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House Garden 
A $16,000 Lesson that Proves 
the Economy of Brass Pipe 
T his story of a bank’s expe¬ 
rience applies with equal 
force to the home-builder. 
In 1915, a splendid bank 
building was erected in Bridge¬ 
port, Conn, 
Less than two years later the 
plumbing developed serious 
leaks, which occurred with in¬ 
creasing frequency till the Fall 
of last year, when it was com¬ 
pletely changed over to Brass 
pipe in both the cold and hot 
water lines. 
To make this change-over 
walls, floors and ceilings had to 
be ripped out and it cost the 
bank $16,800; whereas in the 
first place Brass pipe could have 
been installed for only $703,38 
over the cost of the iron pipe 
then selected. 
Such costly losses are con¬ 
stantly occurring in buildings 
equipped with piping that rusts. 
Rusty, leaky piping is the 
only serious criticism of modern 
plumbing. Make the plumbing 
in your home rust-proof by using 
Brass pipe as well as Brass fittings. 
Brass is cheaper because 
you pay for it only ONCE 
COPPER BRASS 
RESEARCH ASSOCIATION 
z$ Broadway New York 
