahogany, 1-3/4" oak, 1-1/2" mahogany, 1-3/4" oak. Inner field is 1-3/4" slats diagonally.
213
Fiske Terrace 1905
It was dusty. 1-5/16" square and bands. 2" oak around. Middle mahogany band is 5/8". Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" slats in 12" square.
80
Lefferts Manor 1906
Inner square is 1-3/8". Mahogany bands are 3/4" wide. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" wide slats in a 12" square.
250
Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Historic District 1909-1910
This has the unusual feature of multiple narrow strips between the knotted border stripe and the plain border stripe.
20
Lefferts Manor 1910
In spreadsheet enter 1.5 for diameter of inner square, 1.5 for width of inner strip, and 0 for width of outer strips.
158
Prospect Park South Historic District 1906
233
Crown Heights North III Historic District c1896-1897
A small knot in the front hall. Knot width is 6". Band width is 3/4". Inner square is 1". Slats surrounding bands are 2" wide. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with four 2" wide slats in an 8" square.
90
Prospect Heights Historic District 1901
It lacks an outer strip that you see on the others. In spreadsheet enter 1.5 for diameter of inner square, 1.5 for width of inner strip, and 0 for width of outer strips. Not sure what inner field is. Note lack of mitering in inner slat.
179
Stuyvesant Heights 1892
No measurements taken. Probably the same as #90.
50
Crown Heights North I 1894
In spreadsheet enter =1+3/16 for diameter of inner square, 0.875 for width of inner strip, and 0 for width of outer strips.
45
Crown Heights North II 1897
The inner oak border plank is missing a couple miters. In spreadsheet enter =1+1/16 for diameter of inner square, 1" for width of inner strip, and 0 for width of outer strips.
128
Bedford-Stuyvesant 1886
The inner oak border plank is missing a couple miters. Inner square is 1-1/8". Bands are 7/8" wide. Surrounding wood is 2" wide. Inner field is 2" slats diagonally.
29
Beverley Square West early 1900s
The inner oak border plank is missing a couple miters. Center square and mahogany strip are 1", making the knot 7" in diameter. This has a solid 2"×2" block in the lower left. Three pieces there is better.
114
Beverly Square West 1902
3/4" strips give a knot width of 5-1/4". Inner field is 1-3/4" slats in 12-1/4" fingerblock.
225
Park Slope Historic District c1899
Mahogany bands are 1/2" and oak is 1/4". Inner square is 1-1/4". Between and surrounding bands is 2" wide oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-1/2" slats in a 12" square.
314
Lefferts Manor c1901
stripes are composed if 1/2" wide maple with 1/4" mahogany pinstripe, making each multi-band stripe 1-1/2"; between stripes 2". Inner field is 2" slats in 12" fingerblock.
315
Lefferts Manor c1901
Mahogany pin stripes are 3/16", stripe's oak center band 3/4", making each five-band stripe 1-1/2"; between stripes 2". Inner field is 2" slats in 12" fingerblock.
3
Clinton Hill early 1900s
The house was built in 1872. This had to have been added later. Probably early 1900s. The ribbon appears to be cherry and maple. The knotted corner is 8-3/4". See
measured drawing. I have a
spreadsheet that calculates all piece sizes. (Input is: 1.25 for inner square, 0.25 for inner strip, and 0.5 for outer strips.) For a smaller room I could see having only one 2" strip between the cherry, instead of the two shown here.
133
Central Park Slope 1901?
Inner square is 1-1/4". Maple inner strip is 1/4". Mahogany side strips are 1/2". Surrounding strips are 2" wide. Inner field is 1-3/8" strip in 8-1/4" fingerblock.
19
Lefferts Manor 1909
The darker wood is not as dark as the previous above. I prefer it darker. Note the interlace is backwards from the previous one. To get piece sizes, use
common knot spreadsheet and enter 1.625 for diameter of inner square, 0.25 for width of inner strip, and 0.46875 (11/32") for width of outer strips.
60
South Midwood 1927
My first five stripe band. Note late date. Sawing technology must have improved. The strip widths are 1/4", 1/4", 1/8", 1/4", 1/4". The center block is 2" square. Spreadsheet would need enhancing, but won't be. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1" wide slats in a 12" square.
Flipped
Note the pattern is flipped from the way it was above. I prefer the above.
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Windsor Terrace, Park Frontage 1911
Mahogany strips are 3/4" wide. The corner pictures as 6-7/8", but I only came up with 6-3/4". See
measured drawing. Inner square is 1-1/4" diameter. Width of inner strip is 3/4". Width of outer strips is 0. Field is 12" parquet squares diagonally.
263
Lefferts Manor 1897
142
Prospect Lefferts Gardens 1915
Inner block and strip width is 1-7/16". Surrounding is a 2" strip. Inner field is 1" strips in fingerblock.
264
Lefferts Manor 1897
62
Bedford-Stuyvesant 1899
Center square is 1-1/4". Mahogany strips are 3/4". Inner field fingerblock has 1" slats in 12" squares. Outer field is 2" slats.
175
Prospect Lefferts Gardens 1906
Bands and inner square are 1". Surrounding is 2" oak. Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
199
Caton Park Year?
Bands are 7/8" wide. Inner square is 1-3/16" wide. Surrounding is 2" oak. Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
39
Prospect Park South 1915
The inner square is 1-1/2". The mahogany is 1/2". The maple is 1/4". Overall knot diameter is 9-1/2". Is inverse of my spreadsheet.
71
South Midwood 1910
My guess at dimensions: inner square is 2" diameter and mahogany bands are 1" wide. Inner field is fingerblock with eight 1-3/8" slats in an 11" block.
148
Park Slope Extension II 1896?
Mahogany bands are 7/8". Oak strips between are 1-5/8". That gives a pattern width of 5". Surrounding is 1-3/4" strips. Inner field diagonal fingerblock with 1-3/8" strips in a 12" square.
221
Crown Heights North II c1907
Mahogany bands are 1-1/2" wide. Oak between and around is 2" wide. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" slats in a 12" square. The floor had a wax finish.
The pattern is called meander, Labyrinth, and Maze. This was one of the first border patterns to become popular.
167
South Midwood Year?
252
Park Slope circa 1899
164
South Midwood Year?
All corners covered. Bands are 1-1/2" wide. Border width is 7". Then surrounded by 1-1/2" oak, 1" mahogany, and 2" oak. Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
222
West Midwood c1910
This border was in the hall on the second floor. This was the only picture I was able to get in the house. The first floor was entirely carpeted wall-to-wall. On the second floor the three bedrooms had good patterns, with one being a triple twist. But all had furniture and stuff covering all corners. Pictured here is the starting corner in the hall. Note how nicely the square wave melds with the corner block. The pattern border width is 5-1/4". Mahogany bands are 3/4" with 1/4" maple between. Oak background blocks are 3-1/2" × 1-3/4". Surrounded by 1-3/8" oak strips. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" slats in a 12" square.
99
Bedford-Stuyvesant 1901
A square wave. Border pattern width is 5". Mahogany bands are 3/4" wide. Maple bands are 1/4". Oak rectangles are 1-5/8" × 3-1/4". Side oak strips are 1-1/2". Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" wide strips in an 8" square. The same border, not pictured here, has an inner field of diagonal fingerblock with six 1-1/2" wide strips in a 9" square.
