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New Tile Series

Gail fnternational's "Tessin Series,,, glazed vitreous floor and wall tile, is the latest decorative product of a traditionally conservative and utilitarian German-made brand. Tessin is frostproof, heat resistant, resistant to chemicals, impact, stain and wear. It is harder than steel on the Mohs Scale and is easy to clean.

tone, yet is dark enough to be neutral. Price will be the same as,f 101 black, which stays in the line.

Along with slate, Mercer announced four additional colors: 5272 cocoanut tan, a new interior shade; S305 avocado; ff402 shell white and f508 bronze.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, E?B So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. g1101.

Keep Out Burglors

Three designs for residential entry doors, each available in a variety of antique finishes, have been introduced by Weslock Co. The units are the first two-piece entry handle keylocks offered by the company to provide a distinctive front door installation. Capri, Moroccan and Cortez designs include a total of seven styles.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, SZB So. Lake Ave., Pasadcna, Calif. 91101.

Notched Wire Dispenser

USM Corp. has two general purpose wires on a nervly designed dispenser. Made of heavy duty steel, the welded dispenser encloses a wire coil preventing unraveling when the reel is not in use. Wire is removed from inside of the reel.

insulite siding, pre-painted, premium primed and rough-sawn Philipphe mahogany. The system is guaranteed for 10 years when used with vinyl-bond soffit panels.

WRITD: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Eosy Moil Box, Post

Gerome Mfg. Co. has a mail box post for ne-w installations or for bringing existing mail boxes up to post office requirements.

Installs in minutes, no digging, no cementing; upright steel post is driven right into the ground. Mounting base and support bracket are attached to the post and tightened with enclosed set screws. Bolts are included to attach mail box to post.

New decorative line

Tessin comes in 11 earth colors, some with crackle, some smooth. Two colors incorporate a clear glaze. The 4',x8', floor and wall tile has a coarsely scored back for thin setting bed techniques. Delivery is from U.S. watehouses.

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Reusoble Sondpoper

Reported to last longer than ordinary sandpaper, Flex-I-Grit reusable sandpaper is an abrasive coated mylar sheet. Mylar permits greater flexibility, won't crack or peel as easily as ordinary sandpaper.

Flex-I-Grit is waterproof and can be used wet or dry. It's packaged for self-service or pegboard display. Each package contains four sheets of assorted grits and retails for 991. Twenty-five packages in a display box. Three displays in a hardware shipper.

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Slote or Block Cove?

Mercer Plastics Co. introduced f102 slate cove base, a specific move to replace black. Desigued to eliminate the harsh look of black, SL02 slate casts a slightly rcddish

Inside dispenser with fast cutting

Notched into the reel is a built-in cut- ter with which the galvanized or nylon wire can be cut to size. Reel-O-Wire is available in galvanized wire of 18, 20 and 24 gattge stock and nylon wire of 1?, 18 and 20 gauge stock.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 5?3 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Belter System

An improved soffit fascia system has been introduced by Boise Cascade Building Products. The former wall channel moulding has been completely redesigned to accommodate Vinyl-bond insulite siding as the sofrit panel.

Most other BC .products can also be incorporated into this soffit system: primed

A guide line shows exactly how deep post should be driven into the ground. List price is $4.95. Kit does not include mailbox.

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Non-Flommoble,Adrhesive

A water-dispensed, clear, synthetic resin adhesive that is non-flammable during ap- plication and does not give off solvent fumes is available from 3M Co. It bonds almost all types of materials and, provides a strong, flexible bond.

Scotch-Grip industrial adhesive 4213 is highly resistant and can be applied with a r:oller, br-ush, flow or spray. The adhesive provides an overlap shear strength of 500 psi when bonding plastic laminate to wood and a 180 degree peel strength of 8 to lb lbs. per inch width when bonding supported vinyl to wood.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 5?3 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Perfect Coverup

Double-strip construction and self-sealing thermoplastic adhesive spots have been combined by Bird & Son to produce Architect 70 roofing shingles.

The newly designed asphalt ,,shake', shingle has a textured look. It carries the change-over flom one task to another and eliminates operator training in programming and systems.

