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Volume 4 JULY, 1934 Number 4 Hand wrought lead 'fireplace hood. LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION Graybar Building 420 Lexington Avenue New York WURTS BR RA White Lead Exhibit in Lumber Industry Model House O important to the lumber S industry is the correct painting ot lumber that at the names in it to mislead the un informed purchaser. Another great advantage of beautiful model house of white lead paint is that, after American Forest Products In lasting longer than other dustries, Inc., at A Century paints, it has a perfect surface of Progress Exposition in Chi for repainting. Pure white cago this year is an exhibit lead paint does not crack and of pure white lead paint. The peel, and, therefore, does not lumber industry realizes that have to be burned or scraped consumers must be satisfied off before repainting. This saves with lumber or they will not expensive surface prepara continue to use it, and it also tion and makes a new prim knows that this satisfaction is ing coat unnecessary. By the materially dependent upon the use of long-lived white lead quality of the paint that goes paint with its excellent surface on lumber. Unsightly paint for rapainting, paint mainte failures and high paint main nance costs are minimized. tenance costs destroy the con By thus helping to educate sumer's desire to build with the public to use pure white lumber. lead paint, the lumber indus As a result the lumber in try is protecting its own mar dustry asked the manufac turers of white lead to exhibit in their lumber industry house at the Exposition. The reasons for selecting white lead are White lead exhibit in lumber industry house at A Century of Progress, demonstrating easy mixing, easy coloring and insurance against paint failures resulting from use of pure white lead paint. kets. It is assuring consumer satisfaction with lumber prod ucts. Since most outside paint is applied to lumber, this is just as important to the paint several. White lead can be purchased with the ing contractor, for if home owners build with greatest uniformity all over the United States. materials that do not require paint, the painter's In actual use, white lead has proven itself to be market is destroyed as well as the lumberman's. the most durable and satisfactory paint on all kinds It should be the common objective of both lumber of wood under all sorts of climatic conditions. There man and painting contractor to see that the public is no chance for the purchaser of pure white lead uses only the best paint. The white lead exhibit in paint to be fooled, because it contains nothing ex the lumber industry house at the Chicago Exposi cept pure white lead, linseed oil, turpentine and tion is an admirable effort in this direction for drier. There are no extenders with high sounding thousands of home owners will see it. Art average of 12,000 adults a day is viewing the white lead exhibit at A Century of Progress. Model wood-built house containing white lead display, exhibited by the lumber industry at A Century of Progress, [2] t-lA25?31 r'3 Barn on the L. P. Lewin farm near Cincinnati, painted seven years ago with two coats of pure white lead. HITE lead and oil is the only paint to use to be sure of a durable paint job," says Mr. L. P. Lewin, treasurer of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association and head of A. ,\1. Lewin Lumber Co., large lumber dealers. In proof of his statement, he uses pure white lead paint himself and offers the large dairy barn on his farm near Cin cinnati as an example. This barn was painted seven years ago with two coats of pure white lead and oil paint. The photo graphs show that even after seven years of exposure to the elements, much longer than most other paints last, the barn is still well protected and is in perfect condition to be repainted. The paint has not cracked or scaled at all, so that none of the old paint will have to be removed by burning before repainting. The excellent surface for repainting offers a double economy bv eliminating the expensive operation of burning off old paint and by making unnecessary a new priming coat at repaint time. White lead paint has been thoroughly tested by actual use under all conditions for centuries. Its durability is well known. There is no mystery about the ingredients of white lead paint. The pur chaser knows exactly what is in it and that it does not contain any inferior pigments which will impair its quality and which are put in many paints to cheapen them. Mr. Lewin is a strong advocate of white lead paint because he is a lumberman who recognizes the im portance to the lumber industry of having wood properly