. Slate plumbing fixtures and products. and ends of the aquarium would be made of slate and the sides of heavy glass letinto the slate. Bolts would be run from end to end, firmly securing the ends andsides. The drawing shows the aquarium divided into two sections with a screenin the center. The fresh water empties into one side and drains out through theother. The table top is also shown as of slate. 92 THE STRUCTURAL SLATE COMPANY LABORATORY TABLE TOPS. In consid-e r i n g specialfurniture forlaboratories inbuildings of allkinds and forwork of allcharacter, thetops uponwhich thework is to bep
. Slate plumbing fixtures and products. and ends of the aquarium would be made of slate and the sides of heavy glass letinto the slate. Bolts would be run from end to end, firmly securing the ends andsides. The drawing shows the aquarium divided into two sections with a screenin the center. The fresh water empties into one side and drains out through theother. The table top is also shown as of slate. 92 THE STRUCTURAL SLATE COMPANY LABORATORY TABLE TOPS. In consid-e r i n g specialfurniture forlaboratories inbuildings of allkinds and forwork of allcharacter, thetops uponwhich thework is to beperformed re-quire a sub-stance onwhich the ex-periments maybe made with-out damage toeither the topor to the ma-terials used inthe work. Theexcellent qual-ities of slate are such as to especially recommend this material for such the special combination cabinet and top with the swinging seats, shown inthe drawing, the top is of slate 1 or 1*4 thick. It may have either Sand Rubbedor Honed finish as desired. The sink in the center is also constructed of slatewith the bottom let into the sides. This is but an example of the many typesof laboratory equipment in connection with which the use of slate would be ad-vantageous. MOISTURE AND SPECIMEN CABINETS Cabinets made of slate with slate doors and slate shelves are especially wellfitted for use in laboratories where the storage of delicate instruments and speci-mens either directly on the
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