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D31343-4
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- 1948-01-26 (Creation)
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Lavalite Products Inc., a co-division of Mutual Industries Limited of Tacoma, was planning to make homes out of pumice in Tacoma. Pumice was the building material chosen, because it is lightweight and durable; it can be treated like lumber, nails can be driven into it. Pumice is fire resistant, vermin proof and has a high insulation value. View of two construction workers by the pumice castings, a two car garage was being constructed out of pumice, this was an experimental project to show a completed project using pumice as the building materials (T. Times, 3/4/48, p. 3).
Building materials; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pumice industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pumice--Tacoma; Construction workers--Tacoma; Garages--Tacoma; Lavalite Products, Inc. (Tacoma); Mutual Industries, Ltd. (Tacoma);