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West Midwood circa 1910
259
Lefferts Manor 1897
193
Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District 1906
Pattern border is 5" wide. In the ribbon the mahogany is 3/4" and the oak 1/4" wide. Oak inner blocks are 1-5/8" × 3-1/4". Surrounding oak strip is 1-1/2" wide. A very interesting inner field. Maple strips are 1/2" wide. Fingerblock has three fingers 1-5/8" × 5-7/8".
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Ditmas Park Historic District, circa 1905
28
Beverley Square West 1900
This can be looked at as a chained
Othala rune that has been stretched and then attached together. The center maple band is 3/4" and the outer walnut ones are 1/8". Inner squares are 1-3/4" on a side. There is a 1/4" gap between corners. Border width is 6-3/8", split into two 2-5/8" boards and a 1-1/8" center board. Maple feature strip is 1-3/8". Oak strip between the maple and the border is 1-3/4". Outer oak strip is 2". The Chicago Floor Co has this pattern in
No. 60. It has a corner.
244
Beverly Square West circa 1899
177
Prospect Lefferts Gardens 1906
In a front hall. Reversed coloring. Very lovely. Maple band is 3/8" wide. Mahogany is 1" wide. Making a 3-1/8" wide pattern. Larger right trapezoid is 3-7/8" long. Surrounding is 1-3/8" mahogany and 1-3/4" oak. Inner field is 2" slats in 8" diagonal fingerblock.
172
West Midwood 1906
The mahogany is 3/8" wide. The oak in between is 1" wide. Giving a pattern border of 3-1/4" wide. Surrounding is 1-3/8" oak, 1/2" mahogany and 1-1/2" oak. Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
294
West Midwood circa 1910
"L" Meander: Common
The following Greek Fret (Greek Key) is a common border and corner. I have a spreadsheet that calculates the sizes of all pieces based on a given strip width.
270
Crown Heights North circa 1899
Mahogany bands - 1/4". Maple and oak bands - 7/8". Giving total pattern width of 5-7/8". Leg multiple is 4. Surrounded by 1-1/2" oak, 1/2" mahogany, 1/4" maple, 1-1/2" oak, 1/4" maple, 1/2" mahogany. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with six 1-1/2" strips. Spreadsheet to be written. I want this one for my next room.
322
Park Slope Historic District I 1901
Small mahogany bands are 1/4" wide, inner maple bands are 7/8" wide, oak filler bands are 7/8" wide, giving the pattern border a width of 5-7/8" wide. Surrounded by 1-1/2" oak, 7/8" mahogany, then 2" oak. Inner field is 2" slats in 12" fingerblock.
27
Caton Park 1909
Again, like the other room in the same house, they put effort into getting the pattern to go around the fireplace.
153
Ditmas Park 1907
Having maple for the insides is unusual.
209
Fiske Terrace 1905
Pattern border is 6" wide. Each band is 1.2" wide. Ratio is 4. Surrounding is 2" oak, 1-1/4" mahogany, and 2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-1/4" wide slats in a 11-1/4"? square.
4
Bushwick 1897
This is similar to the one above, but the corner and dimensions are different. This has the right corner for this border. This was another one that was difficult to figure out the dimensions. I wasn't expecting it to be in thirds of inches (or twelfths). This is E.L. Roberts
No. 2408 with an extra mahogany strip around it. See
measured drawing.
187
Stuyvesant Heights Historic District 1892
Overall border is 6" wide. Strip width is 6/7". Inner field is straight 8" fingerblock with 2" wide fingers.
321
Park Slope Historic District I 1901
Bands are 7/8" wide, making the pattern border 4-3/8" wide. Surrounded by 1-3/4" oak, then 7/8" mahogany, then 2" oak. Inner field is 1-3/8" wide slats in 11" fingerblock.
119
Crown Heights South 1913
Pattern width is 4-3/8" wide (5 × 7/8"). Repeat is 7" (8 × 7/8"). Inner field is 1-1/4" slats in 7-1/2" fingerblock.
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Windsor Terrace, Park Frontage 1911
The pattern here in a narrower size. Only two woods: mahogany and oak. The field parquet is 8" square, with four 2" wide strips. The corner and border are clearly 6" wide. I fudged the dimensions to make it 6-1/8" wide. I didn't see how seven divides into 6". This is E.L. Roberts
No. 2382. See
measured drawing.
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Clinton Hill early 1900s
The house was built in 1872, but this flooring had to have have been added later. Most likely early 1900s. This appears to have only two woods: mahogany and oak. Though the wood between the mahogany may be a different type. See
measured drawings.
55
Bedford Section 1881
The bands are 3/4" wide, giving a pattern width of 4". In
spreadsheet, use 3/4" for width of strips and 4.5 for middle piece length. For the corner enter 1" for strip width.
237
Midwood Park circa 1930
Bands are 25/32" wide, giving a pattern border width of 4-29/32". Surrounded with 1" oak. Inner field is 2" diagonal slats.
56
Bedford Section 1881
House is too old. This must be a refloor.
126
Crown Heights North Historic District 1890
Inner field is 2" slats in 8" diagonal fingerblock.
51
Crown Heights North I 1894
82
South Midwood 1897
Inner field is 1" slats in a 12" diagonal fingerblock.
85
South Midwood 1901
Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
176
Prospect Lefferts Gardens 1906
147
Park Slope Historic District 1908
Inner field is 1-3/4" strips in fingerblock.
138
Lefferts Manor 1910
Inner field is 1-1/2" strips in 12" fingerblock.
68
South Midwood 1910
Inner field is diagonal slats 1-1/2" wide.
198
Caton Park Year?
This is one of the rare ones that miters around the corner block. Bands are 1" walnut. Surrounding is 1-3/8" walnut and 2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-1/2" slats in probably a 12" square.
234
Midwood Park circa 1930
Border pattern is 5" wide. Surrounded with 1" oak, 1-1/2" walnut, and 2" oak. Inner field is 2" diagonal slat.
173
West Midwood 1906
The junction of the inner oak strip should have been mitered. This one has an extra strip of mahogany on the outside only.
150
West Midwood 1908-11
Bands are 1" wide. Ratio is 4. This one has an extra strip of mahogany on the outside only. Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
178
Prospect Lefferts Gardens 1906
This one has an extra strip of mahogany on the outside and inside. Making for a very wide border overall. They did miter the mahogany around the corner block, which delineates the block better.
276
West Midwood circa 1910
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West Midwood circa 1910
220
Crown Heights North II c1907
Not only did this house have six borders worth photographing, but the floors were put down by experienced craftsmen. With a little effort one can blend this pattern around the corner. All corners, expect not the corner with the beginning and end. That corner has to and had a corner block. Mahogany bands are 1/2" wide. Oak between the border and the inner field is 2" wide. The inner field is diagonal fingerblock with three 1-1/4" and six 1-3/8" slats making a 12" square. The floor had a wax finish.
306
Ditmas Park West c1899
Mahogany bands are 1/2" wide. Oak bands are 1-1/4" wide. Border pattern is 6" wide. Surrounded by strips of the same wide. Inner field is 2" diagonal slats.
285
Park Slope Historic District 1931
26
Caton Park 1909
Info on
Caton Park. I like the way they took this pattern around the corners of this fireplace. The fret pattern is 6-1/2" wide and has a 12" repeat.
248
Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Historic District 1907
This is the way these corners should be done.
