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61470 Deeilers Al.fend Exposition

(Continued from Page 48) to supply packaged walls with economy and speed. A nern' method of procuring packaged walls from a manufacturing source was also announced.

(2) Time-saving system of fabricating roof trusses witl-r metal gusset plates, anchored onto truss joints by a 50-ton press, was demonstrated. Weight tests rvere made during the Exposition to dramatize the strength of this new assembly method.

(3) A startling new pre-wired, pre-plumbed "component kitchen," that includes built-in appliances as u'ell as cabinets, was bolted together on the Components Theatre stage, and 1957 models of top-brand built-in appliances rvere unveiled for the first time.

(4) Improved construction of "stacking lvindows" that actually eliminates the "stacking" at job site rvas exhibited' showing how dealers can gain storage and handling efficiency.

(5) Pre-assembled "plumbing r,l'all" was shown for the first time to lumber dealers.

(6) Pre-cutting and assembly of dealer-fabricated floor panels-the newest house component recommended by the Lumber Dealers Research Council-rvas made during the morning program, including recommended methods of de' livery from dealer shop to building site.

In addition, more than a dozen other "components" that fit into the Lu-Re-Co (Lumber Dealers Research Council) building system rvere demonstrated and explained by experts. Color slides were also employed to explain construction details. And, by visiting the NRLDA "Women's Congress" Model Homes, open for inspection in a Chicago suburb during the Exposition, dealers saw a completed "components house" that uses every one of the new building ideas demonstrated at the Clinic Theatre.

Raymon Harrell, director of the Lumber Dealers ltesearch Council, urged dealers to bring contractor and builder customers to the Exposition, especially to view the Components show and also to see the great array of product exhibits.

Ready-Mix Concrete ExPlained

In other developments at the NRLDA Expositron, a panel of experts rvas selected for the "Ready-Mix Oppor-