On 03/05/2018 18:46, Alain wrote:
> Le 18-05-03 à 07:30, Stephen a écrit :

>>
>> Bolts are generally in straight lines on girders. Although if space is 
>> tight every second row can be staggered to allow spanner room.
>>
>>
>>
> The key word here is "generally". In this case, where the mechanism is 
> visible, and in a time when aesthetics was more of a concern, it was not 
> uncommon to add some extra bolts, or rivets, that where mostly for 
> decoration.



Funnily enough, when I was writing that post. I remembered some of the 
decorative wrought ironwork. I have seen in Paris.
The extra rivets were the "golden rivets", I suppose. ;-)




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Regards
     Stephen

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