December 10, 1932
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scribes Nos. 250 and 251 "Genuine Detroit" control switches for pressure, vacuum, and temperature. Both the operating
C H E M I C A L R E S E A R C H P E R I O D I C A L S . Complete sets, volumes or single back c o p i e s of C H E M I C A L A N D P H Y S I C A L M A G A Z I N E S FOR S A L E . Please s e n d us list of Desiderata. We B U Y S C I E N T I F I C MAGAZ I N E S . Address " B . Login & Jon, I n c . , " 29 E a s t 21st St., New York.
range and differential are adjustable.
D E T R O I T LUBRICATOR
Co., Detroit, Mich.
F O R S A L E : International Critical Tables. Complete set of s e v e n I ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES. Catalog 1246, 96 pages, well illustrated, volumes and index. Perfect condition. Price S40.00. Address " B o x shows storage battery locomotives, trolley locomotives, and 6 2 - N - 1 2 , " care I n d . & Eng. Chem., Easton, P a . combination locomotives for all kinds of service. It contains F O R S A L E : I n t e r n a t i o n a l Critical Tables, unused, Vol. 1-5. Address I a great deal of detailed information, including specifications, Nandor Porges, 385 L e e Avenue, New Brunswick, Νew Jersey. I engineering data, and recommendations for use in coal-mining, F O R S A L E — L i b r a r y of Research J o u r n a l s : " B e r i c h t e , " J o u r n a l Chemibattery-changing station, metal-mining, tunnel-driving, loadcal Society—London, Transactions American Electrochemical Society, I Chemical G a z e t t e , Chemical News, Society Chemical Industry, Electro- j carrying, switching, industrial plants, etc. T H E ATLAS C A R chemische Zeitschrift, J o u r n a l Society Arts, all sets b o u n d complete. A d - I & M F G . C O . , 1100 Ivanhoe Road, Cleveland, Ohio. dress "Box 6 1 - N - 1 2 , " care Ind. & Eng. Chem., E a s t o n . Pa. W A N T E D : O n e second hand Ductilometer electric driven either AC or FADE-OMETER. Bulletin 32 illustrates and describes the type D C current. M u s t b e i n A-l condition. Address "Box 18-N-12," c a r e F D A Fade-Ometer, an instrument for predetermining the Ind. & Eng. Chem., E a s t o n , Pa. I light-fastness of colors and colored materials, such as textiles, W A N T E D : — S p e c i a l t y p r o d u c t , preferably automotive, for national dyestuffs, paper, wall paper, printing and lithographic inks, distribution by established manufacturer. M u s t be unique, protected by a n d t h e aging of. rubber products. The type F D A Fadep a t e n t s or process, of wide potential sale, demonstrable merit. Individual I; or corporation possessing original product, idea, lacking capital, marketing ; Ometer embodies a number of refinements which provide a facilities. Give full details first l e t t e r . Address "Box 10-N-12," care I n d . greater convenience to the operator and more complete con& E n g . Chem., E a s t o n , Pa. t r o l of all t h e factors involved in testing t h e light-fastness of W A N T E D : To purchase a c o p y of "High-Vacuum. T e c n i q u e , " by S a u l colors. ATLAS ELECTRIC D E V I C E S C O . , Chicago, Ill. D u s h m a n . Address: Library, Universal Oil Products, Riverside, Illinois. W A N T E D : U s e d Electrolyzer. Capacity of 15,000 to 20,000 cubic f e e t ILLUMINATING D E V I C E FOR MICROSCOPES. An 8-page leaflet of hydrogen p e r twenty-four hours. Address "Box 1 7 - N - 1 2 , " care Ind & s n o w i n g the Beck illuminator, which was designed for the E n g . Chem., E a s t o n , P a .
illumination of opaque objects. It is claimed that any stand a r d light source m a y be used; that color filters can be used at a n y magnification; and that the course of illumination c a n be varied at will, both in quality and intensity. Μ Κ W R E
Financial News L I Q U I D C A R B O N I C CORP.
The report of t h e Liquid Carbonic
S E A R C H LABORATORIES, 111 Pine St., Dayton, Ohio. I
Corp. and subsidiaries for t h e fiscal year ended September 30, I 1932, shows a net loss of $440,529 after depreciation, interest, federal taxes, etc., compared with a net income of $1,085,557 in the preceding year. I
JARs, T A N K S , STILLS, AND M I X E R S for sirups, beverages, acids,
extracts, food products, alkalies, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, et,c. Bulletin 402, 8 pages. It shows t h e electric Tumbelinixcr, storage and mixing tanks, self-draining jars, mixing equipment, etc. Prices are included. T H E U. S. STONEWARE C O . , 50 Church St., N e w York, Ν. Υ.
