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Toke-it-qlong Souno
Helo Saunas of Finland has a line of prefabricated saunas readY for assembly in less than an hour bY builders or do-it-yourselfers. Saunas range in size from individual to large family - sized units. There is no plumbing to install.
self-service art departrnents featuring oil colors, acrylic paints, and a complete selection of artist supplies. It's available in 4', 8' and 12'departments.
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Pocket Colculoior
Precision-made adding machine, in two difrerent models with new design features, comes from Addiator of West Germany. Called Sizematic, it adds, subtracts & converts dimensions, decimals and dollars and cents amounts.
The complete package includes: walls, ceiling, floor, carPet, heater, unique ttKonno" sauna rocks, electrical controls, door, light, benches.
Priced from $495 complete, Helo Saunas can be installed indoors or out; can be dismantled, and moved with the rest of the furniture.
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Promotion Compoign
Replacing difficult mental counting that requires full concentration by easy strokes of a stylus that require just a little attention and no thinking at all, each new model is capable of saving a lot of time while eliminating fatigue and errors.
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New Noils
A lilULTl-]{EltlA campaign for Deco Trim Magic Mitre kits was unveiled by Maywood Inc. May-. wood will rrearch various oombinations of newspaper, TV and direct mail advertising in a series of test markets. The product is prepackaged, ready-to-assemble door moulding.
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Artisl Moteriols
Graphics attract attention, colorcoding tells the consumer what to buy, and protective packaging assures clean merchendise and full content..
These are features of self-contained,
L 4 oz. window box has been added to the line of colored interior panel nails offered by the Philstone Nail Corp.
The package is packed 10 to a counter display; 20 displays per master carton for a new weight of 50S.
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Forming Tope
Formica Corp. has announced the introduction of Formica forming tape which permits forming Formica laminate to very tight outside radii.
When applied to the surface of detorative laminate prior to actual forming, forming tape allows horizontal grade laminate to be formed tn a 31t6" radius for woodgrains and patterns and to t/4" for solid colors, without cracking or blistering.
Formica forming tape is a watersoluble, adhesive-treated cloth consisting of tightly-woven glass fibers.
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5o Who's Edgy?
Goldblatt Tool Co.'s bronze edger has the same "turned-up-endst' desig! as their stainless steel edgers.
The bronze edger is cast in one place and the face is micro-polished.
The body is 6" long, 2V+" wide with a %" deep lip on a Yr" radius, It weighs 18 ozs. and sells for $4.45.
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Jefierson Finger
Thomas Jeferson finger pattern from Bangkok Industries is available in Thai-teak, kerriwood or karpawood in paperfaced, unfinished panels. Bangkok's pattern can be fin- ished in natural sealer, walnut brown or coffee brown.
The pattern is available in 9'x 9" field blocks surrounded with lY+" an- gle cut pickets. Pattern unit is L2t/2" x t21/2".
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Door Molding Process
A wood-fiber-molding system for the manufacture of interior doors, that its developer says "does more with wood than any molding method yet devised," was announced by the Caradco div.. Scovill Co.
The 'door, of the deep-beveled, raised-panel design traditional in Co. lonial homes, features homogenous molded-on skin that shows the wood grain, and a one-piece molded face that eliminates panel splitting, ehecking and shrinking, and discourages warping and swelling.
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Cross Sown Wqlnut
4x8', 4x9', 4x10' with other sizes available on special order.
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Rolling Along
Essex - Graham Co. announces "giant woodmart," a man-sized roller designed for every day use by painters and do-it-yourselfers.
foam system supplied by the CPR div. of The Upjohn Co.
Artists and craftsmen carve or sculpt the original master or prototype, usually in traditional materials, from which molds are made by U.S. Polymatrix preparatory to casting the items in quantity.
Items may be had with any finish desired.. , or may be purchased unfinished.
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Brqss Bolloock
An economical brass ballcock is announced by Mansfield Sanitary, Inc. Desigrrated as No. 10, it is said to operate quietly and efficiently at all ilE PlnAil of a mountain mill timber saw and the tiny avenues of primitive life that once called a forest tree home are catght in cross sawn walnut and distressed hickory, @__Miqbord patterns from Abitibi Corp.
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Aggregote Ponels
Unusual design treatments are achieved with U. S. Plwood's new Sanspray stone-on-plywood panels.
