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Get A Lift

The Palletman 5000 lb. capacity pallet truck, by Allis-Chalmers Corp., is designed for use in warehouses, tool rooms, retai'l stores and dock areas. It has optional brine and freeze plotection, skid adapfer and load backlest. Lowered height is 37+", raised height is 8", Forks come in 36, 42 and 48" lengths,

Copies of PM-500 Palletman 5000 lb. capacity pallet truck detail vehicle specifications and features.

Brick And Block Ponels

Modern Masonry Panel Constru.ction Systems by J. J, Svec and P. E. Jeffers; 132 p., $12.50, illus., describes panels constlucted by bricklayers or by machine, either on site or in factories rvhich have the advantages of rapid installation, lorv cost and increased productivity per man hour.

Insuloting Concrete

The Perlite Institute has a nerv 4-p. data sheet covering perlite insulating concrete,

In addition to discussing the properties of perlite insulating conclete for roof decks such as insulating value, iight u'eight, nailability, and ease of placement, fire resistive ratings for roof deck systems are detailed. Contained are tables shou'ing "U" values for different thickness slabs, thermal conductivity and compressive strength as well as comparisons w-ith other concretes including expanded slag, shale or clay and sand and p5ravel.

Glued-Up Fun Houses

Glued Laminateil 'fVood in Recreation, an 8-p. brochure containing infor:mation useful to designers of recreational struefures. is from American Institute of Timlrer Construction. It includes material on the advantages of engineered struetural timber, iIlustrations of various recreational structures built with glued laminated timber, detailed case histories of two such structures, a table of suggested span ranges for glu lam framing systems, and information on AITC's quality control program for glued laminated timber.

Ply Sheolhing, Siding

A nevr publication, Plyuood Sheathing f or Wal.Is and,,Rools, offers up-todate infolrnation on roof decking and preframed roof panels, allowable load tables, and fire-resistant construction and acoustical data. Each section contains photographs, tables and diagrams for greater clarity.

Plywood siding information from the American Plyrvood Assn. featuring new, easy-refetence formats, contain specifications and technical facts, uses and advantages of p}1'r"'ood siding as well as code accePtance data and finishing suggestions. Application instructions, illustr-ated for: greater readability, include new nailing lecommendation s.

Piclures of Beover

A nerv bulletin on 09 Beaver trallcocks is from Mansfield Sanitary, Inc. Tl-rese are said to tre America's largest selling replacement ballcocks, Bulletin features include complete mechanical data, specifications and a listing of operating advantages. Aiso, a cut-a-way (illustrated) u'hich shows hon' compound leverage assures opening and closing. Complete packaging and display information is included.

Integroted Ceiling Systems

A neg' color catalog outlining a complete line of integrated ceiling systems is from National Ceiling Systems. Installations and isometric drawings of the various ceiling systems available are shorvn, Illustrated are five different sysfems.

Solve lt With Solvent

The Novas.eld line of solvent cements, from Genova, Inc. is described in a catalog sheet that includes specifications on the nerv Genova Arcticrreld solvent designed for cement PVC pipe and fittings in cold weather.

Dodge Construction Msnuql

A completely revised Dodge Manual for Buil.ding Construction Pricing and Seh,eduling far 1973, compiled from cur-renf, computerized cost data features almost 8,000 average unit costs and installed building component costs in the general construction field, a doubling of the number of items in the 1972 edition. Price of the 216-p. manual is $1-4.95, plus the appropriate sales tax for each state.

Your classified ad in will be read by decision makers in Arizona, California, Colorado, ldaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Wood Appeol Gqins

Tlze Netts Look i,n Lortt-Ei-se NonResi.dential Bui.ldings depicts a dozen architecturally striking projects using rvood that includes clinics, bank, restaurant, office, park, shopping center, fire house and ser"vice station. Among them is the Pink Garter: Plaza in Jackson, Wyo., where lrestern lvoods in a multi-Ievel shopping cenler help preserve the charrn of the resort area near Grand Teton and Yellowstone National parks. Single copies free.

Free Reader Service

For further informotion on oll New Products ond New Litero ture, write The Merchant Mogozine, 573 So. Loke Ave., Posodeno, Co. 9l l0l. Pleose meniion issue dote ond poge number so we con process your request foster!

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Wood Mouldings Book

Touted as the flrst modern u'ood mouldings refereuce book, a neu'24-p. full color publication covers mouldings from their early history through manufacturing techniques, populal pattelns and exciting end-use applications from colonial to ultra-modern. A price of $1.00 is printecl inside the book but quantities may be ordered for less, allowing retailers to make a profit by selling the books to their customers. Single copies free.

Bornside For Inside

A four-color brochure, which captures the textured character of new Rarnside plank, has been published by Mallite Paneling. This brochure shows how this 16" x 8' prefinished hardboard paneling can be used to transform living areas into special places for family fun or inforrnal antorfoininc

Spring For This

New ways to stock, display and sell -springs are described and illustrated in a new catalog by Select-A-Spring Corp. For industrial and hardware suppliers rvho seII splings, or for users of springs in production, maintenance and prototype lvork, this comprehensive catalog gives helpful hints on creating sales and making the storage and handling of this basic hardware item simple and profitable.

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