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and they fit so evenly as to acquire that uni- 

 iorm and constant appearance which removes 

 it from the commonplace. Metal tiling is a 

 suitable roofing for residences as well as public 

 buildings, and has none of the disadvantages 

 of the clay type. The plates shown in the 

 catalogue explain the high and vertical side 

 guard construction, in which expansion and 

 contraction are fully provided for and capillary 

 attraction completely overcome, making it ab- 

 solutely storm and water proof. The plates 

 are large enough to enable the roofer to apply 

 them rapidly and cheaply, and a great advan- 

 tage in their use lies in the fact that no special 

 framing is necessary, nor need it be more than 

 ordinarily strong. The book gives very plain 

 illustrations of the construction and manner 

 of fastening tile roofing, shows how to apply 

 valley water guard, hip molding and flashing, 

 and graduated tile for circular roofs, domes, 

 bell shape towers and all conical surfaces. It 

 contains numerous examples of finials and 

 terminals, artistic hip and ridge moldings, 

 valley guards and hip flashing, and " Spanish," 

 " African Horn," " Pan-American " and 

 " Twentieth Century " tile roofing. The 

 metal tiles are manufactured of copper and 

 zinc galvanized steel terne tin plates. Besides 

 this important output of the works at Canton, 

 Ohio, the firm designs and makes steel office, 

 bank, library and vault specialties and steel 

 furniture, fixtures and filing devices ; and fur- 

 nishes plans, specifications and estimates on all 

 kinds of steel equipment. The main office is 

 at Canton, Ohio, and branches in Philadel- 

 phia, Boston, St. Louis and New York, at 

 No. 210 East Twenty-third Street. 



Floor Surfacing Machine 



A MACHINE for surfacing floors quickly, 

 cheaply and neatly, and operated by 

 electric power obtained from power 

 companies or generated by a small engine and 

 generator in a wagon, is shown in the engrav- 

 ing illustrating this article. The apparatus is 



FLOOR SURFACING MACHINE. 



designed to meet any condition arising upon 

 the surfacing, cleaning and polishing of floors, 

 new or old, hard or soft, big or little. It does 

 the work with dispatch, evenness and at a 

 small fraction of hand labor cost. A long 

 list of places, including government buildings, 

 private dwellings, school houses, hospitals, 

 rinks, dance halls, platforms, hotels, decks of 

 steamers, sailing vessels, etc., is available that 

 attests the rapid and invariable accomplish- 

 ment of its work. The invention is simple. A 

 frame on wheels carries a swinging arm pro- 

 vided at its end with a polishing disk furnished 

 not with knives, but with sandpaper varying in 

 fineness with the character of the floor. A 

 two horse-power electric motor drives the disk 

 at a speed of two thousand revolutions per 

 minute, so that a given area is smoothed off 

 in a fraction of the time required by a hand 

 polisher. All the dust and scrapings are 

 sucked through a pipe by a fan and deposited 

 in a receptacle provided for the purpose. One 

 man guides the machine about the room. 

 When he shuts off the current and wheels the 

 electric polisher through the door, he leaves 

 behind him a glossy, smooth floor, without any 



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Most any Galvanized Sheet will last if 

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last anywhere. They're made to give protection, 

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Every metal worker knows what the red 

 "Apollo " stands for, and if he has his way, no 

 other brand will be used. 



Don't give first cost too much thought, for 

 Apollo Sheets are reasonable in price, and when 

 triteness to gauge, superiority of material, easy 

 working qualities and long life are considered, 

 they are the only ones which should be used. 



Send for our Apollo Weight Card. Every 

 metal worker has use for it. 



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Sheet ®> Tin Plate Company 



Frick Building Pittsburgh, Pa. 



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POLLEIS 



Are sold Direct to Build= 

 ers, Contractors and j> his 

 at prfcea under the com- 

 mon, ordinary goods. 



If you make ten or ten thousand window frames, we ran save you money 

 and give you a superior sash pulley. We are the largest sash pulley makers in 

 the world. We ship direct, or through dealers and jobbers everywhere. 



Write for catalogue and free samples and prices on half -gross, gross, barrel 

 or any quantity. Direct from the makers to you. Inquiries welcome. 



GRAND RAPIDS HARDWARE CO. 



17 PEARL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



