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'lnvisible Nqil' for Interior Hcrrdbosrds
A nelv hardened steel nail designed especially for application of interior hardboards has been announced by Independent Nail & Packing Company, Bridgewater, Mass. The new nail, cailed Stronghold Annular Thread Hardboard Nail, is macle of special, high-carbon steel, heat-treated and tempered to drive into either l/8" or I,/4" \nterior hardboard r'vithout bending or breaking. Scientifically engineered tlrreads "lock" rvitlr the fibres of the r'vood into u'hich the nails are driven, providing a permanentiv tight fastening and avoiding the loosening and "popping" r'vhicl'r are practically certain r'vith ordinary smooth shank nails.
The naiis are 1"x.058. made rvith a tiny head rvhich is virtually invisible lvhen driven flush, and rvith a ncedle point. They count approximatell' 1298 to the pound, and are available in either quarter-pound or one-pound boxes. In addition to the regular finish, they are also supplied in ivory-color baked lacquer finish for application oi the lighter-colored hardboards. Samples r'vill gladly be supplied on request to tl-re manufacturer.
Vqcuum Powered Sofety Ash Troy ond Disinlegrolor
Self-cleaning ash trays that snatch away cigarette stubs, extinguish their fire, disintegrate and \racutlm pack them for future disposal, are now available for installation on cars, trucks, and power boats. Offered by Walker Engineering ar-rd Manufacuring Co., 1550-20th Street, Santa Monica. California. the Flarne Out vacuum safety ash tray dcies the trick quicker than the eye call follorv, u'hisking stubs, matches, pipe tobacco or ashes through a tube into a sealed glass container under the hood. Vacuum in the container extinguishes all combustion instantly. Service station attendants empty container u'henever required, during the course of normal under-thehood checks. The Chevrolet Motor Division of the General Nlotors Corfiora- tion has purchased Flarne Out as an approved accessory and are currently merchandizing this safety device. Modestly priced at $10.65 list for the complete system on ruost models, rr,'ith a moneyback guarantee, Flame Ont can be installed rvithin 30 minutes. \\'alker claims that Flame C)ut prevents fires, lets driver dispose of stub u'itllout taking eyes frorn road, banishes zrsh tray odor, and eiiminates smolrlering in ash trays.
All inquiries regarding NE\f PRODUCTS, New Liter' ut,rr. 6r booklits and other items mentioned in this section should be addressed to THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT, Room 508, 108 I/est 6th St., Los Angeles 14. Your inquiries will be promptly for' warded ty us to the manufacturer or distributor, who wilf thEir'answer your inquiries direct.
(T'ell th,cnt. yow sazv it irt Tlte Calif ornia Lwrber X[erch,ant)
New lift Truck Triplex Most
Yale & Ton,ne N{anufacturing Company announces a nerv Triplex \'{ast for extra high stacking with industrial lif t trucks rvhich features improved operator visibility ancl added channel stability. l,if ting is accomplished in the neu' design by three, nested, Ibeam lifting members raised hydraulically by the action of a multi-stage, lift cylinder r,r'hich requires only trvo, singie lift chains, leaving the rest of the space between tl.re cylinder and the rrprights open to give the operator increased visibility of the load being
The engineer pictured above is using tl-re new I'I-AN HOLD Tabie Clamps. These aluminum clamps are specially designed to hold a f ully loaded PLAN HOLD in place rvhile leafing through sl-reets even to the very lzist page ! No tools or fasteners of any kind are required to place or remove a I'LAN HOLD from its se- cure position u'ithin the Tabie Clamps . a mere twist of the wrist and the PLAN HOLD is in or out.
Table Clamos are one of the several neu, innovations in the PLAN HOLD line of Vertical Filing Ecluipment. For free 16 page color catalog write to : PLAN HOLD CORI'., P. O. Box 1055A. South Gate. California.