painted in order to maintain consumer satisfaction. Painters should have the same view point as the lumberman. If home owners suffer through unsightly paint or excessive paint main tenance costs, they naturally turn to the use of ma terials which require no painting. Both the painter and the lumberman lose out. Detail of white lead paint on siding after seven years' exposure. Wood still well protected and surface perfect for repainting. Lead Fireplace Hood Makes an Attractive Detail N architectural detail that can be given a differ- A^ ent and attractive treatment by the use of lead is the fireplace hood. Pictured on the cover is one hand wrought from sheet lead by Mr. Fred C. Irwin of Rockville Center, N. Y., for the Walter F. Flynn residence at East Rockawav. Long Island. The design is simple and effective. For exterior architectural features lead has been extensively used for centuries. Its application in interior decoration offers just as many opportuni ties. Soft and pleasing in color, lead will harmonize with any decorative treatment that may be used in a room. It glows softly in artificial light or fire light and is entirely free from the objectionable brightness and harshness generally associated with metal. Since lead is easily fabricated and worked, it lends itself readily to original designs. The rough texture, grapevine and rope designs used in this fire place hood are particularly effective reproduced in lead. Family crests or other appropriate designs may be worked into the hood with equally pleasing results. A metal hood of this type has the advantage over masonry of being easily dusted and cleaned. [3] LIA25282 1 ',1 i l N. A. M. P. Favorable to More Lead in Plumbing HE Annual Convention of the Pennsylvania, Michigan and Indi TNational Association of Master ana Masters Urge More LeadPlumbers concurred unanimously inwork in Plumbing Installations the sentiment of two almost identical resolutions presented by the New with wiped joints in plumbing has elicited much favorable comment from plumbers and health authorities all over the country. Typical of the dis cussion heard on the subject are the Jersey State Association of Master Plumbers and the following remarks of Mr. John M. Hepler of the Oueensboro Association of Master Plumbers of New Michigan State Department of Health, made at the York City, without formally adopting them, urging recent convention of the Michigan Master Plumbers the members to work toward a greater use of lead in Grand Rapids, "Pressure is being brought from pipe in plumbing installations. This was in accord so many sources throughout the State to use more ance with action already taken by seven State Asso lead in plumbing, that I would like to see this con ciations of Master Plumbers in adopting similar vention decide whether the Michigan Master resolutions at their state conventions, Pennsylvania, Plumbers are going to continue in business as plumb Michigan and Indiana having been added to the list ers or as pipe fitters. I think we should distinguish of states taking such action since the last issue of between the two. I understand that the plumber got LEAD. (LEAD, July, 1933. March, 1934, May, 1934.) his name from the Latin word, plumbum, meaning Reasons for this movement toward more lead lead. As lead work is the art of the plumbing busi work in plumbing are that the use of short lived ness and is, therefore, the part of that business which materials with less satisfactory types of joints than makes the distinction between plumbers and fitters, wiped joints have caused the property owner much 1 would like to see you trouble and expense, and at the same time have make a decision at this lowered the standards of craftsmanship in the plumb convention as to which ing trade and introduced much undesirable compe you intend to be.'' tition with handymen and other people unqualified Since lead, properly to make durable, sanitary plumbing installations. used, makes the highest The latter is due to simplification, which in itself quality plumbing instal is desirable if it does not impair the quality of lations and since it can plumbing, but which, unfortunately, has been of only be installed or re necessity linked with the use of less desirable ma paired b y thoroughly terials than lead. Since lead work can only be in skilled crafstmen, its stalled by a skilled plumber it assures a high level greater use is a protec of craftsmanship in the industry and protects the qualified plumber against competition with less skilled workers. This movement to require greater use of lead pipe tion to property owner and legitimate plumber alike. John J. Calnan of Chicago, new president of the Na tional Association of Master