M O N S A N T O CHEMICAL W O R K S . At the meeting held Novem- 1 EQUIPMENT. Catalog 78, 88 pages, on ber 29 the board of directors of the Monsanto Chemical Works 1 LABORATORY-TESTING standard Burrell gas-analysis apparatus, in new and improved declared the usual quarterly dividend of 31.25 cents per share, designs which t h e manufacturer claims add greatly to t h e acpayable January 2 to stockholders of record at the close of busispeed, convenience, comfort, and safety of making ness on December 10, 1932. 1 gcuracy, a s analyses. B U R R E L L TECHNICAL SUPPLY Co., 1936 Fifth E . I. D U P O N T DE N E M O U R S & Co., INC., has declared t h e I Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. regular quarterly dividends of 50 cents on the common, payable 1 MAHON INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT. A 12-page, well-illustrated December 15 to stock of record November 30, and $1.50 on bulletin dealing with metal-parts washers built to m e e t in debenture stock, payable January 25 to stock of record January J dividual requirements, bonderizing equipment adapted to 10. 1 specific requirements, spray booths, drying ovens of any size, P E N I C K & F O R D has announced a n extra dividend of $1 a n d 1 shape, or temperature requirement, and blow pipe and exhaust the regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents, both passable Decem- 1 systems. T H E R. C. M A H O N Co., Detroit. Mich. ber 15 to stock of record December 1. A year ago an exrtra dividend of 50 cents was paid. For the first nine months of 1932, I MILLS AND M I X E R S . An 8-page folder o n cost-saving equip ment by Gruendler. It shows three new mills—the Whirlearnings, before federal taxes, were $658,846, compared with Beater, the Master Pulverizer, and the Peerless Grinder; also $840,355 in 1931. Earnings for the third quarter of 1932 were t w o mixers—continuous and horizontal batch. GRUENDLER $339,187, compared with $208,491 in 1931. Reduction of exC R U S H E R & PULVERIZER C O . , 2017 North Market St., St. Louis, penses, more favorable prices for corn, and an improvement Mo. in the volume of business combined to make favorable showing. At present there are only 400,000 shares of common stock out POLARIZATION PHOTOMETER. List P-26 describes t h e Martens standing, all bonds and preferred stock having been retired. polarization photometer with sphere illumination device for measuring the hiding power of paints, as well as the trans VIRGINIA-CAROLINA CHEMICAL CORP. At its meeting Novem parency of printing paper, tracing cloth, or other transparent ber 18 the board of directors of the company decided to expend material. It is also suited for measuring reflection of white or $3,000,000 from t h e funds of t h e corporation as an investment nearly white opaque objects, such as papers, powders, etc. in the purchase of 40,000 shares of its 7 per cent cumulative AKATOS, INC., 114 Liberty St., N e w York, Ν. Υ . dividend prior preference stock at the price of $75 per share.
REAGENTS. A small folder describes Grasselli-grade chemically pure acids for laboratory work. Analyses are shown on all
EMBRITTLEMENT OF HOT-GALVANIZED STRUCTURAL STEEL A STUDY OF T H E EMBRITTLEMENT of hot-galvanized structural
steel with recommended practice for safeguarding against embrittlement of hot-galvanized structural steel products a n d procedure for detecting embrittlement has been reported by the American Society for Testing Materials as a result of an investiga tion sponsored by the society at the Battelle Memorial Institute. T h e data are included in a 110-page booklet reprinted from the Proceedings and may be obtained at a cost of $1 per copy (75 cents to members of t h e society) from the American Society for Testing Materials, 1315 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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T H E GRASSELLI CHEMICAL Co., I N C . , 6 2 9 Euclid Ave.,
Cleveland, Ohio. SA-STBOLT VISCOSIMETER. A 4-page bulletin, N o . 1006A, illus trates and describes the new TAG Saybolt viscosimeter with m o t o r stirrer and automatic temperature control. This bulletin includes a brief résumé of the advantages of the instrument, directions for use, temperature notes, prices, e t c . C J. TAGLIABUE M F G . Co., Park and Nostrand Aves., Brooklyn, Ν. Υ. VALVES. Pressure relief and back pressure valves with spring compensator are described in Bulletin 8-E, Supplement 1, of the S C H U T T E & KOERTING Co., Philadelphia, Pa.