x AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
April, 1911 
Opal - Glass - Lined i 
Oak Refrigerator 3318 
Freight Prepaid from Factory 
You get this highest grade 
Solid Oak, Wickes’ New Con- 
structed Refrigerator, lined 
with Opal Glass, ‘‘better than 
marble,” for only $31.75— 
fr2ight prepaid from factory. 
You buy the Wickes Re- 
frigerator direct from the , 
factory, at actual factory | 
prices. You save all the 
dealers’, jobbers’ and de- | 
partment store profits. You 
get the Wickes at the price 
asked everywhere for or- 
dinary ‘“‘enameled’”’ refrig- as 
erators, for which you have MEASUREMENTS 
to pay the freight in addi- Height, 45in. Width, 361n-. Depth, 
tion. 21 in. Ice Capacity 100 lbs. 
The Wickes 
New Constructed No. 230 
is made of solid oak, to last a lifetime—perfectly joined and beautifully 
finished, The food compartment and door are lined throughout with 
OPAL GLASS, 7-16 in. thick. Our exclusive construction gives you 
double refrigeration from every pound of ice. Opal glass makes the 
WICKES absolutely sanitary, 
Your money refunded if the WICKES is not exactly as 
represented. See and use this high-grade refrigerator in your home. 
Send for Free Beautiful Art Catalog 
It shows you the famous Wickes Refrigerators of all sizes—inside 
and out. Guaranteed and sold by 
The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. 
264 Wabash Ave., Chicago 29=35 W. 32d St., New York 
(Established Over 60 Years) 
We prepay the freight from factory to every point East of 
the Rockies. West of the Rockies only the 
treight from Denver is added. (12) 
FRESH AIR AND PROTECTION! 
Ventilate your rooms, yet have your 
windows securely fastened with 
The Ives Window 
Ventilating Lock 
assuring you of fresh air and pro- 
tection against intrusion. Safe 
and strong, inexpensive and easily 
applied. Ask your dealer for them 
88-page Catalogue Hardware Specialties, Free. 
THE H. B. IVES CO. 
SOLE MANUFACTURERS NEW HAVEN, CONN. 
Shetland Ponies 
An unceasing source of pleasure and ro- 
bust health to children. Safe and ideal 
playmates. Inexpensive to keep. 
n Highest type. Complete out- 
fits. Satisfaction guaranteed. 
Illustrated catalogue. 
BELLE MEADE FARM 
he Dept.W. Markham, Va. 
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THE BRISTOLES. 
WATER RP ER OO, 
DP 
BRISTOL'S 
Recording Thermometers 
For recording outdoor atmospheric tempera- 
tures. 
Recording Instrument installed indoors. 
Sensitive bulb in weather protecting lattice 
bex located outdoors. 
Write for Bulletin No. 124 giving full in- 
formation, 
THE BRISTOL COMPANY 
Waterbury, Conn. 
A NEW METAL FOR AEROPLANE 
CONSTRUCTION 
NE of the chief chemists in the lab- 
6) oratory of Messrs. Vickers, Sons 
& Maxim, the well-known British 
armament manufacturers, has recently per- 
fected an aluminum-alloy which has the 
strength of mild steel, and which is only 
slightly heavier than aluminum. This new 
alloy, to which the generic name ‘“Dura- 
lumin’” has been applied, is especially 
suitable for the frames of aeroplanes and 
the cars of dirigible balloons, where com- 
bined lightness, great strength and tough- 
ness are so imperative; and inasmuch as 
this firm is now actively engaged in the con- 
struction of aerial vessels, it is being ex- 
tensively utilized in connection therewith. 
The alloy contains upward of 90 per cent. 
