Casement window

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Casement window

Casement window (or casement) is a window that is hung vertically, hinged one side, so that it swings inward or outward.^[1] Casement windows were the most common house window before the sash window was introduced and usually contain leaded glass.^[2] Casement windows are typically attached to the vertical side of the window frame although they can be horizontally placed. They are opened with a crank or a lever or cam handle placed at around hand height or at the bottom and serve as window locks.^[3]

Window locks use lever handles.

Often the glass panes are set in a rabbeted frame and sealed with beveled putty or glazing compound to secure the glass.

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[edit] Footnotes

^ (1983) What Style is it?. NY: John Wiley and Sons, p. 98. ISBN 0-471-14434-7.
^ Casement window. Illustrated Architectural Dictionary. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
^ Ching, Francis (1997). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, p. 113, 116, 273. ISBN 0-442-02462-2.