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New Vinyl Inlerior Poneling

Evans Products Company is now marketing a unique new vinyl paneling under the trade name Vinyl-Panel, according to Emo'ry E. Moore, vice president and general manager of Evans Building Materials Division.

Vinyl-Panel is applicable for walls or ceilings in ofrces, restaurants, motels, homes, apartments, mobile homes, and ynany other places. Manufactured in 4' x 8' panels, y4,"r 3,/16" or %" thick, smooth, U--

Putty Knives ond Scropers

New four color, foil coated cards have been introduced by Warner Manufacturing Co. for their Golden 500 line of putty knives and scrapers. The improved packaging is believed to be the first foil card in the industry,

The 500 line knives feature extra thick steel blades and solid plastic handles guaranteed soh'ent proof. They are available in both flexible and stiff blades from ll+" to 6" wide.

WRITE: Warner Manufacturing Co., 801 16th Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Dry-Process Hordboord Dry Woll

Builder Bruce Kamhoot of Portland, Ore., reports unexpected results with a new carpenter-applied dry wall used throughout the

Takes Less Than 3 ft. of Space

Floor Tile Counter Disploy

The Ruberoid Co., manufacturer of styleleading resilient floor tile, has introduced a new counter display designed to highlight its popular Travertine vinyl asbestos pattern.

The new display piece, to be made available to distributors and dealers handling the Ruberoid quality line, takes up less than three square feet of counter space,

The 21-inch tall display ingeniously uses a concealed light that intermittently flashes the Travertine name, illuminates a silk screen that portrays a Travertine-tiled roorn and spotlights the six resplendent colors of this marble-contoured pattern. These are Clay Red, Ivorly, Clay Bufr, Natural ,Cream, Avocado and the lightly mottled grey labeled "Greige.t'Travertine is produced in the L2 x 12 size in both Ye" and 3/32" thickness.

WRITE: The Ruberoid Co., ?33 Third Ave., New York, N.Y.

Eye-C.otch ing Accent Wol I

Comes in Four Standard Patterns

groove or perforated in four standard production patterns, Honeycomb (A), Rippletone (B), Walnut (,C) and Cascade (D). The new Rippletone pattern, a handsome beige color that blends well with almost any color scheme, will be the leader of the line.

The new interior paneling has a sturdy hardboard base and a durable vinyl face that won't fade, crack or chip and is easy to clean with soap and water. It has excellent resistance to abrasion. scratches or scuffs, and resists acids, alkalies, salt water, alcohol and household chernicals. The vinyl surface is also fire resistant, a self extinguishing material.

Vinyl-Panel may be applied directly to studs using three penny finish nails or stud adhesive. Matching mouldings are available.

Evans Products Company is one of the nation's largest manufacturers and distributors of plywood, hardboard and related products. The company's products are distributed by more than 150 building material wholesale distributors throughout the nation.

WRITE: Evans Products Co., 1121 S.W. Salmon S,t,, Portland, Oregon.

, No Dents, Scratches, "Puff-Ups"

latest model home at his picturesque Skamania Landing vacation-retirement village in the Columbia river gorge.

Utilizing a dry-process lightweight hardboard just developed by Georgia-Pacific, Kamhoot reports no hammer dents, no scratches and no nail "puff-ups" in the entire 864-foot home. Standard hardboard ring-shank nails were used in matching colors for teak, oak and walnut (pictured) sur{ace treatments. tion time.

WRITE: Georgia-Pacific Corp., Equitable Building, Portland, Ore.

An effective way to display the new Marlite Murals is on an eye-catching accent wall. This one is "framed" with Marlite woodgrain planks in a handsome American walnut tone. The murals. which Marlite is pre-selling in national magazine and TV advertising, are designed primarily for the

"Framed" Marlite Mural tub-shower recess, but the 5, wide panels also can be used .on accent walls in any room of the house.

WRITE: Marsh Wall Froducts, Dover, Ohio.

Hoisr Simplifies Hondling Prefob Trusses and Building Components

Meeting the need of the residential and commercial construction industry for improved facilities for handling prefabricated trusses and other building components .and materials, HIAB Hydraulics, Inc. has developed a new HIAB Speedloader l?6X heavy-duty truck-mounted crane.

New literature illustrates the advantages of this exclusive elbow-action, fully-hydrau- lic hoist that enables the driver alone, .at the construction site, to lift the load from truck or trailer, as high as 44 ft. above ground,.directly to the carpenters waiting to place each unit.