UL class "C" label for wind and fire resistance ancl is sold with a 25 year warranty against imperfection.

The computer system is available in several purchase and lease plans, starting at $695 per month.

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Locked-ln Protection

Protective hardware has been added to Gerwin Industries' Thrift-Pac line. To encourage serve yourself sales, the five new devices are marketed with a free display for use on wall or counter.

It measures 727/+" x 36 7116" with a 5" exposed surface, a 2" headlap and weighs 345 lbs. per square. There are about 80 shingles to the square, packaged in five bundles, 16 shingles per bundle.

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TP Siding

Forest tp (tempered and primed) hardboard smooth primed lap siding is manufactured in 16' lengths with 12" and. 9r/2" widths. Both widths have edge guide lines to assist in fast installations.

Matching panel siding, tempered for exterior durability, is produced in 4' widths and in lengths up to 16'. Surface patterns include plain panels with square edges, or v or u grooved sheets with shiplap edges. Both lap and panel siding can be ordered with a textured surface. All products are sold with factory applied. baked on primers.

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Speciolized Doto Processing

"Lumberjac-I," developed by Clary Datacomp Systems, Inc., solves the problem of price changes and proflt squeezes by making current price and profit data available, item by item, when needed. The integrated circuit, self-contained, desk size system eliminates dependence on computer service bureaus or time-sharing services.

Protective hardware

The line includes: a jimmy-ploof lock which installs with two screws; a window Iock which permits windows to be locked in a partially open position; a hotel/motel type chain guard and two heavy duty door bolts.

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No Peeling Necessory

Armstrong Cork Co. has developed 12" x 12" foam backed carpet tiles which can be pressed into place as they are taken from the package. There is no tape to apply to the floor and nothing to peel from the tile back.

The tiles can be removed and replaced in position with little affect on their holding power. Tile backs don't adhere to one another in the package. The adhesive won't dry out from exposure to air and won't fail if water is spilled on a completed installation.

Suggested retail price of the patterned tile series, called Cavalcade, is about 79f per sq. ft. Plain Cielito series is 10( less. Merchandising kits are available.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Vorocious Eoter

Smooth processing

The unit features prepackaged, industrytested plug-in programs. This software permits immediate application and instant

A variety of grades of sawdust and wood chips can be made by Document Disintegration, Inc's. hammermill employing two stationary hammers and screens tro t1n" and up. D.D.I.'s hammermill takes scrap in any form, including metal or plastic, and pu,lverizes it to sawdust at speeds from 1500 lbs. per hour to 4000. Larger capacity machines are available.

The hammermill will take all shapes and sizes of wood without sorting and reduce them to a variety of grades. Optional drive motot, air handling system, conveyor feed and gearing are available,

WRITD: The Merchant Magazine, 5?3 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

New Brick Pockoging

Packa3ing for Dacor miracle brick stacks in a minimum of space on showroom shelves, Corner numerals in large type indicate the design and color of brick within. Specifics on package contents are marked on both sides of each package.

The brick-like wall facing is Dacor miracle brick. It's a polyester "molding', about

Humidity in o Hurry

An addition to the Leigh Products TurboFlo Iine of humidifiers, with capacity to supply humidity fot a 2400 sq. ft. house of average construction, is the largest model in the line. Turbo-Flo 3000 is driven by an

Bright, legible new packaging Y+" thick, weighing four ounces. Miracle bricks are the same height, length and color of real brick. Dacor brick is light weight, easy to put up, colorfast, nonporous and easily maintained. It's fire retardant and can be put up with adhesive, Styles include: colonial white, white and red oak bark, used brick, white Roman and antique klinker.

IVRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 5?3 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Coronotion Hordwqre

The Coronation line of decorative hardware from Hyer Hardware Mfg. Co. inclubes knobs, pulls, pendants, back plates and matching hinges. The ornate hardware fits the decorative trend in designing cabinets and furniture, particularly kitchen "furttiture.t'

Hyer Coronation has received acceptance from cabinet and furniture manufacturers, mobile homes and hardware distributors.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Ponels for Men

Masonite Corp. Spanish oak and Cape Cod maple have been introduced to the Royalcote line. Suited for masculine habitat, Spanish oak's 'simulated woodgrain finish has a plank efrect heightened by a mixture of light and dark tones. Grooves in the 4'x 8' panels are random spaced.