Plumbers. New Bridgeton, NJ./Plumbing Code Requires More Lead PRITCHARD At the Michigan Convention: F. G. Sturmer, vice-presi!:ni; Frank B Lent, president: Howard Reed, secretarytreasurer; John L. Peterson, director; E. B. Kleine, na tional director; IV. A. Decker, state executive, national sub-committee on N.I.R.A.; C. Rolfe, director. NEW plumbing code, compiled largely by a Acommittee of the Master Plumbers Association of Bridgeton, N. J., has been adopted by that city and became effective in May of this year. This code has been designed to improve the quality of plumb ing in Bridgeton and to eliminate work done bv in competent or irresponsible parties which results in unsanitary and ultimately expensive plumbing so far as the public is concerned. The code should do [4] LIA252 83 away with this undesirable type of work to the benefit of both the public and plumbing industry of Bridgeton. In addition to providing for strict licensing and examination of both master and journeyman plumb ers to assure that all those engaged in the plumbing business are competent and responsible persons, the Bridgeton code takes full advantage of the natural protection lead work offers to public and plumber alike. All soil and waste lines are required to be lead with wiped joints or cast iron calked with lead. No threaded or terra cotta pipe is permitted. Lead bends are required. Lead pans must be installed under all shower stall floors. It is obvious that these provisions promote a more durable and satisfactory installation from the stand-point of the property owner since lead is the most durable common metal and since wiped joints make the most positive con nection and are least apt to offer obstructions to flow. It is equally true that this kind of installation can neither be made nor repaired by a handyman plumber. Only the skilled craftsman can work with lead. Thus the members of the legitimate plumbing industry of Bridgeton receive a natural protection from the extensive requirement of lead by their new code. The plumbers and plumbing inspector of Bridgeton have performed a service both to their community and to their industry. Lead Water Services and Calking Lead in Newark, N. J. EAD pipe is used for all small size water services L in Newark, N. J., which, with a population of approximately a half million, is one of the great industrial and residential centers of the country. Water services in Newark are installed by the water department from the main to the curb, and by licensed plumbers from the curb to the house. A number of plumbers are employed by the water de partment at all times to make service pipe in stallations. In any city or town it is important that service pipes under pavements be as durable and troublefree as possible to avoid the expense of tearing up pavements for repairs and replacements. That is why the Newark Water Department installs only lead pipe for small services. Inherently durable, and with thick walls as an added protection, lead pipe can be counted on to render the longest possible service. Even where electrolysis, which attacks all metals, exists, lead will last longer for several reasons. (LEAD, September, 1933). It requires a larger electric current to deposit a certain amount of lead, the greater wall thickness of lead requires a longer time to be penetrated by electrolysis, and, being a poor conductor of electricity, there is less likelihood of lead picking up stray currents in the ground Since the wide use of electricity in modern life, which will doubtless continue to increase, makes it practically impossible to avoid conditions leading to electrolysis, it is essential to select the service pipe material which will offer the greatest resistance to electrolytic action. Where serious electrolysis is known to exist it is well worthwhile to take special precautions. Lead Dam and gate house, Macopin Intake of the Newark, N. J., Water Department. services should be used and they should be laid in a V-shaped board trough filled with pitch, so that the pipe is completely surrounded by the pitch. In Newark lead pipe has been found to give highly satisfactory service as a water pipe material. The Water Department has often come across lead services which have been in use for forty, fifty and sixty years. Lead is also used to joint all cast iron mains in Newark, providing the necessary durability and flexibility. Cast iron mains are expected to last a century or more in service. Lead is the only ma terial that has been used for making joints in cast iron pipe for that length of time. It is therefore the only jointing material known to last throughout the life of the main. Water service and water main installations in Newark are under the