Prefabricators report an improved competitive position as well as new offers resulting from charging an hourly fee to unload materials exactly where needed.

WRITE: Staneo Mfg. & Sales Cb., 1666 9tlr St., Santa Monica 9, Cral., attention Lash Allee.

Cedor-Lined Closet

Disploy

A cedar-lined display closet, with specialized compartments to increase its storage efrciency, is an excellent way to show both handyrnan and contractor customers that good planning pays of in real benefits.

A well-planned display closet like this can be built in the showroom, or included in a model home or speeial horne show exhibit. Ifandymen will appreciate the fact that the tongue-and-grooved pieces can be

Bosion and Washington, D.C. The unusual walls, being made in several wood species, have a permanent factory finish that gives nc.tural hardwoods the appearance of handrubbed furniture.

WRITII: Gecrgia-Pacific, Equitable Bidg., Portland 4, Ore.

Fortoble Rodiont Heoter

A new source of instant, econcmical heat, indoors or out, is the new Infra-Temp portable radiant heater being marketed by Contract Supply, a division of ALD, Inc., Chicago, Ill. The new product is being offered in three.different sizes, to suit the varying needs of campers, sportsmen, farmers, guards, repairmen in the wintery outdoors, as well as workers in large ware-

Excellent Dealer Showroom Display installed quickly with ordinary carpentry tools, and homemakers like the wood's natural moth-repellency.

Bulky winter clothes make it imperative that the homeowner have adequate bedroom storage space, so now is a good time to promote specialty products for storage improvement.

WRITE: Aromatic Red Cedar Closet Lining Mfg'ers dssociation, 221 North La Salle St., Chicago, Ill. 60601.

Bookmqtched Hordwoods

Eye-catching decor of the swank new Playboy club in Baltimore is set by this latest idea in wall treatment--solid 16-inch sections of bookmatched Gold Crest walnut from Georgia-Pacific's hardwood ply-wood operations in Savannah, Ga. More than 2000 square feet of the preurium hardwood was useC, equal to a solid wall over 250 teet long.

is planned for new clubs Franeisco, Los Angeles,

Color Cooted Merchondiser

"Use more color in building" is the theme recommended by "Homasote Color Coated" board. An attractive counter display panel suggesting a wide range of building uses where these colorful boards may be used is sure to stimulate customer interest. ,Color Coated Board is ofered in panels from 2'x4' up to 4'x14'. It is available in four colors: snow white, barn red, crearny beige and sherwood green. On special order, it may be obtained in custom colors and in 5 ft. widths.

houses. docks or terminals. The units. can also be used for drying, curing 4nd sealing, and can provide emergency heating in the home or in industry, in the event of power faiiure.

Infra-Temp portable heaters are completely portable-lightweight and easy to move around. They require no electrical or flue connections. They attach to .readily obtainable cylinders of LP gas. The units are. simple to operate-just connect, light and obtain instant heat anywhere, at the lowest possible cost.

Counter Display ls Cellophane Wrapped

For samples and profit details, ask your Homosote representative or write for literature.

WRITE: Homasote Co., Trenton 3, New Jersey.

The smallest unit is ideally suited for use by sportsmen, campers or repair crews -12,000 BTUs per hour, and runs for hours on a small amount of gas. A medium-sized unit-24,000 BTUs per hour, is an excellent choice for building contractors in on-thespot.applications. A larger unit mounted on a two-wheel dollie, has many applications for spot heating in 4ny area where a large capacity portable heater is required.

\MRITEI Contract Supply Div. of ALD, Inc., 7045 North Western Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60645.

Pollerned Peg-Boord

Patterned Peg-Board 100, a new perforated hardboard which combines versatility and durability with an ettractive,factory

New Fmming Anchor Pcckoging

Building material distributors and dealers are saved valuable warehouse space through the compact packaging of Teco's (Timber Engineering Gompany) new "All Purpose" framing anchor. The product was intrcduced earlier this year as a "one-style" anchor that can be formed on the job into any one of six different configurations. It is used in anchoring rafters and roof trusses to plates and in connecting joists to headers as well as for other applications utilizing 2" nominal lumber, Packed 50 pieces per carton, Teco "All Purpose" anchors are tightly nested so that each carton requires only I24 inches of storage space. As is the case with all Teco framing devices of this type, there are special nails packaged with the anchors.

In selecting the quantity of anchors to be packed per carton, Teco had the end chasing and handling more eonvenient.

WRITE: fimber Engineering Co.' 1619 Massachusetts Ave., Northwest,'W'ashing' ton, D.C. 2{D36.

