and selected sales aids

round rods, flats and angles as well as slotted flats and angles. A header card with pegboard hooks displays Redi-Caps and Redi-Couplers and shows uses for them with a supply of fr ee H ow-To- Wor k- Wit h-Met a I booklets.

A lower sign has a size guide for selecting threaded and round rod diameters and aplan-o-gram for product display with space for price stickers.

Burglar Proof Shutters

To combat the rising costs of heating and cooling homes and prevent increasing burglaries, the Foldette Co., Inc. is offering European style rolling shutters to be installed on the outside of windows.

Made of heavy weight PVC plastic that can be reinforced with a metal beam, they have a perforated band alternating between each solid one to admit light and air. Stored in a box mounted above the window or within the wall itself, they slide down on metal tracks to a locked position when fully closed.

Used in combination with interior window energy products, the shutters help to regulate home temperatures, protect furnishings from sun fading, and offer privacy.

In a choice of colors, they harmonize with exteriors of both traditional and contemporary designs.

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Household Accessories

Six new items from Rubbermaid are a step-on vanity wastebasket, a bouquet design shelf liner, a carry caddy, a step stool, a cutlery tray and a sink caddy.

The wastebasket, l3 % " high, is all plastic to prevent rusting. It can be used with four-gal. plastic liners and comes in chocolate, gold, light blue and white.

Bouquet pattern shelf liner in almond, blue and seafoam green utilizes a special printing which assures the pattern will not wear off.

Built of commercial-quality material, the step stool holds up to 300lbs. with ribbing on top and pads on the bottom to guard against slip-

Hardware PrizeWinner

Medalist Redi-Bolt'snew 36" wide by 16" deep Metal Center designed as an end cap display won first prize in the Permanent Floor Unit Category in tho 7th annual Hardware Industry Packaging Exposition held in conjunction with the l98l National Hardware Show.

Featured in this center are round and square Redi-Tubes in three sizes and two lengths, threaded rods, ping. It can also double as a child's chair or tv stool. It measures l2Vz" x l5Vz" x9Vt" and comes in almond and yellow.

The carry caddy has three deep compartments and smaller recessed areas near the handle for screws, pins and other items. Size is llVt" x l6Vt" x 7". lt comes in almond, chocolate and yellow.

The cutlery tray fits into standard 15" kitchen drawers to hold kitchen utensils and a complete table service for eight. In popular colors, it measures 13V2" xl43/q" x2Vt" , Soap and cleaning pads can be stored in the sink caddy, styled to fit along a sink near faucets. In almond, chocolate and yellow, it is packaged for pegboard display.

Every Home Needs One

Moss Manufacturing has a new door closer which retails for $9.95. Designed to close practically any width or weight door, it measures 4Vz" long by l" wide by lVz" high.

Consumer Protection

A five-year carpet warranty that deals with manufacturing defects rather than l09o abrasive wear is now offered by Armstrong.

The comprehensive warranty for residential carpet is described as a bona fide consumer protection plan. It warrants that Armstrong residential carpet will be free from hidden manufacturing defects for five years from date of purchase; it also covers visible defects reported when the consumer receives the carpet.

When notice of defect is received within one year after installation, and the problem is confirmed by onsite inspection, the consumer will be supplied with new carpet to repair or replace defective areas with no charge. In addition, Armstrong will pay reasonable labor costs if the carpet was originally professionally installed.

Between one and two years after purchase date, there will be no charge for replacement carpet; however, the consumer will be responsible for any removal and installation charge. Percentage adjustments of material replacement cost will be allowed up to a five-year period.

Expandable Cedar Trellis

Believed to be the only expandable cedar trellis on the market, Ark Diamond mesh trellis is being imported from Great Britain by Robert S. Osgood, Inc., Los Angeles, Ca.

Popular with handymen and gardeners in Britain and Europe, the product is built from real cedar wood and clench-nailed at every joint with zinc-plated rust-resistant nails. Because the natural cedar oils make it weather and rot resistant, no preservatives are necessary.

Light weight, the trellis comes a fraction of its extended size, making it easy to transport and store. Adaptable to many sizes and shapes including curves, it can be taken down, closed up and stored when necessary. Capable of being made into panels by nailing it to battening or fixed directly onto walls, it has various uses including privacy screens, archways,

EasyConnection

Fernco, Inc. has introduced QwikTee and Qwik-Elbow plumbing fittings for do-it-yourself repair or alteration of in-house drain, waste or vent pipes.

Made from flexible P.V.C., they come in three sizes (l Vz" ,2" and 3") to fit common household pipes including cast iron, steel, plastic, copper and lead. Reducing sizes are made with a separately supplied bushing set.

Designed with extra length and flexibility for easy replacement of fittings that have been removed for alteration or repair, the connectors are installed by tightening the stainless steel clamps with a screwdriver.

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flower borders, and as a support for climbing plants. It is also useful for training espalier or cordon fruit trees, protecting fruit and vegetables from wildlife, and cages for pets.

Split-System Control

A new line of Comfortmaker split-system air conditioners and heat pumps is being marketed by The Singer Co.'s Climate Control Division.

The indoor unit can be installed on any floor, wall or ceiling within the room to be air conditioned. It is connected to its condensing unit located outside the building by two small diameter copper tubes. A finned-tubular electric heating element can be fitted to the indoor unit to increase the temperature of the discharged air on cold days.

Energy, Cost Miser

Readybuilt Products Co. combines the energy and cost savings of a traditional space heater with the design and good looks of a classic fireplace in a new fireplace space heater.

DiamondSparkle

The Stratford, a new door in the Simpson Timber Co.'s International Line, features feather textured glue chip glass, diamond bevels and semitranslucent water glass to allow light in the entryway while maintaining privacy.

The linear glass design is repeated in three equal wood panels ofvertical grain Douglas fir or western hemlock. Standard door thickness is l3l " with door panels of ltA" Innerbond, warranted against splitting through in any climate. These panels are manufactured by a special laminated construction which adds strength and stability for the life of the door.

The Stratford is available in widths of 2'6",2'8" and 3' in a standard height of 6'8". Extra wide stiles on the wider doors can accommodate more ornate hardware.

Folding DoorStains

Two new wood tone finishes have been added to the Spacesaver wood folding door line fiom the Wood Specialty Products division of Shakertown Corp.

Windsor stain on oak and hemlock complements the Walnutglo stain on mahogany veneer and real walnut veneer.

Eight standard fine furniture finishes are available on solid wood folding doors, plus custom paint and stain finishes.