of aluminum, has a specific gravity of 
about 2.8, and a melting point of 650 de- 
grees C. (1,202 degrees F.). Its physical 
properties are secured by special treat- 
ment which is well under control, and may 
be obtained for any purpose for which it 
may be required with a tensile strength of 
40 tons per square inch with very little 
elongation, from 28 to 30 tons per square 
inch with 15 per cent. elongation in 2 
inches, or 25 tons per square inch with 
an elongation of about 20 per cent. in 2 
inches. Although primarily evolved for 
the rigid parts of aerial vessels, it has been 
found that the alloy is eminently suited for 
the fabrication of any article usually ex- 
ecuted in aluminum, either for military, 
domestic, or commercial purposes where a 
great economy in weight is of vital impor- 
tance. The alloy will also take a polish 
equal to nickel plating, is unaffected by 
mercury, and is non-magnetic, while it is 
proof against atmospheric influences and 
but slightly susceptible to the action of sea 
or fresh water. For electrical apparatus it 
possesses many possibilities, emits » when 
struck a clear silver tone, and is suitable 
for sound producing apparatus such as 
bells, organ pipes, etc. The alloy is ob- 
tainable in its finished form for whatever 
purpose it may be required, such as rivets, 
plates, sheets, wire, strip, and so on, but 
is not recommended for castings. The 
Vickers, Sons & Maxim Company has 
erected a special factory near Birmingham 
for its production, which has been placed 
in the hands of one of its subsidiary con- 
nections, the Electric and Ordnance Ac- 
cessories Company. 
INSULATING COVERING FOR 
STEAM PIPES 
(According to Dietrich) 
HE cleansed pipes are coated with a 
priming coat consisting of 200 parts 
liquid - water-glass, 100 parts of 
water, 150 parts fine sand and 30 parts 
sifted sawdust. The covering mixture 
comes next; 60 parts of dry loam, 8 parts 
sifted sawdust, 3 parts ground cork refuse, 
4 parts potato starch, 4 parts potato dex- 
trin, 4 parts powdered water-glass, 30 parts 
of water. The loam must be well kneaded 
up with the water and add to this the previ- 
ously mixed pulverized substances. The 
paste-like mass is then spread with a trowel 
on the heated and primed metal surfaces, 
to a thickness of 3-16 to 3-8 of an inch (5 
to 10 millimeters). When this layer is 
thoroughly dry, the top coating can be re- 
peated, until the pipe covering has a total 
thickness of at least two inches (20 milli- 
meters). Previous layers must always be 
allowed to dry thoroughly. To give a 
smooth finish to the final coat it must be 
brushed over with water, while still wet. 
m= IHREAD are now made 
and aes in ae 
READ THRUM ~~ ""P® 
RUGS 16 FEET 
and any length; in any color or 
colorcombination, 65 regular 
_ shades~any othershading made 
mam to match. Send for color card. 
“Yon choose the Arnold, Constable & Co., Selling Agts., NewYork 
colors, we’ll 
TMAKSRLE ee Thread & Thrum Work Shop, Auburn, N.Y. 
CLINCH right through the 
standing seam of metal 
roofs. No rails are needed 
unless desired. We make a | 
similar one for slate roofs. 
Send for Cireular 
Berger Bros. Co. 
PATENTED PHILADELPHIA 
FRANCIS 
HOW ARD 
New Studios 
5 W. 28th St., N.Y. 
EXPERT 
Send 10 cents for Booklet lei 
FONTS VASES EENCHES PEDESTALS 
SEWAGE DISPOSAL 
Without Sewers 
FOR COUNTRY HOMES 
Illustrated Booklet Free 
Address 
Ashley House Sewage Disposal Co. 
115 Armida Ave., Morgan Park, III. 
>YSTEM 
meee Patented 
COUNTRY HOMES 
may enjoy city comforts and conveniences at 
less cost than Kerosene, Acetylene or Elec- 
tricity, with none of their dangers, by using 
the Automatic 
ECONOMY GAS MACHINE 
Produces light, kitchen and laundry fuel; light- 
ed the same as electric, but without batteries. 
Write for booklet, “The Economy Way.’ 
ECONOMY GAS MACHINE CO., Sole Manufacturers 
437 Main Street, Rochester N. Y. 
HE most modern, and best illuminating and 
cooking service for isolated homes and institutions, 
is furnished by the CLIMAX GAS MACHINE. 
Apparatus furnished on TRIAL under a guarantee 
to be satisfactory andin advance of all other methods. 
Cooks, heats water for bath and culinary purposes, 
heats individual rooms between seasons—drives pump- 
ing or power engine in most efficient and economical 
manner —also makes brilliant illumination. IF 
MACHINE DOES NOT MEET YOUR EXPECTA- 
TIONS, FIRE IT BACK. 
Send for Catalogue and Proposition. 
Better than City Gas or Eleo- 
tricity and at Less Cost. 
Low Price 
Liberal Terms 
C. M. KEMP MFG. CO. 
405 to 413 E. Oliver Street, Baltimore, Md. 
