NEW
STEEL SINK
Double and Single Compartment Models
A SPRAY faucet that at a touch changes from full
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
dirty solution and dries for floor in a single pass.
Battery-operated, the water flow to a
a new
rinsing spray is built into stainless steel sink, made by Elkay Manufacturing Co., 2700 South 17th Avenue, Broadview, Ill., USA.
Manufactured from nickel-bearing stainless steel, the sink is called the Consolette. There are two sizes
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Consolette single compartment 33in. by 22in. double compartment. and 25in. by 22in. single compartment. A fluorescent lighting panel is fitted at the rear of the unit.
Elkay's representatives are: Innis and Riddle (China) Ltd., Hong Kong, and Pacific Merchandising Corp., Manila.
FLOOR FINISHER
Scrubs and Dries in One Pass
A MACHINE for putting the final touch to a terrazzo floor lays the cleaning fluid, scrubs, vacuums the
CONVERTAMATIC 24
ADFANCY
Convertamatic A-248 machine
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It is the Convertamatic A-24B, made by Advance Floor Machine Co., Spring Park, Minnesota, USA. new unit in- cludes such features as: adjustable brush pressure from 120 to 200 lb., adjustable squeegee pressure from 10 to 20 lb., vinyl bumpers, 15-gallon solution and pick-up tanks, and a ball-joint suspended swinging squee- gee assembly which picks up water right to the baseboard and automa- tically swings around obstructions which might damage the assembly or blades.
Power-Flo drive allows fully vari- able speeds, forward and reverse and eliminates clutch and differential. The machine is said to have an hour- ly work capacity of 17,000 sq. ft. It may be quickly converted from wet to dry operation.
Eleven models are made, in widths of 18, 21, 24, 32 and 45in. One model, a twin-brush unit, can be equipped with a germicide-treated Staphicidal filter for hospitals, which purifies the vacuum exhaust by trap- ping and killing bacteria.
Distributors for Advance machines include: Machinery and Engineering Supplies Inc., Manila: San Bussan Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo: and Deveson John (Australia) Pty., Ltd., Cabra- matta, NSW.
CEILING KIT
Aid to Specifying Asbestolux Panels
CAPE Building Products, Ltd., Uxbridge, Middx., UK. have produc- ed an aid for architects specifying the new range of Asbestolux Scale- Five ceiling panels.
This takes the form of a box con- taining several photographically repro- duced cards of each of the ten patterns avail- able. The archi- tect can then lay these out, ex- perimenting with different com- binations of the patterns.
Scale Five kit
In the range is a selection of five acoustic and five non- acoustic ceiling panels. Uniformity of panel size and fixing method permits interchange- ability. The panels are designed to allow the architect to match the ar- chitectural scale and character of a
room; the cards will allow him to in- vestigate the many available.
permutations
Asbestolux complies with B.S.S. 3536: 1962 and the size of the panel is 2 ft. by 2 ft..in. thick, with a 45 deg. edge bevel in. deep. Weight is about 5 lb. 10 oz. per panel.
Panels are slotted for fixing to metal T's with spring steel clips, or they may be screwed to the existing ceiling.
Asbestolux agents are: Hutchison (Building), Ltd., Hong Kong: Louis T. Leonowens, Ltd., Bangkok: and Guthrie and Co. (Singapore) Ltd. The maker's persona! representative in South East Asia is Mr. F.M. Stott, PO Box 187, Singapore.
LIGHTING FITTINGS
Glass Spheres and Inner Cylinders
THREE related series make up a new Atlas Modern range of decorative lighting fittings.
Fittings in the first series are made up by combining three outer glass
Single pendant combination and satin glasses in three-way suspension
Ceiling mounted fitting
spheres with five inner glass cylinders, which may also be used effectively on their own. Two of the spheres are of plain, toned glass, coloured grey and amethyst respectively; the third is of clear bubbled glass. Sleeves are clear and opal crystal, stepped opal, and plain clear and opal.
The glasses rest on a metal spider in the lampholder assembly and are locked in position by a knurled black cap with a retaining bush.
The second series comprises two conical metal reflectors, each avail- able in copper and aluminium. The copper version has a natural polish and lacquered finish, while the al-
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