Its outstanding feature is the super-size hardwood handle balanced for painting comfort. Other advantages include a heavyduty steel cage and frame both chrome plated for long life; threaded end with metal ferrule, for extension pole; and the extra-wide frame to accommodate long nap covers.
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Free Reader Service
For further informotion on oll New Producls qnd New Litero. ture, write The Merchant Mogo. zine, 573 So. loke ,{ve., Poso' deno, Colif. 9l l0l. Pleose men. lion issue dote ond poge numbel so we cctn process your reque$' fqsterl
Woodworker's Dreom
A 44,000 sq. ft. storeroom filled to the ceiling with thousands of "carved" items gives you the feeling of having wandered.into a fifteenth century woodcarvers' guild. The items are really made from a urethane water pressures. It features smooth finish red brass castings, split-proof seamless copper tubing, lifetime nyIon valve seat and squirt-preventing split leather $rasher.
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Multiplex Disploy
A versatile multiplex display, which can be used to show the full range of colors, patterns, and textures is available from Marlite Paneling.
Diagrams are provided to indicate suggested layouts for this display, but it can be tailored to specific products.
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Copper-Aluminum Wire
General Cable Corp., announced its plans to manufacture and sell a new copper-aluminum building wire.
General Cable claims the product costs less than conventional copper wire and assures the same electrical performance as the conductor it replaces.
The new wire metallurgically bonds copper to an aluminum core.
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Humidifter Sqles
Small aggregate panels create a modified mansard roof with dormer windows (see picture).
Tvo sizes are available. The panels come in seven colors. Panel sizes are
A display, holding a full range of humidification equipment and parts, is available from NBL Humidimatic, div. of Hadley Products Co.
Occupying a little over 2 eq. ft. of floor space, the display is constructed of corrugated tubing with holes for display hooks. It stands approximately 5'6" from the floor and is supported by four aluminum legs.
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t'Beom lntt
Stick-Up Timbers by Poly Designs, Inc., ane simulated to defy detection after installation by even the practiced eye of a professional.
Stuck-Up timbers weigh half a pound per lineal foot and can be installed in minutes without special equipment in a sirtgle operation.
Made of rigid urethane foam, beams measuring in any size from 2" x 4" up to 8" x 12" come in light or dark chestnut plus twelve antique decorator colors.
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Stqin Line
Rustic-color, a new competitively priced stain line that includes only
Wcr|etn Lumbcr ond luilding Atotcriqlr f eight colors plus black and white, has purpose gtade, .O6T thick, and in just been introduced by Graham postforming grade, .051" thick, with Paint & Varnish Co. satin flnish.
It comes in standard sizes 24 to 60" be expanded to 24 shades by adding wide, and 60 to 144" long. only minimum quantities of univer-
The eight ready-mixed colors can
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Pipe -Weld!1S Clomp - -
To help align pipe with fittings,
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With the introduction of bi-fold welding to straight pipe, elbows, tees, doors and an expanded range of col- angles, reducers, risers, and other ors, Georgia-Pacific Corp. offers build- weld fittings.
ers a residence of pre-finished vinyl shield interior doors-uniform in appearance.
In addition to solid and hollow core flush doors, hollow core bi-folds are now part of this line.
Vinyl shield doors are available in a variety of color tones and textured wood grains.
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Louon Mohogony Shelving
American Forest Products' new Lauan Mahogany shelving is availaable in either unfinished or prefinished surfaces, by quantity or single pieces.
The shelving is available in a variety of sizes, ranging from 8, 10, and 12" in width to 24,36, 48,60 ot 72" in length.
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Vonity Applicotion
Tracery, introduced by General Electric, is a pattern with a "filigree" effect created with an eye to kitchen counter top and bathroom vanity surfacing applications.
Textolite tracery is available from So-CaI Commercial Steel in a fullrange of standard sizes in general
This tool holds the pipe and fittings in alignment until they are welded.
Pipe and weld fittings up to 8" in diameter can be positioned with this one tool.
WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 5?3 So. Lake, Pasadena, Ca. 91101.
Hove A Seot
Mansfield Sanitary, Inc, recently marked production of its 3,000,000th water-saver-equipped toilet.
Introduced in 1963, tho watersaver' is said to be the only valve with which water discharge can be stopped dur- ing flushing to prevent bowl overflow. It is also claimed that the watersaver used in the Mohican toilet, permits flushing with less than 3 gallons of water.
WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake, Pasadena, Ca. 91101.