direction of Mr. W. G. Banks, Division Engineer, Newark Water Department. [5] Lead-Headed Nails Best (or North Dakota Warns Citizens Fastening Galvanized Sheet Against Cheap Paint I EAD-HEADED nails provide the best means of I__securing galvanized sheet metal. It is just as true for galvanized sheets as for any other material that they must be properly installed to give their best service. By using lead-headed nails, the life of galvanized sheets may be greatly extended and leakage at the nail holes prevented. Lead-headed nails are not really lead-headed but rather the nail heads are entirely covered with lead. When the nails are driven home, the soft lead cov ering seals the hole completely preventing any leak age at this point. When any nail is driven through galvanized metal, the galvanizing is broken at the nail hole. If moisture is allowed to reach this point, rusting will naturally begin and the life of the sheet will be greatly reduced. However, the soft lead head absolutely prevents any moisture from reaching the vulnerable point where the galvanizing is broken and thus prevents rusting. Therefore if lead-headed nails are not used even the finest gal vanized metal will soon rust. Because the cost of nails is such a small percentage of the total cost of a galvanized sheet job, it is foolish to economize in the kind of nails used and endanger the life of the galvanized sheets. Lead-headed nails may be driven through lapped corrugated sheets without any prior punching, as may be done with any other nail. A survey made a few years ago by the Sheet Metal Trade Extension Committee disclosed the fact that less than 5 per cent of the galvanized sheet steel roofing in the United States was properly laid. The American Zinc Institute is conducting an extensive campaign for proper coatings on galvan ized sheets and proper laying in order that this material will give the best service and protect its good name. The Institute recommends the use of lead-headed nails. MICHELSO.V Dickson lead-beaded nail. Half the lead head covering is cut away on the lower nail to show complete coverage. HE office of the Food Commissioner and Chemist, TNorth Dakota Regulatory Department, recently issued a circular warning to the citizens of that State urging them to buy good paint and avoid cheap bargain paints which are more expensive in the long run. The circular reads in part as follows: "BUY GOOD PAINT, DON'T BUY CHEAP BARGAIN PAINTS. `FIRST QUALITY' PAINT IS CHEAPEST IN THE 'LONG RUN.' "Paint time is here and a warning is in order against the purchase of cheap bargain-priced paints which will prove to be the most expensive, due to improper drying, early failure, washing off, cracking, scaling or peeling of the paint, leaving a surface unfit for repainting unless the expensive method of scraping or burning off the cheap paint is resorted to. "North Dakota has a paint law, but the pro tection which the North Dakota Paint Law gives to the user of paint is through the information it requires to be on the label of all paints. The law does not prohibit the sale of cheap 'gyp' paints but does require that, if you buy paint in the state, the formula or composition of the paint be on the label of that paint. Read the label and find out what you are buying. If paint terms are unfamiliar to you, ask a qualified person or a painter to tell you what they mean and what a good paint should contain, or send for Bulletin 29 or 38 published for your information by this department." North Dakota has long been a pioneer in paint legislation and testing in order to protect its citizens against the heavy expense of cheap paints. The State has conducted paint research for over a quarter of a century making very extensive exposure tests and analyses of all kinds of paint. Consistently the results of the North Dakota tests have shown that paint durability, so far as the pigment is concerned, de pends upon the percentage of white lead in the pig ment. In a test of 120 paints exposed over a period of five years, no paint containing less than 80 per cent of white lead in the pigment rated "good" at the end of the period and no 100 per cent white lead paint rated either "poor" or "bad." [6] LIA25285 Lead garden figures. The decorative possibilities of lead have been recognized for centuries. In a garden its soft gray color contrasts de lightfully with the gay colors Two lead figures of Bacchus. of flowers and foliage. Archi tecturally the color harmonizes with any other materials that may be used. Moreover, lead does not stain adjacent materials. [7; LIA25286 Ok .1: Large Lead-Acid Batteries in Broadcasting System i( A.RGE lead-acid storage batteries L_ serve the dual purpose of provid ing