Cape Cod maple is a woody panel with a modern appeaxance. Planks in 4'x 8'hardboard stand out because their glazed tones range from bold to subdued.

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Hot and humid air turbine using the air movement created by the furnace blower.

Warm air passing over evaporator discs converts moisture into water vapor and distributes it. No electrical connections or humidistats are required. Newly developed valve float improves operation.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Liff Truck lmprovemenl

A retractable overhead guard, permitting lift truck operators to move from highstacking to low-clearance areas without physically removing the guard, is available from Clark Equipment Co.

For cushion tired, gas or electric powered Clark lift trucks in the 2000 to 5000 lbs. capacity range, the hydraulieally operated guard enables the driver to negotiate low clearances. From behind the steering wheel, the operator actuates the guard to lift up and fold behind him in about 10 seconds, like a converlible top.

TIRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Old World Glqss

Panels resembling multicolor, old, world decorator glass have been designed by K-S-H, Inc. Previously, K-Lux panels were available only in crystals or single color.

Standard panel sizes ar'e 16" x 72',24" x 48",24" x 72" and 48" x 96". Retail price is calculated on the basis of 60d-$1.20 per sq. ft., depending on design.

Three multicolor designs bring to 12 the number of embossed patterns, from classical hobnail to abstract modern. More than 50 pattern and color combinations are possible.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Greqt Overheod

Chandelier ceiling, an advanced type of residential ceiling by Armstrong Cork Co., is made from a base material developed by Armstrong research. First patterns to be in- troduced include two acoustical eeiling tiles and one nonacoustical.

Trilon base material permits sculptured styling effects formerly not used in manufactured ceilings. Chandelier tiles designed for residential use eliminate edge bevels. Price is suggested 2908:AO per sq. ft. at retail.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Home Adhesive Cenlers

The II. B. Fuller Co. is in the retail adhesives field with the introduction of display racks and a full line of do-it-yourself ad- take delivery on four Profit Cruiser mobile display vans. P & C vans take the display room to the dealet's front door. Sales personnel can make a convenient presentation ofthelatestP&Cgoods.

WBITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Mony Truss Designs

A two man truss assembly designed to produce a wide range of truss designs-flat, monopitch, scissors, fink and king post-is announced by Idaco.

The "Tracker" requires two operators and is said to be capable of producing 100 to 150 trusses per day. Several systems of tables may be set up on the same truck providing additional production.

High Quality truss configuration and full plate penetration is claimed with the use of

Fast set up and versatility

Idaco's hydraulic, double acting platen press head principle. Other features cited are: fast set up, minimum floor space requirements and low cost investments.

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ls This Your Copy of The lt/lerchant?

Adhesive merchandiser hesive products. The "consumer center" display rack is easily assembled and maintained.

The company also has a comprehensive how-to project guide showing the type of glue to be used for each job, from installation of paneling to mending dishware.

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Free Reader Service

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New Bothroom Ponels

Formica Corp. introduced white spindrift pattern into its panel system 202 line. The white background has wide usage in bathroom applications.

Tlle paneling is available in sizes from 3' x 8' to 5' x 10'. The 202 line includes four woodgrains, six marbles and 10 other selections.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 673 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Over Hill & Dole

"To every Middlesex, village and farm . . ," fantasizes P & C Tool Co., could be the cry of its r,egional managers as they

Furnoce Porls

Armstrong Furnace Co. has available Eeplacement Parts CataLogs. Catalogs specify complete furnace model numbers, series numbers, parts numbers and names of required items for gas and oil fired furnaces of Armstrong, Toridheet and Williams Furnace Cos.

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Spoce ond Fun

More fun as well as space can be added to most existing homes through constructing a western wood deck. Numerous decks are illustrated in a free, color booklet from the Wood Products Industry Fund.

WRITD: The Merchant Magazine,573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Shut Up Nexf Door!

Simpson Timber Co. sound barrier board is a specially manufactured 4'x 8'x Yz" struc-