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COMB FOUNDATION 
2 
As the foot swings forward, the corners of the 
section are forced together and at the same time the 
hot plate slides into position ready for the starter 
or full sheet of foundation to be applied. 
4 
Fifty or seventy-five sections may he thoroly 
dampened in a few seconds’ time by allowing the 
steam to blow thru the V grooves. Steam-dampened 
sections almost never break, and the sections re¬ 
main true and square. 
1 
When the foot is in the back position the hot 
plate is out of the way—nothing to interfere with 
putting the section in position ready to fold. 
3 
The movement of the foot backward slowly with¬ 
draws the hot plate. The wax is all wiped off on to 
the section and the foundation is firmly “cemented” 
in place. 
