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·New developments and in-. ventions, an impressive, featuro of the first two post-war B.I.F.'s, will be equally to the fore this May, when the world's largest industrial fair is held again in London and Birming ham.

THE CHINA MAIL-BRITISH-INDUSTRIES-FAIR SUPPLEMENT, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1949.

Inventions For Industry

of 4 Holborn 'Circus, is 1,000,000 tons higher than thre,

annual rate reached in February Just year.

mingham firm has perfected a Phillipe new process which rendere pro- London.) ducts rustproof in all climates.) Sectiona

(Thornton Owen, Lechells Place, Considerable attention has been exhibiting household Birmingham). The same firm will given to Nursery noods. One firm gooda

and furnishings offer 2 also show a new type of fitting

wil good illustration of this constant for

show a plastic waterproof search for new devices, se well as allows plain tube lighting to be move, yet which weighs only 11

fluorescent lighting which play pen which a child cano improvements and advances on incorporated into the decoration ounces. The secret of this pen is exli ing goods. example, a bedroom suite which out looking out of place.

There is, for scheme of any room or hail with shaped like a box lid, with sides its flexible, washable plastic floor, can be shipped easily and cheaply

aix inches high. to any part of the world, since it

A child cannot move the pen because the floor fold up, saves 80 per cent in A unique exhibit to be shown anchors it in one position. storage and tranport and needs for the first time at this year's dicraft Ltd. of 60 Barkatona (Kid neither tools nor skill for assem- DIF is a dining table which is Gardens, Earls Court, London) ably and dimmatling, Erected also a precision drawing, table The same firm will also be show- (units - mravgusoanteed rigid and with a parallei", "“motion: straighting a child's drinking beaker that dustproof. (Louis Gilbert, 63 Bar-edge. It was designed for ex-ean be bolled and frous which it is rack Road, Loods).

plorery by...» »London - Survey, de-extremely diffkilt to spill liquids. pariment and is packed for tran- Made from a new plastle material sit-in-a-tropicalised canvas case that is almost indestructible, the zymauring-only-four feet by one beaker has a wide baso with a foot nine inches. The total weight special gripping surface, and if Of particular interest for hot is 73 be (Holmes Bros of knocked it alldas along the table climatoo-are-range divang-made Hbibro "Works, Billet Road, instead of tipping over, by snow process, from. "special | Walthamstow, London).

New Fumiture.

- laminated board which can stand up to the host and humidity of the tropics. Manufacturers of these divans will also be showing new suspension springing of rub ber and spring wire, which makes possible the springing of luxurious upholstery by unskilled labour. (Price Bros of South

Street, Wellington, Somerset).

At the other end of the scale

are a wide variety of novelties

>For Nursery Use

Pig Iron production last month was at the annual rate of 9,420,- tons in February last year. 000 tons compared to 9,160,000

Essex, broke all existing export Ford Motors of Dagenham,

records for tractors last month. Despite it's being a short month, seas, the total exceeding that for 3,654 tractors were shipped over- any previous month and equal to 180 tractors working day.

exported for each

These Fordson major tractors were sent to 30 different coun- tries and had a total value of £1,000,000.

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Latest electronic organs made by a Norwich England flrm” is stated to require no precision an- gineering and to have no mov- ing parts to wear out. Provid- sary harmonies, all of which are ing a complete range of neces- pure tones, 'tis so nearly like the traditional pipo organ that it is almost impossible to tell the dif- ference.

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The same manufacturers will also be showing an invention that their art in silence. enables bell ringers to practice

electronic

It comprises generators sounds. All traditional peals can of bell

listening with headphones, be played from keyboard and, by operator can practice without ac- tually sounding bells at allē! An- other advantage is that only one man is required to ring the 'most complicated peal.

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This invention was evolved as 牆 result of the demand for

British Ferguson which has prove eral lack of funds and suitable Another tractor in nows is the Church bells in face of a gel-

A new ballpoint pen will be shown by a London pen pencil manufacturer which differs frock other ballpoint pens in that, the ink has been specially.com- pounded to meet extreme climatic conditions.