112
Park Slope 1909
They could have done a better job of integrating the border (1/2" mahogany strip surrounding by 1-1/4" oak). Pattern border is 6" wide.
154
Ditmas Park 1907
Ribbons are 1/2". The wide band is 1-3/8". This is repeated for the surrounding strips. The inner field is 1-3/8" slats in 11"? fingerblock.
197
Caton Park Year?
Walnut bands are 1/2" wide. Same dimensions as the others. Inner field is diagonal slats 2" wide.
53
Crown Heights North I 1894
Instead of going around the corner here's a nice corner block. Though the corner's feature strips didn't get a clean intersection. The pattern is 5-15/16" wide. In
T-Meander spreadsheet enter =1+5/16 rectangle width and 1/2 for strips.
107
Midwood Park Historic District 1904
The inner border width is 6". The mahogany strips are 1/2". The oak pieces are 1-5/16" wide. That makes the oak right trapezoids 2-7/8" high. The oak Isosceles trapezoids are 8-5/8" wide. The inner field is 2" diagonal slats.
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Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District 1906
The same measurements as #107. Note interesting inner field.
Left Facing
You can see a left-facing swastika in the pattern (the Nazis used a right-facing one). It makes for pretty corners.
320
Park Slope Historic District I 1901
Small mahogany bands are 1/4" wide. Inner maple bands are 3/8", making total band 1-1/2" wide. Oak spacing blocks are 1-1/2" wide, making the pattern border 7-1/2" wide. Surrounded by 1-1/2" oak and 2" oak. Inner field is 2" slats in 12" fingerblock.
316
Prospect Park South Historic District 1906
Stripes are 1-1/4" wide, making the pattern border 6-1/4" wide. Surrounded by 2" oak, then 1" mahogany. Inner field is 2" diagonal slats.
96
Bedford-Stuyvesant 1897
Border pattern width is 6", making the strip width 1.2". It is surrounded by feature strips of 2" oak and 1" mahogany. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock in four strips of 2" × 8".
231
Crown Heights North 1897
Banding and spacing is 1-1/4" giving a pattern border width of 6-1/4". It is surrounding by 1-5/8" or 1-7/8" wide oak, then surrounded with 2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with six 2" slats in a 12" square.
144
Park Slope Historic District 1891
Mahogany bands and space between are 1-5/16". Pattern border is 6-9/16". Surrounding bands are 1-5/8" wide. Inner field is 1-3/8" strips in 12-3/8" fingerblock.
188
Stuyvesant Heights Historic District 1892
Overall pattern border is 6" wide. Ribbon width is 1/5 of that. Surrounding oak is 2" wide. The mahogany strip is 1". Inner field is diagonal 11" fingerblock with 1-3/8" fingers.
258
Park Slope South c1905
189
Stuyvesant Heights Historic District 1892
The ribbon has 9/16" mahogany and 1/4" maple bands. The oak between the ribbons is 1-1/4" wide. Giving a pattern border of 6-5/8". Surrounding is 1-3/4" oak, 1-5/8" cherry and 2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" fingers in 8" square.
217
Crown Heights North II c1907
All banding is 1-3/8" wide, giving a pattern border of 6-7/8" wide. Surrounding is 1-1/2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with three 1-1/4" and six 1-3/8" slats making a 12" square. The floor had a wax finish.
228
Bedford-Stuyvesant Year?
The floors in this house are being restored by the homeowner. Overall pattern width is 6-9/16" wide. Mahogany bands and oak background in the meander are 1-5/16" wide. Surrounded by 1-1/2" oak. Then surrounded with 1-3/8" oak, 3/8" mahogany, and 1-3/8" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" slats in a 8" square.
297
Ditmas Park Historic District c1900
191
Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District 1906
This is a wide border. This was in the parlor and down the middle of hallways. Strips are 1-1/8" wide, making the pattern border 14-5/8" wide. Surrounding is 2" oak and 1/2" mahogany, making the entire border 19-5/8" wide. There was no corner block. Note interesting inner field. Field squares are about 12-1/4" wide.
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Ditmas Park West Year?
Pattern border is 3-7/8" wide. Bands are 2-3/4" wide. Surrounding is 1" mahogany and 1/2" oak. Inner field is straight fingerblock with 1-1/4" slats in a 12" square.
283
Lefferts Manor 1925
91
Crown Heights South 1913
This is the same pattern as the previous. And the same dimensions in its
spreadsheet. Inner field is fingerblock parquet with 2" wide slats in a 12" square.
235
Midwood Park circa 1930
Pattern border is 4". Surrounded with 1" walnut, 1/2" maple, 1" walnut, and 2" oak. Inner field is 2" diagonal slats.
83
South Midwood 1897
Unfortunate seam. In
Flattened Helix spreadsheet enter 2.75" for the width of strips, and 7/8" and 3/8" for the height of the trapezoids. But this is not really the same as the above. This has single blocks [which have split] for when the ribbon is showing its back. Inner field is fingerblock laid straight with 1" slats in a 12" square. Outer field is 2" wide random length slats.
130
Oshkosh Designs 2015
Custom made for Park Slope kitchen. Oak, maple and American cherry. There should have been an oak slat between the border and inner field, but it was forgotten at installation. The second mistake made was stainless steel nails were inadvertently purchased and used. Now the nails will stay shiny, and they shouldn't. The third mistake is the corner block triangles should be a mix of oak and maple. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-3/4" wide slats in 8-3/4" squares.
23
Lefferts Manor 1909
See
measured drawing. I created a
spreadsheet to calculate piece dimensions. Woods are mahogany (or is it cherry?), maple, and quarter-cut American white oak. The field wood here is diagonal fingerblocks of nine strips of 1-3/8" × 12-3/8". Note when wood strips are only 1-3/8" wide, they only get a single nail across.
120
Crown Heights South 1913
Pattern border is 2-7/8" wide. Rectangles in pattern are 1-3/8" × 2-5/8". Side border strips are 1-5/8". Can use
Flattened Helix spreadsheet. Inner field is 1-3/8" slats in 8-1/4" fingerblock.
260
Lefferts Manor 1897
A smaller version.
124
West Midwood 1908
Pattern border is 3" wide with 1-1/2" strip alongside. The ribbon pieces are all the same size here.
166
South Midwood Year?
Very unusual to have a striped ribbon. Nice for a change, though it kind of fades away Maybe better if the ribbon colors were reversed. Mahogany strip is 1/4". Maple sides are 9/16". Giving a total ribbon width of 1-3/8". Pattern border width is 5-1/4". Surrounded by 1-3/8" oak, 1/2" mahogany, 2" oak. Inner field is 2" slats in diagonal 8" fingerblock.
7
Bushwick 1897
Three woods: mahogany, maple and oak. See
measured drawings. I have a
spreadsheet that calculates the sizes of all pieces based on a given strip width. Inner field is fingerblock parquet in 12" square.
44
North Park Slope 1880
This ribbon is the same as
Side-to-Side spreadsheet. Enter 1.5 for the width and 5.25 for the height. The direction of the fold is just reversed. Inner field is fingerblock parquet with 2" wide fingers.
43
North Park Slope 1880
A smaller version. This floor (and the other from this house) may have been added a couple decades later. This ribbon can be calculated from
Side-to-Side spreadsheet by entering 0.875 for the width, 2.625 for the height, and =13/16 for the corner strip width. This gives a ribbon width of 4-3/8" and a corner/border size of 6". Inner field is fingerblock parquet with four 2" fingers in 8" square.