reserve power and acting as an element in a filter to supply pure direct current for broadcasting appa ratus at the new National Broad casting Company's headquarters in the R.C.A. Building, Rockefeller i` ;'V Center, New York. Two sets of high voltage and two sets of low voltage i-tf batteries are employed in addition to a smaller service battery for energiz ing laboratory equipment and similar purposes. The two sets of large, low voltage batteries are contained in lead- lined wooden tanks. They are 14 v. batteries with a capacity of 1000 amp. per hr. for a period of 8 hr. The high voltage batteries, in sealed glass containers, are 400 v. batteries, rated at 15 amp. per hr. for 8 hr. In their role as a source of emergency power these batteries could keep the Broadcasting Com pany on the air for 20 hr. at the present load if all other power failed, and for a much longer time if broadcasting operations were reduced. Since Radio City is the nerve center of the National Broadcasting Co. for the entire country and most programs origi Some of the high and low voltage lead - acid storage batteries at the .Vati onal Broad casting Company's studios. nate there, this fact is particu larly important. Without the reserve power of the batteries interruption to regular power would throw all the Company's broadcasting activities off. Like wise, in case of a major calamity such as flood or earthquake, the dependable lead-acid batteries would carry the load for a protracted time. Regularly current is supplied to the broadcasting apparatus through motor-generator sets. As most ordinary direct current is subject to slight fluctua tions perceptible in broadcasting, the storage batteries PHOTOS BV WURTS BROS. are floated across the line, removing the variations. The Following Companies are Represented in the Lead Industries Association: Alpha Metal & Rolling Mills, Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y. American Metal Co., Ltd., New York, N. Y. American Smelting & Refining Co., New York, N. Y. Anaconda Lead Products Co., East Chicago, Indiana. Andrews Lead Co., Long Island City, N. Y. Balbach Smelting & Refining Co., New York, N. Y. Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Concentrating Co., Kellogg, Idaho. Cambridge Smelting Co., Cambridge, Mass. Cerro de Pasco Copper Corp., New York, N. Y. Chief Consolidated Mining Co., Eureka, Utah. Columbia Smelting & Refining Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. Crown Metal Co., Milwaukee, Wise. Dickson Weatherproof Nail Co., Evanston, 111. Eagle-Picher Lead Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Euston Lead Co., Scranton, Pa. Evans Lead Co., Charleston, W. Va. Federal Mining & Smelting Co., New York, N. Y. Federated Metals Corp., New York, N. Y. Flemm Lead Co., Inc., Long Island City, N. Y. W. P. Fuller & Co., San Francisco, Calif. Gardiner Metal Co., Chicago, Illinois. Girard Smelting & Refining Co., Tacony, Philadelphia, Pa. Globe Metal Co.. Chicago, Illinois. Goldsmith Bros. Smelting & Refining Co., Chicago, 111. Hammond Lead Products Inc., Hammond, Indiana. Hecla Mining Co.. Wallace, Idaho. Hercules Mining Co., Wallace. Idaho. Hudson Smelting & Refining Co., Newark, N. J. Imperial Type Metal Co., Philadelphia, Pa. International Smelting Co., United Metals Selling Co., Agents. New York, N. Y. Johnston Tin Foil & Metal Co., St. Louis, Mo. Kahn Bros. Smelting & Refining Works, Brooklyn, N. Y. Lewin Metals Corp., East St. Louis, Illinois. Marks Lissberger & Son, Inc., Long Island City, N. Y. Metals Refining Co.. Hammond, Indiana. Nassau Smelting & Refining Co., New York. N. Y. National Bearing Metals Corp., St. Louis, Missouri National Lead Co., New York, N. Y. North-Western Metal Mfg. Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Northwest Lead Company, Seattle, Washington. Park Utah Consolidated Mines Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Republic Metals Corp., Brooklyn, N. Y. Reynolds Metals Co., New York, N. Y. Rochester Lead Works, Rochester, N. Y. St. Joseph Lead Co., New York, N. y. Sherwin-Williams Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Silver King Coalition Mines Co.. Salt Lake City, Utah. Silverstein & Pinsof, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. Standard Rolling Mills, Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y. Sunshine Mining Co., Yakima, Washington. Tintic Standard Mining Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. United American Metals Corp., Brooklyn, N. Y. U. S. Smelting Refining & Mining Co., Inc., N. Y., N. Y. USL Battery Corp., Niagara Falls, N. Y. White Metal Rolling & Stamping Corp., Brooklyn. N. Y. Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Conn. L I A25287 >Jf $QL'a** SEWT