December, 1915 
61 
Build for the Future 
USE 
LANE STEEL 
Beam Hangers 
and your walls will never crack. Don’t cut 
away the timber or depend on flimsy spiking. 
LANE “D” HANGER LANE DOUBLE HANGERS 
IVe will cheerfully send you gratis 
an aluminum model and a catalog 
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