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T o Buy or Sell All Miscellaneous and For Sale advertisements are charged a t the rate of five cents a word with a minimum charge o f two dollars for each insertion, th~ address counting a s ten words. C H E M I C A L RESEARCH PERIODICALS. Complete sets, volumes or smngle back copies of CHEMICAL A N D PHYSICAL MAGAZINES F O R StALE. Please send us list of Desiderata. W e BUY S C I E N T I F I C MAGA S I N E S . Address " B . Login & Son Inc.", 29 East 21st St., New York. FOR S A L E : International Critical Tables, vols. 1 to δ, McGraw-Hill ISook Co., publishers. N e w and never used. Address " M , " care Ind. & E£ng. Chem., Eastern. Pa. W A N T E D : To buy Neftyanoe Khozyaistvo, N o s . 11 and 12, 1929, a n d N3os. 1—7, 193C Address: "Library, Universal Oil Products Co., Drawer C , Riverside, Illinois."
Manufacturer's New Publications Nfcotice—Publications mentioned in this column will be sent free, unless otherwise noted, by the firms issuing them, to readers of INDUSTRIAL A N D E N G I NEERING CHEMISTRY who request them on their business stationery. In writing it will be appreciated if you will mention INDUSTRIAL AND E N G I NEERING CHEMISTRY.
B u t a n e G a s . Loose-leaf Bulletin G-4 discusses t h e method of producing butane gas from petroleum, methods of shipping i n liquefied form, and various industrial applications. PHDUFUELS C o . , Detroit, Mich. ^Colloidal Graphite, I t s Properties, U s e s , a n d Advantages a s a Lubricant" is t h e t i t l e of a 24-page booklet being distributed by t h e A C H B S O N OILDAG C O . , 654 M a d i s o n A v e . , N e w York,
Ν. Υ . Conveyor Ovens are discussed i n Bulletin 12 of t h e D E S P A T C H O V E N C O . , 622 N i n t h St., S. E . , Minneapolis, Minn. 4 pages. '^Fahrite." Bulletin F - l l , 16 pages a n d covers, discusses Fahrite heat-resisting alloy castings for installations where strength at high temperatures is important.
T H E OHIO STEEL FOUNDRY
Co., Springfield, Ohio. G e a r s . A new 96-page catalog illustrates and describes small and medium-sized gears of spur, bevel, spiral, a n d other types. Considerable tabulated data and other engineering informa tion are included. OHIO GEAR CO., 1333 East One Hundred and Seventy-ninth S t . , Cleveland, Ohio. B y d r a u l i c P r e s s e s . Bulletin 280 illustrates and describes several different types of large-scale hydraulic presses for different industrial processing operations. E R I E FOUNDRY C O . , Erie, Pa. M a n o m e t e r s . A new 48-page booklet deals exclusively with, these items and the various uses t o which they may be p u t . Methods of measurement on flow, pressure, velocity, etc., of steam, air, gas, and other fluids are discussed in a n interesting way. MERIAM Co., 1955 West One Hundred and Twelfth S t . , Cleveland, Ohio. M a t e r i a l Handling. A recent loose-leaf bulletin illustrates a n d describes a variety of industrial trucks for conveying, loading, and unloading of various industrial materials, including boxes, bags, castings, timbers, etc.
TERMINAL ENGINEERING C O . ,
INC., 17 Battery PL, N e w York, Ν . Ύ. '^Mechanically Operated Fluid Meters* f is t h e title of a new bulle tin, N o . 3 7 , which describes and illustrates various types of mechanically operated meters and auxiliary equipment f o r their installation. 5 2 pages. B A I L E Y M E T E R C O . , 1050 Ivanhoe Road, Cleveland, Ohio. «^Nickel Alloy Steel Products Buyers' Guide." Fall 1930 issue, 16 pages, 8.5 X* 11 inches. A tabulation o f sources of supply for the more commonly used forged, rolled, cast, or drawn products made from nickel steels and alloys. Materials listed are t h e standard nickel alloy steels, the nickel-chromium corrosionand heat-resistant steels, and special ferronickel alloys, n o t including cast iron. This edition has been thoroughly revised, and incorporates improvements, such as footnotes concerning the size ranges and production limitations of t h e various con cerns listed.
T H E INTERNATIONAL N I C K E L Co., INC., 6 7 Wall
St., N e w York, Ν. Υ . Oil-Refining Equipment. A bulletin o n ventilating and mechani cal draft equipment, blowers, turbines, a n d turbo-generators has just been issued. Fans for circulation of flow gases in oilcracking processes are given particular attention. COPPXJS ENGINEERING C O R P . , 344 Park A v e . , Worcester, Mass.
