NEW HOUSING MIXTURE.
“LIKE SELF-RAISING FLOUR.” London, April 18. The Palace of Engineering at Wembley has now become the Palace of House and Transport. Here are displayed models of -past, present, and future housing. One of the exhibits is a concrete . house, constructed of a patent mixt- ’ ure analagous to self-raising flour, ' swelling many times its original size .before drying, and leaving the vra't | honeycombed with cavities, The substance is so light that it floats on water, which it does not absorb. The walls are made horizontally, and are raised vertically when set.
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Taranaki Daily News, 13 May 1925, Page 4
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93NEW HOUSING MIXTURE. Taranaki Daily News, 13 May 1925, Page 4
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