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U.S.S. Pittsburgh; one of some 2,700 ships to be kept in readiness.

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Gone are the days of ineffective red-lead-and-grease protection of World W a r I. Today, as ships a r e put on the inactive list, t h e y ' r e be ing scientifically held in readiness to be returned to duty fas t . Dehumidification plays a vital part in this program.

A ship's hull is sealed against outside moisture. Automatically controlled DRYing machines, like the Lectrodryer pictured here>, then hold the relative humidity at 3 0 % or less. Thus, the s h i p becomes a DRY storehouse for its own equipment, preventing corrosion of metals, mold, mildew and general deterioration of the equipment aboard.

Years of research proved to the Navy that materials so storecl a re preserved indefinitely against the ravages oi atmospheric moisture. You can profit by this knowledge. Safeguard youn processing a n d warehousing operations by controlling humidities with Lectrodryers.

O u r engineers will assist you in planning such installations-Write Pittsburgh Lectrodryer Corporation, 3 0 5 32nd Street , Pittsburgh 30, Pennsylvania.

In England: Birlec, Limited, Tyburn Road, Erdington, Birmingham. In Australia: Birlec, Limited, 51 Parramatta Road, Glebe, Sydney.

Typical Leotxodryer installation, in the Navy's "Keep the Fleet" program.

LECTRODRYERS DRY WITH ACTIVATED ALUMINAS

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