I^aint Conditioning. Bulletin 96 illustrates and describes com plete equipment for conditioning paints, lacquers, varnishes, and other finishes. The materials are k e p t thoroughly clean
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b y straining, thoroughly mixed, and also heated, if desired. DESPATCH O V E N Co., 622-628 N i n t h St., Southeast, Minne apolis, Minn. Process Equipment. A 4-page folder illustrates a n d describes briefly "Inclined High Velocity" evaporators, rotary driers, heat exchangers, impregnating equipment, and miscellaneous chemical
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apparatus.
STRXJTHERS-W E L L S
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Warren, Pa. Pulverizers. Bulletin 5-80 illustrates a n d describes a n e w type of pulverizer incorporating a spherical belt and grinding ring principle of pulverizing, i n which fineness is not affected b y wear of grinding parts. FTJLLER-LEHIGH Co., Fullerton, Pa. Ring Crushers. A 24-page, loose-leaf bulletin describes equip ment made unique by a patented rolling ring which does the crushing. T h e many and varied uses of the several t y p e s of crusher are well illustrated.
AMERICAN PULVERIZER C O . , St.
Louis, M o . Speed Reducers. Catalog 102, 46 pages, gives c o m p l e t e in formation concerning the I X L Titan herringbone and helical speed reducers produced b y the F O O T E B R O S . G E A R & M A C H I N E
C O . , I l l North Canal S t . , Chicago, 111. Sugar Mill Equipment. A very interesting and informative clothbound book of 131 pages discusses sugar-refining processes, in cluding an exceptionally large quantity of tabulated data, charts, etc. A n interesting feature of this book i s t h a t it is divided into t w o parts, o n e part being a n exact duplicate of the other except that it is written in Spanish instead o f Eng lish.
T H E U N I T E D STATES P I P E A N D F O U N D R Y C o . , Burling
ton, N . J.
Construction N e w s Chemical The Tennessee Eastman Corp., Kingsport, Tenn., a subsidiary of t h e Eastman Kodak Co., Kodak Park, Rochester, Ν . Υ., h a s approved plans for the construction of t w o additions to its local plant, each one-story, reported t o cost approximately $75,000, including equipment. Work will b e placed under way a t once. The company's engineering department i s in charge. E. I. du Pont de Nemours 6V Co., Wilmington, Del., is planning t h e removal of the laboratory units of i t s smokeless powder division, n o w located at Brandywine, near Wilmington, t o its properties at Carney's Point, N . J., where such operations •will be concentrated in t h e future. T h e work will consist of t h e erection of several new buildings a t t h e last-noted location, including a n e w chemical laboratory, ballistic building, and other works structures, reported t o cost approximately $200,000, including equipment. The space vacated a t Brandywine will b e used a t a later date for expansion of t h e experimental station of t h e chemical division of t h e company, now occupying an adjoining site. D u Pont Engineering Co., du P o n t Bldg., Wilmington, an affiliated organization, will b e in charge. The Board of Vocational Education, Manitowoc, Wis., is planning t h e installation of a complete chemical division, in cluding laboratories, etc., i n its proposed n e w t w o - and threestory vocational training school, for which plans have been authorized. A fund of $200,000 is being arranged f o r the struc ture. William J. Raeuber, Manitowoc Savings B a n k Bldg., Manitowoc, is architect. A site has been selected a t Clark and Fourteenth Sts. The Tennessee Corp., Copper Hill, Tenn. (formerly known a s t h e Tennessee Copper & Chemical Corp.), is said t o have plans maturing for a n expansion a n d improvement program a t its local agricultural chemical and mineral plant, including new operating units, remodeling of certain present buildings, machinery, and other mechanical equipment, etc. The entire program i s reported t o cost over $1,000,000. T h e company's engineering department will b e in charge of t h e project. The Board of Trustees, Fiske University, Nashville, Tenn., has approved plans for t h e construction of a n e w chemistry building a t the institution, with laboratories and research fa cilities in all branches. I t will be three stories, estimated t o cost approximately $165,000, including equipment. Contract for the building only has been awarded t o the Roek Construction Co., 137 Fourth Ave., North, Nashville.· Henry C. Hibbs, American Trust Bldg., same city, is architect. T h o m a s E . Jones is president of t h e university. McKesson & Robbins, Inc., Glasmere Ave., Bridgeport, Conn., manufacturer of drugs, chemical specialties, etc., h a s asked bids o n t h e general contract for a new three-story a n d basement building a t its plant in t h e Fairfield section, 100 X 1 4 0 ft., designed for increased capacity, reported to cost o v e r $100,000, including equipment. It is proposed to make t h e building award and proceed with work on t h e superstructure at a n early date. Fletcher-Thompson, Inc., Bridgeport, Conn., is architect and engineer.