229
Bedford-Stuyvesant Year?
The overall border, including side bands, is 6" wide. Inner rectangle is 7/8" × 2-5/8", or a 1:3 ratio. All banding in the border is 7/8" wide. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" slats in a 8" square.
105
Stuyvesant Heights Historic District 1899
The border's inner rectangles are 1" × 2". Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-1/2" wide slats in a 6" square.
280
Ditmas Park Historic District 1901
16
Crown Heights North 1910
Compared to the above, this one has narrowed the width of the ribbon, and exaggerated the feature strips, which are unique here. This ribbon can be calculated from
Side-to-Side spreadsheet by entering 1.5 for the width and 3.5 for the height. The mahogany bands are 7/8" and the oak between them is 1-3/4". The field wood here has 1-3/8" strips that are perpendicular to the borders and mitered towards the center.
72
Midwood Park 1905
Strip width is 1-3/4". Ratio is 3. Note uncommon banding around pattern here.
86
South Midwood 1901
The ribbon is 1-1/2" wide. Inner rectangle is 3-3/8" high. Feature strips are 1", 1/2" (mahogany), 1-5/16".
111
Park Slope 1909
Pattern inner block is 1-1/2" × 3". Border is 1", 1/2' and 1-1/2" strips. Inner field is 1-1/2" slats in 12" fingerblock.
257
Weeksville circa 1901
202
Park Slope Historic District 1890
Pattern border is 6". Ribbon is 1-1/2" wide. Ratio is 2. Surrounding is 1", 1/2" mahogany, and 1-1/2" Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" slats in 12" square.
79
Lefferts Manor 1899
They had this folded pattern in all the major rooms. Bands are 1-1/2" wide and ratio is 2. This is the same as the next one. And near it in year.
94
Crown Heights South 1913
Inner rectangle is 1-1/2" × 3". Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" slats in 12" squares.
88
Prospect Heights Historic District 1901
Inner rectangle is 1-1/2" × 3", giving a pattern width of 6". Side strips are usual 1" oak, 1/2" mahogany, 1-1/2" oak, but then here there is then a 1-1/2" strip of mahogany surrounding the border and corner. Inner field is fingerblock parquet using 1-1/2" wide slats in a 12" square.
113
Beverly Square West 1902
Pattern inner block is 1-1/2" × 3". Border is 1", 1/2' and 1-1/2" strips. Inner field is 1-3/4" slats in fingerblock.
132
Central Park Slope 1901?
Dimensions are the same as #88, but this lacks the extra bold stripes. Inner field is 1-1/2" strips in 7-1/2" fingerblock.
236
Midwood Park circa 1930
A narrow border, with the minimum 1:1 ratio. Inner squares and ribbon are 2-1/2" wide, giving a pattern width of 7-1/2". Surrounded with 1-1/2" oak, 3/4" mahogany, and 2" oak. Inner field is 2" diagonal slats.
253
Park Slope circa 1899
302
Park Slope 1899
One of the rare ones with an extra stripe in the middle of the ribbon.
317
Prospect Park South Historic District 1906
Bands are 2" wide, giving a pattern border 6" wide. Surrounded by 1/2" mahogany and 1" oak. Then 1" mahogany and 2" oak. Inner field is 2" diagonal slats.
136
West Midwood 1908-11
Inner squares and strip widths are 2-1/16" wide. Pattern border width is. Surrounding is 1/2" mahogany and 1" oak. Inner field is 2" strips diagonally.
134
Central Park Slope 1901?
Inner squares and strip widths are 2-1/16" wide. Pattern border width is. Surrounding is 1/2" mahogany and 1" oak. Inner field is 1-1/2" strips in fingerblock.
125
Crown Heights North Historic District 1890
The ribbon is 1-3/8" wide, giving a pattern width of 6-7/8". The ribbon's mahogany is 9/16" and the maple is 1/4". The oak rectangular block is 4-1/4" long, giving a repeat of 7". Surrounding stripes are 1-1/2" oak, 1-1/2" mahogany and 1-3/4" oak. Inner field is 2" slats in a fingerblock.
311
Park Slope Historic District 1904
Maple pinstripes are 1/4" wide, mahogany bands are 9/16" wide. Pattern border is 6-7/8" wide. Surrounded by 1-1/2" oak, 7/8" maple, and 2" maple. Inner field is 1-1/2" slats in 9" diagonal fingerblock.
131
Central Park Slope 1901?
They botched the slat width in the border. Dimensions are the same as #125.
268
Crown Heights circa 1903
Has extra stripes in the background.
308
South Midwood c1910
Border pattern is 5-1/4" wide. Slats used for ribbon are 1-3/4" wide. Right sides of the filler triangles are 2-3/8" wide. Surrounded by 1-3/8" oak, 1/2" mahogany, and 2" oak. Inner field is 2" diagonal slats.
300
Ditmas Park West circa 1925
Inner pattern is 4" wide, surrounded by 1/2" maple, 1/2" mahogany, 1" oak, 1-1/2" mahogany, and 2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-3/8" and 1-1/4" strips in a 12" square.
106
Midwood Park Historic District 1904
The pattern width is 4". The side strips are 1/2" for the maple and mahogany, and 1" for the oak. Giving an overall border width of 8". Ribbon is 1-1/2" wide. The inner field is 2" diagonal slats.
34
Midwood Park 1907-1908
The pattern width is 4". The first oak strip is 1/2", the mahogany strip is 1/2" and the outer oak strip is 1". Making a total border width of 8". Ribbon is 1-1/2" wide. Spacing calculated from those.
291
Prospect Park South 1908
31
Fiske Terrace 1906
Folded. Border width is 5". Width of parallelograms calculated from that. Walnut strips are 1-3/8". Oak strips are 1-1/2". Making a total border width of 10-3/4".
67
Ditmas Park 1904
287
Crown Heights 1906
305
Ditmas Park West c1899
This has mahogany pinstripes on the ribbon. Ribbon center is 3" wide, with 1/4" wide pinstripes. Giving the border a width of 7-1/2". Surrounded by 1/2" mahogany and 1-3/4" oak. Inner field is 2" diagonal oak slats.
286
Crown Heights 1906
This is a two-twist open overlap that has been cut in half and used as an outer border.
69
South Midwood 1910
Overall pattern width is 6-7/8". Mahogany bands are 1/2" wide. Inner field has diagonal slats 2" wide.
102
Bedford-Stuyvesant 1901
The same as the previous, but with different feature striping. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock is 2" wide strips in an 8" square.
110
Park Slope 1909
Border pattern is 4-7/8" wide with 1-1/2" strips alongside. Giving a total border width of 7-7/8". Trapezoids are 1-3/8" high. Corner block is 4-1/8" with 3/16" border and then 1-5/8" border. Total block is 8-3/4" wide. The block does appear to be a little less! Field is 2" slats in 8" fingerblock.
296
Ditmas Park Historic District c1900
Square Fold
All of these have the same dimensions. All were installed during a short time stretch. Five color banded folded ribbon. Woods: walnut: 1/2", maple: 1/2", mahogany: 1", maple: 1/2", walnut: 1/2". Border width is 6". Lots of 30°/120° angles in this one. Surrounding strips are " oak, 1/2" mahogany and " oak.
