Cracked plaster from “settling” CAN be avoided 
I N the old days when wood lath was virtually the only backing for plaster, 
an unfortunate home-builder was forced to grin and bear the expense 
and trouble of repairing cracked plaster after a few months in his new home 
— (or else endure unsightly, cracked walls and sagging ceilings). 
Today it’s different. 
Your very first wall and ceiling decoration can be a lasting investment. 
Bostwick Truss-Loop Metal Lath—steel sheets cut and pressed into 
rigid, bridge-like trusses and plaster-gripping loops — solves the plaster 
problem once and for all. Three cents or less of your home-building dollar 
buys the extra strength, permanence and fire-safety brought about by using 
Bostwick Truss-Loop in place of fire-feeding wood lath. 
Architects everywhere favor it—contractors anywhere 
can install it. Send for special home builders’ booklet. 
The Bostwick Steel Lath Co 
Niles, Ohio 
TRUSS-LGDP 
METAL 
w? LATH 
