Monday, Aug. 24, 1959

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GOODS & SERVICES

Electric Floor Washer. A lightweight electric floor washer that wet-scrubs floors and vacuum-dries them will be put on sale next month by the Hoover Co., North Canton, Ohio. Its motor creates a suction to pick up dirty water after the floor is scrubbed by nylon brushes. Price: $79.95.

Self-Contained Music Player. A small (22 in. long, 51 Ibs.), automatic background-music player that provides 37 1/2 hours of music on 16 2/3 r.p.m. records was put on sale by Seeburg Corp. It will be leased for as little as $30 a month.

Magnetic Cards. Magnetized playing cards that stick to the surface of a magazine-sized magnetic playing board for games on trains, planes or outdoors were put on sale by Magnetic Cards of Calif., Inc., Santa Monica. Price: $9.95 for a 12 1/2-by-12 1/2| in. playing board and a deck of cards.

Car Refrigerator. An auto refrigerator that holds eight 12-oz. bottles is being sold by Pol-Air, Inc., Morgan City, La. The device is cooled by a copper coil that is connected to the car's carburetor and gas line. The carburetor draws gas from the gas line through the coil, where it changes from a liquid to a vapor and in the process absorbs heat, then is fed back to the carburetor. Price: $49.50.

CORRECT ANSWERS to questions in Publisher's Letter: 1, C. 2, B. 3, A. 4, D. 5, C. 6, B. 7, D. 8, D.

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