123
West Midwood 1908
152
Ditmas Park 1907
155
Crown Heights North Historic District II 1909
This one has an extra plank between the border and inner field. They are mitered. The planks on the outside are never mitered.
170
Fiske Terrace 1908
Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
35
Midwood Park 1907-1908
135
West Midwood 1908-11
This pattern lends itself to nice corners without using a corner block. Maple and mahogany strips are 1" wide. Inner strip is 1/2" wide. Pattern border is then 4" wide. Distance inside wave is 5", making a repeat 12". Surrounding are 1" oak strips. Inner field is 2" strips laid diagonally.
169
Fiske Terrace 1908
The corner is wrong here. It may be a poor repair job. Maple pipe and cherry ribbon are 1" wide. Oak rectangles are 1/2" and 1-1/2" × 5". Surrounding is 1" oak, 1/2" walnut, 2" oak. Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
64
Ditmas Park 1904
Overall pattern width is 4". Maple pipe is 1". Field is diagonal slats that are 1-3/4" wide. They did a nice job getting the ribbon to go through the corner.
74
West Midwood 1905
This was in a hall. Overall pattern width is 4". Maple pipe is 1". Field is diagonal slats that are 2" wide.
57
Prospect Lefferts Gardens 1913
Walnut appears to be the dark wood. Walnut band is 1-1/2" wide. Mahogany band is 2-1/8" wide. Pipe is narrower in this one; only 1" wide within a 4" wide pattern. I don't like that the ribbon width changes, depending on which side is shown.
140
Lefferts Manor 1910
Overall pattern width is 4". Maple pipe is 1". Surrounding is 7/8" maple and 1/4" mahogany. Inner field is 2" strips in 12" fingerblock.
273
West Midwood circa 1910
215
West Midwood Year?
This was in a small room that you passed through from the foyer to the main room. Ribbon pattern is 3" wide. Mahogany pipe is about 11/16" wide. Surrounding is 1/2" oak, 1/2" mahogany, and 1-1/2" oak. Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally. Corner block is missing two small triangles of oak.
183
Stuyvesant Heights 1892
This is the corner they started the border from. Note the change in ribbon wood from walnut to mahogany in the corner. One corner did have a corner block, but it wasn't the right one. Being a hall the fingerblock is small. No measurements taken, but my guess is the overall pattern border is the usual 4". First surrounding strip is 1-1/8 oak", then 1/2" mahogany, then 2" oak. Fingerblock is laid straight in 7" blocks with 6 varying width strips.
115
Prospect Park South Historic District 1903
This is an example of how not to do a corner. Pattern border is 3" wide, surrounded by 1/2" oak, 1/2" mahogany, then 1-1/2" oak, etc. Center pipe is 3/4". Repeat is 5-7/8": 2-3/8" side of parallelogram, 3-1/2" bottom of trapezoid. Inner field is 1-1/2" slats diagonally.
156
Crown Heights North Historic District II 1909
243
Beverly Square West circa 1899
40
Prospect Park South 1915
In
spreadsheet enter in row: A - 2", C - walnut, E - 0, H/J - 13/16, I - 1/4. Corner has two walnut squares and two mahogany square. Gives a pattern border 4-1/4" wide and corner width of 8". Feature stripes beyond border and corner: cherry: 1/2", maple: 1/4", Total border is 10-1/2". Field wood is in 1" wide strips. The fingerblock parquet has at least 12 strips in the block.
6
Bushwick 1897
We have four woods in this one. There are two different dark woods (probably cherry and mahogany). Also the grains are rotated in the square. Field is 8" square with 6 unequal strips (4 × 1-5/16" + 2 × 1-3/8" = 8")]. Note the parquet is diagonal to match the diagonals of the ribbon. This one might would look better if the center of the corner had a square of maple. Figuring out the measurements wasn't easy on this one. See
measured drawing. Also see
spreadsheet piece calculator. Those odd decimals are close to 1/12's.
Vertical Ribbon
A spreadsheet was created that calculates all of the below vertical ribbon borders, and standard corner. Dimensions of all pictured here are in spreadsheet.
1
Source Unknown
Corner unknown. Four woods. Vertical Ribbon. Inner border is 7 1/2" wide, and the full border is 12". See
measured drawing. Enter into
spreadsheet 2.5 for width of parallelogram and 1.125 for rectangle width. I prefer the alternative wood selections over what is pictured here (dark/light flipped). This is also similar to
No. 2414 in the E.L. Roberts 1903 and 1908 catalogs.
137
West Midwood 1908-11
Inner border is 7" wide. Enter into
spreadsheet 2.3333" (=7/3) for width of parallelogram and 0 for rectangle width. Oak strips are 1-1/8" with 1/2" mahogany. Inner field is 2" strips laid straight.
30
Fiske Terrace 1906
Inner border is 7" wide. Enter into
spreadsheet 2.3333" (=7/3) for width of parallelogram and 0 for rectangle width. Oak strips are 1-1/2" making a corner of 10". Walnut feature strips are 1-3/8", making a total border width of 12-3/4".
32
Fiske Terrace 1906
Vertical with solid pipe. Inner border is 7" wide. Enter into
spreadsheet 2.3333" (=7/3) for width of parallelogram and 0 for rectangle width. Outer oak and mahogany strips are 1-3/8" wide.
160
Ditmas Park 1903
An unusual corner for a pipe. An unusual coloring in the pipe and ribbon. The maple band is 1-1/4", the walnut surrounding is 5/8". Distance outside the pipe is 2-3/4", giving a border of 7-3/4". Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
174
West Midwood 1906
Reversed coloring and a lovely pipe on this one. Oak pipe is 1", surrounded by 1/2" walnut. Pattern border width is 6-1/2+". Surrounding is 1/2" walnut and 1-3/4" oak. Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
277
West Midwood circa 1910
192
Prospect Lefferts Gardens Historic District 1906
This border was in two rooms. Pattern border is 6-1/2" wide. Pipe is 1/2" walnut and 1" maple. Surrounding is 1/2" walnut and 1-3/4" oak. Inner field is diagonal 12" fingerblock with 2" fingers.
214
West Midwood Year?
Pattern border is 6-1/2" wide. Maple pipe is 1", surrounding is 1/2" walnut, giving a 2" wide pipe. Background triangles are 2-1/4" high. Surrounding is 1/2" mahogany and 1-3/4" oak. Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
281
Ditmas Park Historic District 1901
274
West Midwood circa 1910
207
Bedford-Stuyvesant Year?
A new corner for me. The highlight of the day. It has a lovely color from the aging oil-based finish. Pipe and side space are 2-3/16" wide. Overall pattern is 6-1/2". Repeat is 4-3/8" with 2-3/16" each for ribbon and pipe. Surrounding is 1-3/4" oak, 1-3/8" mahogany, 2" oak. Inner field is diagonal 2" slats.
242
Beverly Square West circa 1899
The borders kind of overdo it by continuing on through.
303
Fiske Terrace: Midwood Park Historic District c1906-1910
Pipe and ribbon are 2-3/8" wide, making the border pattern 7-1/8" wide. The border is surrounded by 1-1/4" oak, 1-1/4" mahogany, and 2" oak. Inner field is 2" strips in 12" fingerblock.
295
Stuyvesant Heights Historic District 1892
Oak is the background wood. The folded pattern is maple and mahogany. You have to look very carefully to tell which is the folded pattern and which is the field, and realize some repairs aren't correct.
