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Screen Door, Threshold Ads

A wide assortment of mats, reProduction proofs and glossy prints on Empire Metal Produets' screen-door, weatherstripping and threshold lines is now available. It offers the retailer the maximum flexibility in preparing his own newspaper and circular advertising.

Aspholl Shingles

A new brochure from Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation details why asphalt roofing shingles reinforced with glass fiber mats instead of converrtional felt mats have greater fire and rvear resistance as well as increased dimensional stability.

Three Reports On Acquisitions

The talents and experiences of successful small'business manag'ement are all the essentials necessary for profitable acquisition, say three MIR Repolts. ?ailored for firms with venturesome ou'ner/presidents but short on investment capital, they show how to find firms with good potential but which are in financial difficulty, horv to acquire ou'nership by using credit (with next to no cash outlaY) and without dituting otvner's equity in the parent firm, and the first steps in restoring the acquisition to a profitable position.

New Cobinets, Light Fixlures

New fashions in decorator-styled bathroom cabinets and light fixtures are in a new color catalog from The F, H. Lawson Co. The wood-framed mirrors are shos'n in 39 models in the "'All-American Decorator" cabinet line. Additional "Contempotary" cabinets bring the total Lawson line to more than 100 cabinets and vanity ensembles.

Door & Window Regs.

Information may be requested from Bel-Air Door Co. concerning some new standards required by Building Departments and Legislative Acts regarding sa{ety and security in buildings, Information includes requirements for doors and door windows and the use of safety glass, solid eore exterior doors, locks and louver window units,

Sowmill Efiiciency

Circular Satami.lls and Thei,r Efficient Olteration, an 86-p. book that deseribes, step-by-step, how to maintain a sawmill so it u'ill saw lumber more accurately, has been published by the Forest Service, Using it, a sawmill owner can test his machinery to find causes of inaccurate sawing. It covers equipment selection, set up, and mill operation and maintenance and illustrates testing techniques and other procedures for improving efficiency. Although it deals primarily with sawmills having circular headsarvs, information on auxiliary mill equipment will be of equal interest to bandsaw operators.

A limited number of copies are available from the Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250.

Chqin Sow Sofely Film

Clmin Saus SafetA, a 21-minute color motion picture, is available for loan from McCulloch Corp. It was ploduced because of the manufacturer's recognition of its responsibility for training in safe, efficient use of its products.

Free Reader Service

For further informotion on oll New Products ond New Literoture, write fhe Merchont Mogozine, 573 So. Loke Ave., Posodeno, Co. 9l l0l. Pleose mention issue dote ond poge number so we con process your requesl foster! Thqn ks.

Filling Porficleboord

The National Particleboard Assn. has a free technical bulletin on filling particleboard, r,l'hich examines the preparation of the particleboard surface through filling it prior to other finishing operations to create the desired appearance.

Trowel Trodes Cotolog

As the world's largest trowel traties manufacturer, Goldblatt's new 1973 catalog claims to have everything a tlorvel tradesman needs. The '?3 catalog has 1,600 items and shows many nevr as well as improved tools. It is free.

Plywood Twosome

Up-to-date noise control details for plyu'ood use in *'ood-frame structures are offered in a new Arnerican PIYwoorl Assn. brochure called Plytuood C onstt-ucti.on and N oise C ont','ol. Sound transmission level recommendations, acoustical laboratory tests, and latr ratings for floors and walls are included in this comprehensive guide.

Innovative wall and joint detail systems are presented in another new APA brochure, Architectural Plywood' 1l alls.

A comprehensive 32-p. publication' it contains carefully detailed sketches illustrating how trim and other millwork can be used to produce distinctive u'alls free of visible joints.

Wholesqling Todoy

Wltolesale't's: Your Second Intentory, a thorough, concise and perceptive report on the state of wholesale distlibution today, has just been released by the National Assn. of Whol e saler-Distributors.

Among the customer-assistance areas covered are merchandising selection, freight services, financial aid, tlelivery, catalog sales, sales training and product promotion, Iong range services and return on investment,

Fibergloss Lodders

A nerv catalog showing R. D. Werner's complete line of "Electro-Master" non-conductive, reinforced fiberglass ladders, is offered by the manufacturer.

Contents include general fiberglass speciflcations with a listing of physical and electrical properties,

Buy, Rent Or Leose?

Should you buy, rent or lease wheel loaders, crawlers, fork lifts or tractor backhoe loaders for construction jobs? Reasons for such acquisition are outlined in a 6-p. brochure from AllisChalmers Credit Corp. It highlights nine advantages of leasing and general terms of leasing. A handy checklist is incolporated stating ten conditions contractors should consider before determining whether to buy outright, rent or lease.

New Hydroslqtic Forklifts

A 4-p. fact sheet describing the new line of Case hydrostatic drive, Construction King forklifts, models 584, 585 and 586, is available from J. I. Case Co. Complete with specifications in hoth metric and American measurements, it uses photos, altwork and a line drarving to point out capacities and features of the new forklifts.

AITC Design Aid Revised

Structural Glued Laminated Timber, a 36-p, brochure containing product design information, has been updated by the American Institute of Timber Construction. It is also an insert in the 19?3 Sg.eet's Architectulal and Industrial Construction Catalog Files.