July, 1921 
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Published Monthly by NORTH WESTERN EXPANDED METAL CO. 
Asentatlr Leavitt 
JLditor* 
Win. Harl Bought on Architect 
Associate UJditor' 
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CHICAGO 
Novel Ideas for Home Builders 
Electric Lighted Porch Columns —Some very 
unusual as well as exceedingly charming con¬ 
cealed effects can be secured by the interior 
lighting of porch col¬ 
umns. A judicious use 
of colored glass and 
skillful arrangement of 
lights give the porch a 
new note of attractive¬ 
ness—a welcome to the 
late home-comer—a ge¬ 
nial beacon for the 
guest. 
Package Receivers — 
A receptacle opening 
from both the outside 
and inside in which 
milk or groceries may 
be deposited is a novel 
built-in convenience of 
real merit. The self¬ 
locking outer door assures the safety of con¬ 
tent until removed by the servant or mistress. 
Gas Meters Read from the Outside —A 
happy thought resulting in a great convenience 
for the home owner and also for the meter man. 
Not only a convenience but a safeguard 
against pseudo meter men. 
How to Make the Home Rat Proof 
“I Hate Rats”— 
A very simple matter. Ask your builder to 
construct a metal lath rat stop or ‘ basket 
made from Kno- 
from story to story and room to room. 
Metal Lath used as a base for the exterior 
stucco or interior plastering combined with 
these “baskets” effectually blocks the way— 
the steel strands of the Metal Lath resist the 
teeth of even the strongest and oldest rats, 
while the diamond meshes are too small to 
allow the passage of the young rodents. 
Electric lighted porch 
columns. Metal lath 
and plaster is recom¬ 
mended for porch ceil¬ 
ings, then no buck¬ 
ling can occur as hap¬ 
pened in this case 
where other construc¬ 
tion was used. 
The basket 
' ^Metal Loth Basket 
% filled with was te 
concre.te, mortar, 
brick bats. etc 
“Baskets” of metal lath for 
fireproofing and rat proofing. 
streaking. Almost all architects know this and 
this is why Kno-Burn Expanded Metal Lath 
is specified whenever the walls or ceilings are 
to be finely decorated. 
Its use is even more necessary when cost is 
an item, as it prevents repair bills. Your ceil¬ 
ings will never crack or fall when they are 
plastered over Kno-Burn Metal Lath. 
Kno-Burn is a base or support for plaster 
and is formed from sheets of steel cut, then ex¬ 
panded to form a network of diamond-shaped 
meshes. 
I Love It 
I love this planning with home builders. I 
just wish you all could see some of the enthu¬ 
siastic, interesting letters which reach my desk 
every day. It’s a real joy to study, plan and 
give the suggestions of my staff. 
Burn Metal Lath 
and filled with waste 
mortar, broken bricks 
or any waste, incom¬ 
bustible material. 
Rats travel in the 
spans between the 
wood joists and be¬ 
tween stud s—t h e 
points where joists 
are joined to studs 
act virtually as cross 
roads by means of 
which the rats can 
circulate freely 
These “baskets” of Kno-Burn Metal Lath are 
Also a Fire Stop 
which effectively prevents the spread of fire 
through the passages which exist in average 
built houses under the floors and between the 
walls. These passages in case of fire act as 
flues for the passage of flame and hot gas. 
The Fire Underwriters recommend for this 
purpose a fire stop such as the Metal Lath 
Basket just described. Use Metal Lath also 
as a base for the plaster. A fire, for example, 
which starts in the cellar can then be confined 
for some time from spreading upward if the 
ceiling is covered with Metal Lath and plaster 
and all the possible vertical openings in the 
walls are blocked with the Kno-Burn Metal 
Lath fire stop. 
Your Plaster Will Never 
Crack or Streak 
Here is another reason why Kno-Burn Metal 
Lath is specified in so many residences. 
It makes them fire-resisting and it prevents 
stucco and interior plastering from cracking or 
North Western Expanded Metal Co.: 
Please send me your home building booklet. 
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