146
Park Slope Historic District 1891
Oak bands are 5/8" and mahogany bands are 1/2". Pattern border is 8-5/8" wide. Surrounding strip is 1-5/16". Inner field is 2" wide strips in 12" fingerblock.
272
Crown Heights South circa 1910
318
Park Slope Historic District 1909
Border pattern is 6-7/8" wide. The oak pipe is 2-1/8" wide. The folded ribbons are 1-1/2" wide and appear to be stained. Repeat is also 6-7/8". Elsewhere the border is surrounded by 1-1/2" oak, then 2" oak, then 1-1/2" dark wood. Inner field is 2" slats in 12" diagonal fingerblock.
The ribbon is tightly wound with no openings. It can be solid or striped. All borders on this page can be calculated on the 2-Ribbons-Gaps-Overlap spreadsheet (by setting the gap to 0).
14
Park Slope 1885
From a hall. A double twisted ribbon. The ribbons are tight enough that there is no hole in the middle. See
measured drawing. You can calculate the pieces for here by using the
spreadsheet and setting A to 0, C to 1.325825, and D to 0.
54
Crown Heights North I 1894
Pieces assembled in the opposite direction of the previous. You can calculate the pieces for here by using the
spreadsheet and setting A to 0, C to =2+19/32, and D to 0. Giving a pattern width of 7-5/16".
77
West Midwood 1905
Ribbons are 2-1/2" wide. Pattern width is 7". Inner field is straight fingerblock with slats of 1" in a 12" square.
212
Fiske Terrace 1905
Ribbon width is 2-1/2". Pattern border is about 6-15/16" wide. Surrounding is 1-1/2" oak, 5/8" mahogany, and 2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-3/8" wide slats in 12-3/8" square.
92
Crown Heights South 1913
Ribbons are 2-1/16" wide. Pattern width is 6". Inner field is diagonal fingerblock in 2" slats in 12" squares.
254
Ditmas Park Historic District, circa 1905
121
Crown Heights South 1913
A larger version of this pattern. Pattern border is 7" wide. Parallelogram is 2-1/2" high. Border repeat is 3-1/2". Inner field is 1-1/4" slat in fingerblock.
180
Stuyvesant Heights 1892
No measurements taken.
171
West Midwood 1906
A different corner. Ribbons are 2-1/2" wide. Pattern border is 7". Surrounded by 1-1/2" oak, 1/2" mahogany, 1-3/4" oak. Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
240
Midwood Park circa 1930
Bands are 15/16" oak, 3/8" maple, and 15/16" oak. Surrounded by the same banding. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with four 2" slats in an 8" square.
249
Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Historic District 1907
73
Midwood Park 1905
Ribbons are 2-1/8" wide. Pattern width is 6". Inner field is fingerblock with 1-1/2" slats in probably a 10" square.
103
Stuyvesant Heights Historic District 1899
Ribbons are 2-1/8" wide. Pattern width is 6". Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-1/2" wide slats in 12" square.
195
Prospect Heights Historic District 1897
Pattern border is 6" wide. Bands are 2-1/8" wide. Surrounding is 2", 1-1/2", and 2". Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-3/8" wide slats in a 12" or 12-3/8" square
196
Prospect Heights Historic District 1897
Pattern border is 4" wide. Surrounding is 1", 1" and 2". Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-1/4" slats in a 7-1/2" square.
162
Ditmas Park 1908
Unusual for the ribbon to be striped on this design. Very lovely. The inner maple band is 1-1/4" wide. Outer bands are 5/8" wide. Surrounding the twist is 1/2" maple, 2" oak, and 1-3/8" mahogany.
66
Ditmas Park 1904
Ribbons are 2-1/2" wide. Feature strips are 1-1/2", 1-1/2", 1-3/4". Inner field is diagonal slats 1-3/4" wide.
75
West Midwood 1905
All corners were covered. Ribbons are 2-1/2" wide. Pattern width is 7". Inner field is straight slats of 1-3/8".
116
Prospect Park South Historic District 1903
6" wide border. Hypotenuse of side right triangles are 2-7/8". Border stripes are 2", 3/4", 1-1/2". Inner field is 1-1/2" slats diagonal.
159
Ditmas Park 1903
293
West Midwood circa 1910
279
West Midwood circa 1910
76
West Midwood 1905
65
Ditmas Park 1904
Bands are 1-3/4" wide. Inner field is diagonal slats 1-3/4" wide.
151
West Midwood 1908-11
Ribbons are 1-3/4" wide. Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
52
Crown Heights North I 1894
This is the same as #21 with 1-3/4" for width of strip.
21
Lefferts Manor 1909
157
Crown Heights North Historic District II 1909
307
Ditmas Park West c1899
Unusual in that each band is a different wood. Bands are 1-3/4" wide. Border pattern is 7-3/8" wide. Surrounded by 7/8" oak and 1/2" mahogany. Inner field is 2" diagonal slats.
190
Stuyvesant Heights Historic District 1892
Pattern border is 7-1/2" wide. Surrounding is 1-5/8" oak, 1-3/8" mahogany and 2" oak. Inner field is 8" diagonal fingerblock with four fingers.
304
Fiske Terrace: Midwood Park Historic District c1906-1910
Bands are 1-1/2" wide. Inner square is 2" wide. Border pattern is 7-1/16" wide. Surrounded with 1" oak, 1/2" mahogany, 1" oak. Then 1-3/8" mahogany and 2" oak. Inner field is 2" slats in 12" fingerblock.
211
Fiske Terrace 1905
Pattern border is 7-1/2" wide. Maple square is 2-5/8". Mahogany ribbons are 1-3/8". Surrounding is 1" oak, 1/4" mahogany, 1" oak, 1-3/8" mahogany. Inner field is 2" slats laid straight.
97
Bedford-Stuyvesant 1897
The ribbon has a strip width of 1", giving the border pattern a width of 4-1/4". It is surrounded by feature strips of 1" oak, 1" mahogany, and 2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock in four strips of 2" × 8".
15
From Parquet Floors and Borders, 1895
See in
archive.org. I like the border continuing around the corner and there not being a corner block. A miter in the right place puts them together. I changed the feature strips from the picture to ribbons matching the inner twisted ribbons. The usual way. I made various
measured drawings. See
2-Ribbons-Gaps-Overlap spreadsheet.
87
Prospect Heights Historic District 1901
This is a more practical variant of the one below from the catalog with a triple-stripe band. You have mahogany and quarter-sawn oak ribbons on a maple background.
2-Ribbons-Gaps-Overlap spreadsheet will get the piece sizes, but not the quantity by wood type. Ribbon width is 1". Inner square is 3/4". Giving a 4" wide pattern with 1" wide oak strips along each side. A perfect size for a hall. One of my favorites. Inner field is fingerblock parquet with 1-1/2" wide slats in a 9" square.
282
Ditmas Park Historic District 1901
319
Park Slope Historic District I 1901
Bands and inner square are 1-1/4" wide, giving a pattern width of 5.3". Surrounded by 1-1/2" oak. Inner field is 2" strips in 12" fingerblock.
309
South Midwood c1910
Bands are 1-1/2" wide. Inner squares are 1-1/4" wide. Border pattern is 6" wide. Surrounded by strips of 2" oak and 1" mahogany. Inner field is 2" diagonal slats.
