March, 1923 
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Is There Anyone Who Can’t 
Afford “Reading” ? 
When the damp, dark stains appear on ceiling or walls and 
spread and spread and spread, you know it means a hurry 
call for the plumber. Somewhere within those walls a pipe 
has given way, perhaps only a pin hole opening at first but 
bound to spread havoc. 
Not until that happens can you realize what inferior pipe 
means. True, the pipe replacement cost would mean nothing 
more than the price of a few gallons of gas. But the ripping 
up of hardwood floors, the pounding out of plaster and lath, 
the tearing away of wall paper which can never be re¬ 
matched—that’s what eats the hole in your pocket book. 
We may be speaking of a towering skyscraper or a modest 
bungalow. It doesn’t matter because it happens to both when 
inferior pipe for plumbing and heating is used. That’s why 
we say, “You can’t afford not to use Reading Genuine 
Wrought Iron Pipe.” 
Reading Pipe, being made of genuine wrought iron, has rust^resisting 
qualities that do not exist in steel pipe and because of those qualities 
it lasts two to three times longer. Of course, it costs a little more, 
perhaps adds 10 % to the piping bill, but you’d pay many times its 
cost if you’d ever gone through the chaos and expense of replacing 
defective piping. Reading Pipe will give perfect service as long as 
the building stands while disaster may overtake inferior pipe any day 
or hour. 'Good archi¬ 
tects will give you the 
same advice but if 
you want more in¬ 
formation from us 
write for a copy of 
“The Ultimate Cost.” 
It gives pipe and in¬ 
stallation costs in an 
interesting manner. 
READING IRON COMPANY 
READING, PENNA. 
World’s Largest Makers of Genuine IVrought Iron Pipe 
BOSTON BALTIMORE CHICAGO 
NEW ifORK PITTSBURGH FORT WORTH 
PHILADELPHIA CINCINNATI LOS ANGELES 
READING 
JL W GUARANTEED GENUINE ^"1 
Wrought iron pipe 
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Architects select 
wall finish for their own Club Room 
A portion of the Craftex wall of the Boston Architectural 
Club. The minute unevenness of the surface and wide 
range of color and texture make an excellent background 
for decorative effects and afford contrast to pictures and 
furniture. 
Where could one expect to find a more critical group of 
men than members of an architectural club, about to decide 
upon a wall finish for their own club rooms? The walls 
must first of all be artistic, restful, and of a texture that 
will correspond with the dignity and spaciousness of the 
rooms. They must also have a permanent quality and a 
growing charm that will increase as the years leave no 
scars upon them, but the mellowness that comes witli age. 
In order to achieve these harmonious effects to carry out 
the tendency shown in all recent architectural and dec¬ 
orative work toward textured wall finishes, these architects 
selected the only suitable material flexible enough to 
Our booklet 
“Individualism 
in W'all Deco¬ 
ration and How 
to Obtain It ”, 
together with 
samples of 
Craftex finish¬ 
es will be mail¬ 
ed you, ivith- 
out charge, 
upon request. 
Exhibit 
Architect Sample Corporation 
101 Park Are., 
New York City. 
New York Office 
101 Park Avenue 
Gardner Go 
Simmons 
146 Summer Street 
Boston 
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