The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-02-27
NEW JERSY ZINC CO. S
NEW OFFICE BUILDING
DEMONSTRATES UTILITY OF
ZINC IN MODERN BUILD
ING CONSTRUCTION.

A new building was recently COM
pcted for the exclusive use of the
New Jersey Zinc company. This con-
Germ, which has stood sponsor for
many new uses of zinc in various
forms, realized that for building pur-
poses rolled zinc possessed many de-
sirable features. Accordingly plans
we're made. when the building was
projected, to utilize sheet zinc in the
structure and to use as much zinc in
other ways as possible, This was at
a time well in advance of the ruling
of the war industries board which
called upon manufacturers, as pa
triotic duty, to substitute zinc for
other metals in the nonferrous field
for great variety of uses, says the
Engineering and Mining Journal.
Hastings, cutters, and all other
outside work upon the building are
made of rolled zinc, this material
having been substituted for copper,
Thereby affecting material saving in
cost The substitution of zinc for
copper offers new field whereby the
building costs can be decreased, and
the future should bring increased use
Of this metal for the foregoing pur-
poses. Sheet zinc is easily worked
and is non corrosive and its durabil-
ty has been thoroughly demonstrat-
ed in Europe, where it has been en-
ployed for more than a century.
Features of the Building.
over each door of the new building
is carved horses head, the COM
pany trademark. The entrance and
vestibule doors are constructed of
sheet zinc rolled on wood. The knobs
and locks are made of zinc plate, a
detail that is embodied throughout.
Zinc composition is the material used
for the hinges. Side walls of the ele-
vators Immediately inside are of zinc
| construction. Likewise, the elevator
doors and bell plates are zinc coated,
giving a rich satin finish. All of the
window hardware is manufactured
from zinc plate This includes sash,
locks and handles. A complete VEN
tllatlng system is installed through
out the building. The grilles for the
registers were first stamped and then
zinc plated.
In the interior fixtures, zinc mater
ials are consistently employed. This
metal is used in the hardware, in
Guiding trimmings and fittings, of the
mail chute Some of the panel doors
inclosing cutout boxes, enunciator
boxes and all low tension work in the
electrical equipment are made of zinc
plate. The lighting fixtures are also
zinc plate, and frames for the illum-
mating lamps are spun from rolled
zinc sheets. Ornaments that are to
Ibe found throughout the building
have been cast from zinc.
Amount of Zinc Used.
Paint enamels and tints that com
pose the interior decorations include
zinc oxide and ,1thopone" (zinc sui
phide- barium sulphate) as ingredi
ents. These are ordinarily used by
paint manufacturers in the higher
grade paints and enamels, however
and their use is, therefore, not con-
sidered unusual in this structure
Many of the furnishings to be used
are designed to be in keeping with
the structural features of the edifice
These include desk fittings and office
supplies, all Of the materials for which
are products of the company. This
applies even to the window shades
which contain "lithopone."
The amount of zine used in the
construction of the building is shown
in the following items: The front
doors contain $50 pounds; roofs and
cutters, 700 pounds; lighting fixtures
and equipment, $50 pounds; electric
switch plates, IFS pounds; outlets As
pounds: hardware, 700 pounds, and
sherardizing consumed 100 pounds.
The utilization of zinc in buildings
as described in this instance is an
economic feature which is believed to
be susceptible of greater development
especially for household purposes.