312
Park Slope Historic District 1904
Bands are 1-5/8" wide. Center square is 1-3/4" wide. Border pattern is 7" wide. Surrounded by 1" oak and 1/2" mahogany. Inner field is 2" wide slats in 8" diagonal fingerblock.
251
Park Slope circa 1899
This one alternates between tight twist and an open one. The two ribbons are mahogany and maple. An unknown wood fills in the sides and behind.
141
Prospect Lefferts Gardens 1915
Inner squares are 1-5/8". Band width is 7/8". Inner field is 1" strips in 12" fingerblock.
49
Crown Heights North I 1894
Has 30°/60° peaks. This would have been harder to make. Ribbons are 1-3/8" wide. Field is fingerblock parquet with four strips of 2" × 8".
288
Crown Heights 1906
310
South Midwood c1910
In the ribbon, the oak strips are 11/16" wide and the mahogany is 1/2" wide. The repeat is 6". Surrounded by 1-1/4" oak. Inner field is 2" diagonal slats.
313
Park Slope Historic District 1904
Mahogany bands are 1" wide. Border pattern is 5" wide. Surrounded by 1-3/8" oak, 1-1/8" oak, and 2" oak. Inner field is 2" diagonal slats.
239
Midwood Park circa 1930
Oak and mahogany banding is 15/16" wide, giving a pattern border width of 5-5/8". Surrounded by 1-1/2" wide oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with four 2" slats in an 8" square.
139
Lefferts Manor 1910
Strips are 1" wide, giving a pattern width of 6". Inner field is 1-1/2" strips in 12" fingerblock laid straight.
98
Bedford-Stuyvesant 1897
Strips are 1" wide, giving a pattern width of 6". Inner field is diagonal fingerblock in four strips of 2" × 8".
261
Lefferts Manor 1897
232
Crown Heights North 1897
Pattern width is 7" wide. Mahogany bands are 3/4" wide. Oak is 1-3/8" wide. It is surrounded by 1-1/2" rippled wood, 7/8" light mahogany, 1-3/4" oak, 7/8" mahogany, and 1-3/8" oak. There were no corner blocks. Inner field is herringbone fingerblock with 1" to 1-1/4" slats in about a 7-1/2" to 15" rectangle.
223
Crown Heights South c1901
Pattern border is 5-7/16" wide. Mahogany and oak bands, and oak triangles height are all 29/32". Surrounded by 7/8" dark oak, 1" maple and 2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" slats in a 12" square.
184
Northern Bedford-Stuyvesant Year?
This appeared in two rooms at this house. Each ribbon is 1-1/3" wide, giving the pattern border an 8" width. The inner ribbon is 3/8" walnut and 1/2" mahogany. Surrounding strips are 3/4" oak and 1/2" maple. Inner field is 2-1/4" planks in 11-1/4" square fingerblock laid diagonally.
109
Park Slope North 1889
238
Midwood Park circa 1930
In the ribbon the maple is 1/8", the mahogany is 3/16", the cherry is 7/8", with 1" oak in the middle. Surrounded with 1" oak, 5/8" mahogany, and 1-1/2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with four 2" slats in an 8" square.
48
Crown Heights North I 1894
The ribbon crossing is a simplification of the twist above, but where this one stands out is the use of five stripes for the ribbons. The tradeoff being there are no feature strips. The outer mahogany and maple stripes are 1/4". The inside walnut is 3/4". The inner section is 1-7/8" wide. Giving a pattern width of 5-3/8". This will require a new spreadsheet.
219
Crown Heights North II c1907
This was the most expensive border in the house. The house had six borders that I photographed. Skinny bands are 1/4" wide. Walnut in the ribbon middle is 3/4" wide. In between ribbon is 1-1/2". Making the pattern border 5" wide. Surrounding is 1-1/2" oak. Inner field is straight fingerblock with three 1-1/4" and six 1-3/8" slats making a 12" square. The floor had a wax finish.
95
Crown Heights South 1913
We have a different corner on this one. Pattern is 5" wide. Maple and walnut strips are 1/4" wide. Mahogany strips appear to be 11/16" wide. Leaving 1-5/8" for the inner oak background. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with four 2" × 8" slats.
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Beverly Square West circa 1899
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Beverly Square West circa 1899
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Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Historic District 1907
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Bedford-Stuyvesant Year?
The corners were covered with furniture and stuff. Pattern border is 5-3/8" wide. Cherry strips are 1-3/8" wide. Inner oak strips are 1-5/16" wide. Repeat is 12". Surrounded with 1-5/16" oak twice, 3/8" mahogany, and 1-5/16" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" slats in an 8" square.
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Prospect Lefferts Gardens 1912
Mahogany bands are 1" wide. In between the bands is 3". Surrounding bands are 1-3/8". Repeat is 10-3/8". Inner field is 2" wide strips in 8" fingerblock laid straight.
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Fiske Terrace 1905
Pattern border is 5" wide. Dark bands are 1" wide. Inner oak is 3" wide. Repeat is 10-1/2". Surrounding is 1-1/2" oak, 7/8" mahogany, and 2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-3/8" wide slats in 12 - 12-3/8" square.
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Lefferts Manor 1909
This is the above, but with every other repeat stretched. This can go around the corner, like the above, but the lovely corner block makes it easier to lay. The pattern introduces 67.5° angles, making the dimensions much more complicated. Inner maple band is 1/4". Outer walnut bands are 1/2". Inner square is 1-3/8". Oak strips alongside pattern are 1". This is the Extended Variant on
2-Ribbons-Gaps-Overlap spreadsheet.
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West Midwood 1908
Pattern border is 5-1/2". Repeat is 21".
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Crown Heights circa 1903
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Stuyvesant Heights Historic District 1892
I would think that this is a refloor. Ribbon is 1/2" mahogany and 1/4" maple. Pattern border is 5-1/4". Surrounding oak is 1". Inner field is diagonal 12" fingerblock with 2" wide fingers.
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Prospect Park South 1915
Inner maple band is 1/4". Outer walnut bands are 1/2". Inner square is 1-3/8". Oak strips alongside pattern are 1". This is the Extended Variant on
2-Ribbons-Gaps-Overlap spreadsheet.
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Ditmas Park 1903
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Park Slope Historic District 1931
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North Park Slope Year?
Maple strips are 1/4" and mahogany center is 1". Inner width is 5", giving a pattern width of 8". Surrounding is 2", 1" mahogany, 2". Repeat is 24". Inner field is 1-1/2" slats in 9" fingerblock.
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Park Slope Historic District 1910
Pattern border is 7-7/8" wide. Bands are 1" mahogany and 1/4" maple. Surrounding is 2" oak and 1/2" mahogany. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-3/8" slats in am 11" square.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant 1898
It looks newer than 1898. Could be a refloor. Lots of 30/120 angles. Maple strips are 1/4" and mahogany center is 1". Overall pattern width is 7-5/8". I didn't think to get the distance between rhombuses. Field is elongated fingerblock using four 2" wide slats. Probably 16" long.
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Bedford-Stuyvesant 1901
Mahogany bands are 1" wide with 1/4" wide surrounding maple bands. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" wide slats in an 8" square.
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South Midwood Year?
