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Stylish D<lor Pockets
Nordahl, a manufacturer of wardrobes and sliding door pockets, is marketing sliding door pockets in a choice of styles with full,length mirrors, clear glass or prefinished panels. Glass is grade one pl,ate la" thickness.
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Then wall sections, which are hinged at center end sections, a^re unfolded. Longitudinal walls tilt up from inside. Sequence is repeated on other side of the building.
Speedspace buildings are often used for schools. Constructed of fiberglass-insulated plywood panels, the average building costs about $13,000 installed. Fork lift or truck mounted crane can be used instead of balloon.
WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
New Door Designs
ware, bezel and clamps, for about $25. A sabre saw anfr. a r/2" bit electric drill are needed for installation. Installation time is about one hour.
WRITE: Ttre Merchant Mag:azine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
Portoble Shelving Disploy
Available with mirrors, glass and paneling
Styles are available in a variety of combinations. Exposed hardwar.e is ,anodized aluminum in a choice of satin or gold finish.
Sliding door pockets feature adjustable top mount wheel assembly with ball bearing rollers. Finger set privacy door latches include an emergency opening on the opposite side.
\MRITE: The Merchant Magazine,573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
A Puff ond Up...
The nylon balloon is inflated by an air pump to unfold and erect a one room prefab building. When blown up by the Speedspace designs to its line of vertical design pane'|, flush doors. The doors are 6'8" x 2'8", 3' and 3'6" and have a narrow vertical design panel set off center and running from top to bottom. Doors are grained birch with inset K-d carved redwood panels. WRIIE: The Merchant Magazine, 5i3 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena. Calif. 91101.
Pre-fob Counler Sqver
Pyroceram, developed by Corning Glass Works for cookware and space vehicles, is resistant to heat, stains, abrasion and chop- ping scars. Prefabricated units set into counter tops and other work surfaces can replace a damaged kitchen counter area or create a new working center handy for hot pots and casseroles.
SEIF-SERYICE shelving dispenser, available from Masonite Corp. to lumber and building materials dealers, offers display space for traditional and contemporary style wood shelves, pilasters and brackets. Made of sturdy steel tubing and identified as "Masonite Shelving Center," the unit is 74" high, 44" wide and 23" deep. WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101
Aerosol
An aerosol .cleaner for removing dirf grease and stains from vinyl walleoverings, painted surfaces and vinyl upholstery is frorn Magic American Chemical Corp.
Applying Wall Magic
Wall Magic is said to foam away dirt and stains imbedded in vinyl wall surfaces. It will not bleach or harm the covering in any way and does not leave a film or soap deposit.
Wall Magic sprays on the soiled surface and wipes ofr with a clean cloth. Suggested retail price for a pint is $1.98.
WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
Florol Founloin Murol
Marlite's floral fountain mural panel is available in muted gold, deep brown tones or soft gold and deep green on a white back-
According to the manufacturer, the ringshanks provide a grip which is tight and entirely adequate for standard installations. The base plates are of the conventional metal multi-hole vari,ety intended for use with construction adhesives. A complete line of such adhesives is also available from Moore under the Tuff-Bond trade name.
WBITE: The Merchant Maga2ine,573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
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Wipes ciean with damp cloth ground. This %" thick, semi-gloss pictorial panel can be used in the tub-shower recess oI as an accent.
Satin-finished gold moldings and white background panels are available. The 5'wide panels come 5' or 6'high.
WRITE: The Merrchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
Cedqr Closet Pqnels o :t oF n I nr a
Cedarline flakeboard closet lining panels are made from Tennessee aromatic red cedar with strong moth repelling: aroma.
SIX HAi{DED M()IIELS are hard to find. but that's what it takes to illustrate how Vancouver Plvwood Co,'s industrial cut-to-size service can turn oui anv shape made of wood for manufacturers using wooA parts. Vanply provides the service in its Albany, 0re., plant. WRIIE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
low Cost Trowels
The Weekender@ line of trowel tools includes a $3.50 plaster trowel with a l|Yz" x 472" set-resistant broken-in blade. A 3" x 6" blade sells for $1.10.
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Cedar lined storage closet
Cedarline comes in panels 16" x 48" packed 12 pieces to a canton, or in standard 4' x 8' panels. Panels are r/+" thick and can be applied over studs or any wall surface with finishing nails or panel adhesive.
\ilRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
Tight Grip Anchor Nqil
A new nail in the Gemco line of metal anchor nails is by Goodloe E. Moore, Inc.
For the weekend handyman
Like the edger, the 3t' x 6" groover has both ends turned up. It cuts a sharp %" deep groove on Y+" radius. It costs $1.50. The cement trowel has a. L4" x 4" tempered steel blade that comes broken in and will not take a set: cost $3.50. A notched trowel, for mastic and floor covering work costs $3.70. Both sides of the carbon steel blade are notched {" deep on r/a" centers.
WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 5?3 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
Holds furring strips with no predrilling With model AN-R, furring strips are simply hammered down over the sharp Yt" 'ingshank 11 gauge nails.
Tokes A 15 Ton Lood
Work loads up to 15 tons can be handled by the Swiveler economy model 153 eye and eye thrust bearing swivel, available from
Miller Swivel Products. Designed to accommodate 1" diameter wire rope, the 31 lb. unit utilizes a heavy-duty thrrrst bearing swivel to relieve rope torque and twist, increasing wire rope life.
With a 4 tn I safety factor, the thrrrst bearing swivel prevents load spinning and improves load control.
WRITE: The Merchant Magazine,573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
Aerosol Adhesive
A multi-purpose aerosol adhesive with adjustable spray tip has been developed by 3M Co. Scotch Spra-Ment multi-purpose adhesive is translucent and will cleanly bond lightweight materials. The width of the adhesive spray pattern can be controlled to a wide or n4rrow range by turning the spray tip.
It is available in a 16 fl. oz. can and a 6 fl. oz. can.
WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 5?3 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
Seqmless Floor & Wqll Kits
Consolidated Industries has introduced Montage, a plastic seamless flooring and wall covering. Two kit sizes offer material for either a 5' x 5' or 9' x 12' area. The display features a three step do-it-yourself
Long wearing plastic material process, which eliminates the necessity of sanding between coatings.
Purchasers can select from ten color coordinates: each carton is color identified' The pre-packed plastic material is long wearing and the manufacturer claims outdoor use is not afected by sun or cold.
WRITD: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
Seols 'Em Up
Worn-out pile weatherstrip on metal sliding windows and doors can now be replaced by homeowners. Pemko Manufacturing Co's. Pile Tape will also cushion and
Wcsl€rn Lumber & Building ltaierlols ,IAERCHANi gasket household and office items against scratching and marring.
Pile tape is a flexible sealing product with improved gripping qualities t,Lat is pressed into place. The tape cornes in three iizes. The smaller two incorporate a poly pile while the larger uses wool pile. All are permanently treated with silicon' Pemko pile tape also serves as a general purpose seal.
WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave.. Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
Free Reader Service
For further informolion on oll New Products ond New Literoture, wrile The Merchqnt Mogozine, 573 So. Loke Ave., Posodeno, Colif. 9ll0l. Pleose mention issue dote ond Poge number so we con Process Your request loster!
Tool Merchondisers
Complete assortments of tools are prepackagld and mounted in Hunter Tool's Fegette displays. Thenty-five tool lines- are in the ready for installation merchandiser' Each compact display has copy and graphics for quick identification and point of sale promotion.
Pegette floor displays take 2' of space and hold 58 tools.
WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
Allernote Plonks
Six-Pok Disploy
A self-dispensing 6-pak display for promoting Cabinet Magic, beauty treatment for wood, is available from 'Magic American Chemical Corp. A gravity feed dispensing system automatically refills the selection tray when a can is removed. Colorful top sign lists product features.
The display is free with orders for six No. CM32 pint cans. Cabinet Magic, neither a wax nor a polish, is said to remove cooking grease, grime and finger marks. Its na- tural u'ood oils renew the beauty of wood grain.
TilRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
Scqffold Sofety lmprovement
A,n improvement in scaffold safety and convenience is the Allenite Saf-Hatch platform. Workmen can climb up the inside of the scaffold, onto the platforrn through the integral hatch, close the opening and work the entire length of the platform.
The platform is available as a unit or as part of the complete line of aluminum ladder scafolds.
WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
Hides Crocks
Perltex, a paint additive designed to ma.sk hairline cracks and other minor imperfections in wall and ceiling surfaces, is available from Zonolite.
Wholesalers of West Coast
Softwoods: Douglas Fir
White Fir . Ponderosa Pine
Sugar Pine. Hemlock
Via Rail, T&T
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Lumber Saies
Hemlock FasciaRail & LCL from our stock Specialists in Stress-Grade Lumber (1500f & 1200f DF green)
Transits and Mill Order Fir and White Woods
BlLt C01{ll0R/ll0 south Rosemead Boulevard, Pasadena, Calif.
Give us a call, the number is (213) 684-2L02
The additive'g base is perlite, a volcanict mineral which remains in uniforrn suspension when mixed with paint. Perltex is packaged in pre-measured bags for use with one and five gallon paint cans,
WRITE: The Merrehant Magazine,573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
Corkboord Disploy
Homasote iCo. has a display rack carrying its Do-All corkboards in a variety of sizes. The black iron rack, topped by a silk-screened sign should draw the impulse buyer and also provide an attractive decorative note.
WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave,, Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
Pet Door
PATEIITED J0H1{S01{ PEI.D0R is made of anodized aluminum and flexible rubber. Permanent magnets keep it shut when not in use and a locking panel is provided for security. Can be installed in door panels or walls. WRIIE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.
