New Lntctratutr@

Grob The Bit

Chicago-Latrobe offers a unique brochure incorporating a complete assortment of power cutting masonry drill bits and drill sets for steel and wood applications.

"lnferiors'n & "Exteriors"

Masonite's 1973 color, 20-p. catalog, "Interi,ors," of prefinished hardboard paneling is available. Described and illustrated are their full line of wall panels in room settings and vignettes. Their extensive hardboard siding line is featured in their new 1973 "Erteq''io,r's" catalog. Combining line drawings rvith color photographs, the 24-p. brochure illustrates the wide variety of siding styles currently available: smooth and textured, horizontal and vertical treatments; contemporary and traditional patterns; stainable, paintable and prefinished.

New Plywood Aids

Plywoocl floor systems for home and factory are described in one of two new brochures published by the American Pl''wood Assn. The other are one-pag:e guides that capsulize up-to-date installation tips for single and double plywood wall systems.

Emergency Equipment

Homelite's 45 company-owned sales and service branches across the country are offering dealers a full-color, 1"2-p. brochure that cuts across product lines to stress the company's equipment geared for use in emergencies.

Appealing directly to rescue units, fire, police, ambulance and other volunteer contingents, the brochure stresses the no-nonsense virtues of Homelite pumps, generators, ehain saws, flood and spot lights, brushcutters and multi-purpose saws.

Wood Engineering Text

Wooil Engi,neeri,ng, a new 99.95 textbook primarily designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in civil engineering, architecture and agricultural engineeringis now available from the Southern Forest Products Assn. Material is adaptable to courses on the properties of wood, designing lvith wood and engineering technology. Orders should be submitted to SF'PA, P.O. Box 52468, New Orleans, La.70152.

Mobile Homes ond Pqrks

A special 4-color section on decorating and landscap ng ideas, financing information, insurance data and other useful hints are in Woodall's Mobile Home & Park Directo,r'q. It's for everyone interested in modern mobile or modular homes.

Woodall's 80 field representatives have personally visited, inspected and quaiity star-rated every permanent lesidence park listed to compile the most current and accurate park infonnation ever available. In addition, a comprehensive mobile home buyers' guide shows and describes leading models of most manufacturers.

The 19?3 edition is available at mobile home dealers, supply stores, bookshops or fr"om the publisher for $5.95 plus 55d postage and handling; trite Woodall's, 500 Hyacinth Place, Ilighland Park, Ill. 60035.

Weoiherstripping Cotolog

A new catalog for 1973 displaying an expanded line of weatherstripping and threshold items for the building industry is now- available from Empire Metal Products Corp,

Free Reader Service

For furiher informotion on oll New Products ond New Litero ture, write fhe Merchont Mogozine, 573 So. Loke Ave., Posodeno, Co. 9l l0l. Pleose mention issue dote ond poge number so we con process your request foster! Tho n ks.

Simplified Inventory Control

A new 12-p. illustrated brochure from Visirecord Systems explains step by step a simplified inventory control system that is, according to the manufacturer, almost automatic. Covered are: "Keeping records current," "reordering controlrt' "identification of fast moving items," "usage trends, seasonal demands and obsolescence," t'back order control," and "cost cont ol."

Pipe Bronch Connections

The complete line of Allied Branchlets (economical, high-strength pipe branch connections) with a type and size available for almost every requirement is described in a new 8-p., two-color bulletin issued by the manufacturer.

Simpson Sidings Brochure

Ruf-Sawn redwood and Ruf-Sawn 316 plywood sidings are fully illustrated in a new 8-p. brochure from Simpson Timber Co. Pattern illustrations in full color, with panel characteristics and other technical data, are shown. Many photos of buildings using Ruf-Sawn redwood plyuvood, including apartments, schools and banks, are also in full color.

Three Home Plon Books

National Plan Service, Inc., has three new home plan books to help the dealer/builder stimulate action in the custom new home market: Prcctical Ranch Hornes, Spani.sh,lTudor Homes, and Partfolio of Best Selling House Plons.

Wood In Bridges

Glued Lnmi.nated. Wood in Bri.dges, an 8-p. brochure containing information useful to designers of highway and railroad bridges, is from the American Institute of Timber Construction. It includes advantages of engiheered structural timber, case histories and illustrations of several highlvay and railroad bridges built with glued laminated timber.

Component Fobricotion Unif

Bostitch has new literature on its new in-plant wall, floor and ceiling panel fablication unit.

The folder points out how dollar saving in assembly cost is possible through better use of manpower and less waste of materials,

See The light

A catalog of new lighting fixtures for lumber and building material dealers is available from The Celotex Corp., the building materials div. of Jim Walter Corp.

Five types of fixtures-ceiling tile light, recessed, surface-mounted, troffer and rvork bench-are described and illustrated in the catalog. Installation details are included.

WCIIB Buyers Guide

The West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau has a new, 40-p. 1973-74 Buyers Guide. It is an up-to-theminute directory of the over 200 Western sawmill members of WCLIB who are rnajor producers of Douglas fir, hem-fir and other West Coast lumber speeies.

Contents include comprehensive sales and production data for each manufacturer plus a description of their special products and services, rail freight rate tables, lumber sizes and lumber atrbreviations.

Disploy Your Plumbing

A new bulletin, L-604OA, on ballcock display packaging is offered by Mansfieltl Sanitary, Inc.

It illustrates and contains complete data on different "6-Paks." Each serves both as an attention-attracting point of purchase display and durable shipping carton.