Quite the border! The pattern is 9" wide. The band has five parts in three woods: the maple and mahogany are 3/16" and the oak between is 3/4". Center mahogany pieces are 1-1/2" × 13-3/8". Inside oak pieces are 1-1/2" × 11-1/2". Border repeat is ~16-9/16". Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
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Prospect Park South 1908
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Midwood Park 1907
Three ribbons (oak, maple, cherry) in braid, or basketweave. Mahogany feature strips and border background. This is the same as #33 below. Inner field is 2" slats laid diagonally.
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Midwood Park 1910
Inner border pattern is 6" wide. Surrounded with 1" oak, 1/2" mahogany, and 1-1/2" oak. Inner field is straight fingerblock with 2" strips in a 12" square.
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Prospect Lefferts Gardens 1913
Three ribbons (oak, maple, cherry) in braid, or basketweave. Mahogany feature strips and border background. Use
3-Ribbons-30/120 spreadsheet. [Strip height: 2-1/8", Width: 4-3/4"] Corner dimensions are different (and spreadsheet needs enhancing).
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Midwood Park 1907-1908
Three ribbons (oak, maple, cherry) in braid, or basketweave. Mahogany feature strips and border background. Border width of the pattern is 6". Feature stripes are oak: 1-1/2", mahogany: 1/2", oak: 1". They look unbalanced. See
spreadsheet.
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Park Slope Historic District 1891
Mahogany bands are 1/2" wide. In between is 11/16". Distance between peaks is 5-5/6". Pattern width is 7-7/8". Surrounding is a 2" band. Inner field is 2" strips in 12" fingerblock.
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Midwood Park Historic District 1904
A very lovely border with four woods. Overall pattern border is 7.78", with 2" of oak and 1-3/8" of mahogany surround it. The inner squares may actually be two right triangles. Pieces can be calculated in the
3-Ribbons-90 spreadsheet by setting C to zero, and A and D to 1.375". Surrounding is 2" quarter sawn oak, 1-3/8" mahogany, and 2" plain sawn oak. The inner field is 2" diagonal slats.
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Park Slope Mansion 1900
Three twisted ribbons. It sticks with 45° angles and has the triple stripe bands. I created a
spreadsheet that calculates the piece sizes, though I don't know the size pictured here.
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Clinton Hill Historic District 1905
Mahogany strips are 1/2". Inner bands are 2" wide. Making the pattern width 8" wide. Repeat on border is 12". Inner field is 1-1/2" slats in 12" fingerblock.
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Crown Heights North II c1907
Mahogany bands are 1/2" with 1-1/2" oak between. Oak that fills the rhombus cut is 3/4". That gives a border width of 8". Surrounding is 2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-1/2" slats in a 10-1/2" square. The floor had a wax finish.
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Lefferts Manor 1909
Has lots of 30°/60° angles. They should have been able to meld in the corner banding with the side banding and not had a separate corner block.
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Crown Heights South 1913
Four twisted ribbons. Appears to be the same as the previous one. Dark bands are 1/2" wide. Spacing between them is 1-1/2". With border bands of 3/4", you get a inner border width of 8", or 12" with the surrounding strips. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" slats in 12" squares.
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Prospect Park South 1915
Has lots of 67.5° angles and an irregular trapezoid. It would have been very hard to make. This appears as #155 in the Boughton & Linville 1892 catalog on
Page 10. Though the ribbon colors are reversed. Corner block is 12". Outer oak strip is 3/4". Inner band is 1/4". Outer bands are 9/16".
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Crown Heights North I 1894
Very unusual pattern. Note use of strong grain.
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Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Historic District 1905
There were no corner blocks. The pattern was taken around the corners. Inner mahogany blocks are 2" square. The pattern border is 6" wide. It is surrounded with 1" oak, 1/2" mahogany, and 1-1/2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" slats in a 12" square.
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Prospect Park South 1907
Interlocked S's
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Crown Heights circa 1903
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Park Slope 1892
The field parquet is 8-3/4" of five 1-3/4" strips. I have no idea what all the woods are (besides the obvious mahogany and maple). See
measured drawing.
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Lefferts Manor 1909
Quite the enhancement over the following ones. This has two ribbons running through a chain. I think this is too much for this design. The following are better.
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Ditmas Park West circa 1925
Like the others the inner pattern is 4" wide, surrounded by 1/2" maple, 1/2" mahogany, 1" oak, 1-1/2" mahogany, and 2" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 1-3/8" and 1-1/4" strips in a 12" square.
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Crown Heights Park Place Historic District c1901
The pattern border is 4" wide. Surrounded by 1/2" oak, 1/2" mahogany and 1" oak. Inner field is diagonal fingerblock with 2" slats in an 8" square.
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Crown Heights North circa 1899
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Prospect Park South Historic District 1903
Inner pattern border is 4" wide, with 1/2" maple and mahogany alongside. The 4" is evenly divided into the walnut and oak bands. Pattern repeat is 8". I prefer this corner without the corner block. Inner field is 1-1/2" slats diagonally.
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Park Slope 1894
A neo-Renaissance built by Jeremiah Gilligan. From a listing when it was on the market in 2010. My guess at its
measurements. The diagonal parquet appears to be 10" squares of 2" strips. The irregular hexagon and Isosceles trapezoid between the flowers are 6" from point to point, and 4" on the sides. This is
No. 2394 in the 1903 and 1908 E.L. Roberts catalogs. The corner is slightly different. The band of cherry running through the middle of the border is also between the maple squares in the corner. I would have it both ways. Their way where it meets a border. The way here for the sides not adjacent to a border. Or even better: No bordered corner block, but
have the border pattern continue around the corner. The catalog has 8" wide. I came up with 7-1/2". It is listed as oak, maple, and cherry.
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Crown Heights circa 1903
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Crown Heights North circa 1899
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Ditmas Park Historic District c1900
This front hall has this lovely inner field of concentric rectangles:
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Fiske Terrace 1908
Center square is 2". Border width is three times that and repeat is four times that.
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Prospect Park South 1908
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Midwood Park 1907-1908
Center square is 2". Border width is three times that and repeat is four times that. Note that not all circles here are true folds. When correct the woods alternate as you go around a circle. As seen here, in the outer circles, but not the inner two.
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South Midwood 1910
Bands are 7/8" wide. Overall pattern width is 6-3/16" wide. Note that inside the squares is three rectangular pieces of wood. Inner field is fingerblock with 2" wide slats.
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Park Slope Sportmen's Row 1889
A different way of doing a corner for this pattern. The 1" squares in the corner are dark wood (probably walnut). Those squares in the border are not dark (mahogany). This is a wide border. Including the 1/4" mahogany outer strips, the width is 15-1/2" wide. The corner is 12" square. See
measured drawings.
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Bushwick 1897
Only two woods: mahogany and oak. I would jazz this up with a 1/4" feature strip of mahogany. Field is 8" square with 6 strips [they are not the same width]. The field parquet is straight, as there are no diagonals in the border. See
measured drawing (also has enhanced version). See
spreadsheet to calculate piece sizes.
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From Old House Online
See
source. Appears to have an overall border width of 12". To calculate piece sizes use
chain spreadsheet. At the top enter 1 for strip width and 4 for ratio. For border enter: 2, 1.25, 1.25. Note no corner block used here. Field is a fingerblock (nine strips of 1-3/8" × 12-3/8") laid diagonally.
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West Midwood 1915
Small square is 1". Hole in chain is 3" × 1". The corner isn't the proper corner for this border.