New Ceiling Tile Potlern finish, has been introduced by Masonite.

Tampico, an embossed and perforated acoustical ceiling tile, has been introduced by The Celotex Corp. Tampico is an exclusive pattern of sound absorbing, rarrdom miniature perforations on a surface that is boldly embossed in a woven pattern.

Designed for use in a recreation room, children's rooms, g:arage, laundry, and elsewhere, the heavy-duty Yt" panels also are welt suited for rnany commercial, indusrial, and institutional applications where both function and appearance are important.

'i Pattcmed FeetBoad lfi), available in 4'x8' panels, is factory finishedinaneutral beige color with a textured print which reproduces the textured appearance of monk's cloth.

'ffRITB: Masonite Corp., 29 North W'acker Drive, Chicago, 60606.

:'P6nf,ed 50r?et,0stb ' '' user very much in mind. Experience shows that in most cases approximately 50 anchors are required in the construction of a house or other comparable structures. The special Teco packaging is designed to make pur-

"Tampico" Has Woven Pattern

It is available in ty'z,,xl2,'xl2,' aid tk"x L2"x24" (center-grooved) sizes. E-Z Joint edge concea.ls nails and staples and helps insure accurate ioint alignmeut. Tampico's back sizing eliminates surface distortion.

I'he cliamond white surface is washable and has a light reflectance value of 86 per cenf,,

WRITE: The Celotex CorP., 120 South LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill. 60603.

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NOVEIIBER, I954

Poneling ldeos or NLBMDA Show

Part of a major forest products display to be unveiled at the annual convention and show of the National Lumber & Building Material Dealers in Dallas, Texas., are these new ideas in hardwood'plywood ivall paneling (see photo). Pointing to white birch inlaid with red birch st a GeorgiaPacific staff preview of the 1965 line, is R, O. Lee, advertising director. Behind him is an unusual pumice-treated pecan panel, Amazon maple with inlaid' complemen- tary woodtones is among other unusual panelings to be shown for the first time.

In previewing the new line recently to their own nationwide sales force, G-P ofrcials said expansion of the inlaid idea next year for both residential and office walls follows an enthusiastic response from dealers, builders, deeorators and realtors for the limited 1964 choices of inlaid complementary wood species. This was the indus-

Woodgroined Hordbbond Ponels

Masonite has ,announced the addition of two new panels-Fireside Birch and Alpine Oak-to its Royalcote line of factoryfinished woodgrained hardboards.

Ideally suited for dining areas, living rooms, and other areas where subdued wall accents are desired, the new panels also can be used for eye-catching contrast with darker patterns.

The panels have color coordinated vertical grooves at random widths. Matching wood and metal moldings, putty sticks, and colored nails are available to aid installation directly to studs, furring strips, or existing walls.

Features Inlaid Comple4entary Woods try's first attempt to produce such inlays at popular prices, including a permanent factory finish.

WRITE:'Georgia-Pacific Corporation, The Equitable Building, Portland, Oregon.

Unique Ro'und Escutcheon

A 6" round escutcheon featuring a plain raised edge accented by an inner circle pattern of oval indentations has been introduced by Dexter Industries, Inc. Named the "Ge,m" (model number 68), the escutcheon is for use with a'5" or longer backset.

It is available in a wide ra,nge of, finishes to match or complernent any cornmercial or residential lockset in the Dexter Line.

The panels are available in the 'West in quarter-inch thicknesses in 4'x7' and 4'x8' sizes.

WRITE: Masonite Corp., 29 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago, Ill. 60606.

Lower Cost Truss Clip

Latest development in self-nailing truss fastenings, Truss Clip II, is being introduced at the NAHB Show. New Truss Clip lI is more rigid at lower cost. Improved

Meqns Complete Redwood, Seraice

Lumber Sales

NORTHERN OFFICE

Arcoto, Colifornio

Phone: l7o7l 822-2843 rwx 707-827-0490

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Redondo Beoch, Colif.

Phone: l2l3l 378-8292

TWX 213-326-4061

Cost of Clips ls Competitive

design and lower cost permits Truss Clip II to be installed with a hammer by the small fabricator or builder and with press by large fabricatofs. Cost per truss is competitive.

Increased rigidity in trusses made with T?uss Clip II results from the improved design and a new part of the line, called a splice clip, with an angle leg. Ifandling characteristics are greatly improved. [n addition, design loads per nail reflect a drying of lumber after installatiol of clips.

WRITE: The Panel,Clip Company, Box 423-29, Farmington, Michigan-

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