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Model 59006
Model 59009
**Durable, dependable** Gilson mortar-plaster mixers have a unique 4-paddle mixer assembly with two adjustable side blades to turn out smooth, evenly mixed batches. Heavy-duty construction features assure years of dependable service.
All drums are made from abrasion resistant Mayari-R steel. Blade shafts run on precision ball bearings that are sealed and protected to keep them grit-free. The all-welded heavy channel steel frames stand up to long use and abuse.
Choose between 3½, 5½, 7, 9, and 11 cu. ft. capacities. Call or write today: Gilson Brothers Company, Mixer Division, Box 152, Plymouth, Wisconsin 53073. Phone: 414/893-1011. Built strong to last long. Gilson MCAA SHOW BOOTH #47
New England Concrete Block Design Awards
Two New England architectural firms have received awards for excellence in concrete masonry design from the New England Concrete Masonry Association.
The firm of CBT/Childs Bertman Tseckares & Casendino, Inc., Boston, Mass. was honored for "The Belmont," a condominium complex in West Harwich, Mass.
Matthews, Ahlstrom, Connell of New Haven, Conn., was recognized for a project called "Park Ridge," an elderly housing project in New Haven.
Both designs required unique styles and colors of block for the structures, which are of loadbearing masonry construction.
Large Turnout for Arkansas A/E Seminar
One-hundred thirty-three registrants, including 79 architects, 26 engineers and 28 industry representatives throughout the state of Arkansas, participated in the recent A/E seminar sponsored by the Arkansas Masonry Development Trust at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock.
The lecturers consisted of Robert J. Beiner, director of engineering, International Masonry Institute, Washington. D.C.; John C. Grogan, Region 9 Director, Brick Institute of America, Atlanta, Ga., and Louis W. Gleekman, Ph.D., president, Materials & Corrosion Engineering Services, Southfield, Mich.
Beiner's presentation centered on design considerations involving the location and use of control joints, expansion joints, shear wall design considerations, and anchors and ties.
Grogan gave a slide presentation covering wall types and methods of bonding. Dr. Gleekman described conditions and factors leading to corrosion of anchors and ties within wall systems, particularly those using metal studs with brick veneer.
Case History Describes Gold Medal Ladders
Patent Scaffolding Co. is offering a free reprint of an article on the company's Gold Medal laminated wooden ladders. The article details an eastern utility's experience with the new ladders, including testing and evaluation, specifications, costs and working life.
The reprint includes a list of Patent offices in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Saudi Arabia. For a copy, write Patent Scaffolding Co., Division of Harsco Corp., 2125 Center Ave., Fort Lee, NJ 07024.
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