Cheaper way of keeping your files straight

Press, 20 October 1981, Page 16

Cheaper way of keeping your files straight

‘"'Anne Ingram

Filing system Are . your household accounts and papers In a somewht disorganised state?

There is now available a low cost alternative to those expensive metal filing cabi-. nets. Acco International (NZ),' Ltd, is about to launch its “Economy Files," a filing system based on a customised cardboard box. The secret is in a set of metal clip-ons which make the box into a durable filing system. Of tough corrugated cardboard construction, the filing boxes won’t bulge or collapse, and are lightweight. Two styles are particularly suitable for the home. The “Acco Record Stor” has an attractive woodgrain finish and is just the right size for correspondence, legal documents or accounts. It is easily assembled and comes with a lift-off lid. tote handles and a large labelling area. Price $9.15.. The “Acco Thrift Stor" provides heavy duty storage for your inactive 'files and

other documents too valuable to discard. An attached fliptop forms a dust tight seal. It is simple to assemble and comes with an easy to read ID panel. Price $9.30. BLACKCURRANT JUICE "Tru-Fruit." a pure blackcurrant juice, has just been introduced on to the market.by Barker’s of Geraldine. The bottled juice has no . preservative or added colour. It is full-strength blackcurrant juice and requires dilution to taste with water. The 730 ml bottle makes approxit mately 4.5 litres of ready to ' drink' blackcurrant juice. It contains 54 per cent added sugar and 300 mg of vitamin C per 100 ml.

"Tru-Fruit" can also be used undiluted as a topping for icecream.

Available from Supervalue supermarkets only at present. Price $4.05.

POT PLANT UNIT Recently awarded the Designmark, the “Hang-It” pot plant unit- is easily assembled to provide a display for your favourite pot plants.

The unit comes in kitset form and includes instructions for assembly and fixing the unit to a wail. Screws and wallplugs are provided and the unit can be mounted on to gibraltar board, thin wallboard, solid timber or masonry walls.

Available in an antique copper finish or white spangled gold, the units are resin coated. Each unit consists of a strip of pressed' steel, 450 mm long, with ladder-like slots into which are fitted the three die-cast swivel brackets. Pressed steel saucers are bolted on to the end of each arm.

The "Hang-lt" unit is designed to display three plants in pots up to six inches in diameter. The larger the

plants used, the more effective the display.

The swivel brackets can be placed in any position on the ladder to accommodate the plants according to size. . From hardware shops and garden centres. .Price $21.50. TELEPHONE AUTOMAT The Swedish telecoms authority is soon to introduce a new type of telephone automat in Sweden. The payment is made with a special card instead of coins. Phonocards with values of about $2 or $6 will be used. These cards are imprinted with holographic markings which correspond to a given number of metal pulse intervals.

The card is inserted into a slot and the markings ar,e erased as they are.used up. A small window in the automat registers how many markings remain.

The new development will be tried on an experimental basis.