1: it may not have been a violation in 1939 (I can't swear to it, but I saw an early 1950's US code book once that wasn't much more than a large pamphlet.) having said that, it may have been generally considered a bad idea.
[edit:I just re-read the description and looked more carefully at the pics. -code or not, it definitely looks like one of those master "jack of all trades" executions]
great historical B/G on the place too (seriously, neato)

2: I was on a remodel once where they (the owner/ remodeler) found a cotton contract from 1897 tucked in the wall

Last edited by Samurai; 04/12/08 12:14 PM.