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'Noil-Sover' Dispensers Builr to Cuf Yord Losses

An improved system ,of retailing nails without spillage and costly waste has been developed by "Nail-Saver" Dispensers, Coos Bay, Ore. Available to West Coast lumber dealers and hardware stores, the device has been engineered to solve the universal spillage problem with old-type dispensers, according to Carl G. Lindahl, sales manager. National distribution is contemplated soon, he added.

The "Nail-Saver" dispenser has a series of bins in which a curved panel of Masonite Tempered Presdwood provides an up-turned lip and a perfectly smooth scoop support. The sales floor models are backed by Masonite "Peg-Board" panels, which give the dealer considerable display area.

Mr. Lindahl said a study of lumber yards shows that the average nail stock consists of 48 sizes of nails and "the mean weekly loss of poundage in dispensing is I3l pounds, amounting to 702 pounds per year." Based on a selling price of 16 cents a pound, Mr. Lindahl said, the average loss in a year from nail spillage is $112.32.

The new-type devices are obtainable in 12 and 24-bin units. Each bin in either unit will hold at least 112 pounds of nails. The units are 48 inches high and 24 inches deep. The 12-bin unit requires 7t/4 square feet of floor space ancl the 24-bin size requires 25f square feet. The sales floor 48-bin unit set up in a shallow U-shape requires 69 square feet; its Masonite "Peg-Board" fronts provide 75 square feet of display afea. The units may be combined in various combinations.

Coloveros lssues Brochure

A new brochure explaining the characteristics of the five basic types of portland cement, as well as of a number of specialty cements, has just been issued by Calaveras Cement Company. "There's a Calaveras Cement for Everv IJse," the publication, contains a consolidated summary of federal government and ASTM specifications for all types of portland cement. Free copies may be obtained from the company.