Very brief instructions on how to build a window conservatory. The instructions were published in a Virginia newspaper in 1908.
A Window Conservatory
During the winter months, where house plants are kept in the home, it is always a question how to arrange them so they can get the necessary light without occupying too much room.
The sketch shows how a neat window conservatory may be made at small cost that can be fastened on the house just covering a window, which will provide a fine place for the plants. The frame (fig. 2) is made of about 2 by 2-in. material framed together as shown in Fig. 3. This frame should be made with three openings of such a size that a four-paned sash, such as used for a storm window, will fit nicely in them. If the four vertical pieces that are shown in Fig. 2 are dressed to the right angle, then it will be easy to put on the finishing corner boards that hold the sash.
The top, as well as the bottom, is constructed with two small pieces like the rafters, on which is nailed the sheathing boards and then the shingles on top and the finishing boards on the bottom.
Source: The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.), 27 March 1908.