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·very - successful' in- recent | belfries," Swedish military tests. The ob- ject of these tests was to ex- amine the potentialities of trac- for military use.

After careful study of existing types which range of models, including some designed in Sweden, the army has * largo

decided to restrict its anal tests to Ferguson.

covered

Another new exhibit for numery' such as cruet sets made from cast use is a folding pram incorporators and mounted trailers resins to give a mottled alabastering a oot which can be lifted out affect. (Strong and Coy, Central with the baby still asleep in it, Building, Beaconsfield.)

and set up separately.

Designed specially for flat dwellers with A Nutcracker working on the restricted storage space, the com- principle of a car jack and claim- bined pram cot is easily trans- ed to be the only Nutcracker that High class reproductions

won't becak the Kernel. (Linton Portable, the cot itself folding flat of and Cay, 34, Omaburgh Street, ducts, Ltd., of 10 Prospect Road,

when not in use. English period furniture-sald to London).

(Derek Pro- be in immense demand abroad blanket that can be laundered in!

A waterproof electric have also been processed to stand the home.

Portsmouth.) (Warm Glow Coy of climatic conditions. 1,183 London Road, Leigh on aca), of steel GRY

The programme contains detalls One of the pieces to be shown at From

records broken, tractor the BIF will be a reproduction of comes

a Northern Ireland firm exports, and some of the BIF

new fabric for interior exhibits.

that has opocial

up to

a fine Georgian secretaire book-decoration caze.

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The inside of the drawer finish giving the appearance of real is - linod with antique finished silk. (Henry Nathan and Co of British leather, gift tooled. Another item 74, Cheapside, London, E.C.2.) revealing the care and attention

to detail put into these repro- ductions

Specially designed for export is is a small mahoganya China teaset, units of which can Georgian serpentine front side- bo stacked one on top of the other board. (Rostall Brown and Clen- so that the whole set may be nell of 261 Tottenham Court Road, carried in one hand. (Linton and London).

New Process

To meet increasing overseas en- quiries for vases, table lamps and standards in period styles, a Bir-

All production records of the steel industry were broken Inst month when steel workers achieved a rate of 10,- 176,000 tons yearly-the first time in their history that they have passed the 16,000,000 mark.

This latest record-made in the Co.) Another interesting exhibit shortest working month follows In this group is art Jewellery an unchecked expansion through- combining real English Bone out 1948 with a single exception Chína with Bolld silver. The of the holiday month, of July, natural colours of flower motifs are set against a silver mount- the theme believed to be entirely now to the jewellery trade. (D, H.

It compares with the annual rate of 15,760,000 tons in Novem- ber, the previous best month, and

garment of its type

Claimed be unlike any other at present being marketed in England is the Six of these machines have ar-

Riding Mac, presented by à Lon- rived in Stockholm

The don sports clothing firm.", where ex- Mac has knee pockets to potest periments are now being held to the wearer prove their suitability for carry back lining is of warm loose wool against wet Knees ing equipment across mountain- ous terrain under active service

in check and the material of, Mac conditions. The first results, says close and double textured with itself is thornresisting, tough, a Swedish report, were "moro than satisfactory."

Two Every Minute

According to a report publish- ed by a political and economic planning organisation last month. the potential output of tractors in the United Kingdom is now 200,000 yearly or nearly two a minute of working time.

Following

small yellow inside finish,1

Other features designed for m rider's comfort are: full dy front, right up to the collar, loss proof buttons with novel link fastening, wind cuffe and straps to seal wearer against cold and wet, underarm ventilation, special con- dictor edging to prevent wet creeping up inside the coat big pockets giving access to inner

attached the garments,

collar, flap which closes neck completely, and ample skirt and fan to ahudi

are some of varied new productis typifying the wide rango covered by the British Industries Fair.

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