| If the fireback needs repairing, use heat-resistant fire cement, obtainable from builders' merchants. |
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| A stylish Philadelphia parlor is conceptually incomplete if the fireplace is not fitted with wrought-iron andirons and a cast-iron fireback. |
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| Castiron fireback from 1910 presenting Cupid flying away, abandoning his quiver of arrows, framed in an oculus. |
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| A version of the fireback Bouche de Véritée is in Henri Carpentier's book on firebacks, the best reference book for French firebacks. |
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| Two palm leaves that delicately underline the structure of the shield span out across the fireback, standing out against a smooth background. |
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| The straight and slightly molded sides of this fireback frame a scene from classical iconography. |
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| This practically square cast iron fireback bears an unusual allegorical scene. |
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| A woman had only to rattle the fireback with the poker to summon help from next door when her waters burst and her labor was starting. |
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| He added that a fireback probably can be purchased for a couple of hundred dollars. |
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| Another relatively simple way to increase the efficiency of a fireplace is to install what is known as a fireback. |
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| Beautiful cast iron fireback from the 18th century with a pair of wedding coats of arms supported by griffins. |
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| The cast iron insert is original to the mantel, as well as the floral fireback. |
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| The original fireplace in the hall proved to have an elegant curved back and a decorative fireback of herringbone brick and was surmounted by a massive pine lintel. |
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| The recessed cast iron rectangular hearth frames a fireback raised with a French Royal coat-of-arms, the two tone marble front hearth mirrors the marbles of the mantel. |
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| Particularly ornate fireback from the 18th century. |
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| Cast iron fireback with the French royal family coat of arms. |
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| This perfectly square fireback is decorated with a central medallion, surrounded by a circle of pearls, on a backdrop of Rocaille leaves and volutes. |
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| The fireback is pentagonal in shape, with a rectangular base. |
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| The main room features small hexagonal floor tiles, which contrast with an impressive stone and wood fireplace, the brick back of which reveals a semi-circular, cast iron fireback. |
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| There are several species of the Fireback pheasant, the most common of which is the Siamese, which inhabits parts of Siam. |
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