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SIMPLIFIED PRACTICE REC0MME1TDATI0LS

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Proposed, approved and accepted ‘by industrial groups,ruder the auspices of the

BUREAU OP STANDARDS,U. S. DEPARTiviEFf.OF COMMERCE

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Simplified Practice Recommendations present in detail the develop-ment of programs to eliminate 'unnecessary variety in sizes, dimensions,models, and types of more than 135 commodities. They also contain listsof associations and individuals that have expressed their intention toadhere to the recommendations. These simplified schedules, as formula-ted and approved by industries 1

,are promulgated "by the Department of

Commerce. The complete history of any recommendation in "book form may"be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents at the prices shornherein.

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However, lists of the simplified sizes, dimensions, and types,arranged in sheet form and especially adapted for the general useand files of foremen, storekeepers, engineers, architects, purchasingagents, and others, can he obtained, free of charge , from "the. Divisionof Simplified Practice, upon request.

Please designate the Simplified Practice Recommendation numberswhen sending for either the book form or sheet form of the recommen-dations .

LetterCircular346

- ISSUED QUARTERLY -

DIVISIOI'I OF SIMPLIFIED PRACTICE

HAT IORAL BUREAU OF STALEDARDS

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"Washington, D. C.

October, 1932.

The activities of the Division of Simplified Practice are guided by a

planning committee, the membership of .which is as follows:

CHAIRMAN A. A. Stevenson,201 Kent Pioad,

Ardrno re,Penna

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L. P. Alford,The Ronald Press Company

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15 Past 2bth Street,New York, R. Y.

Rear Admiral T. T. Craven,Chief Coordinator,

Bureau of the Budget,Washington, D.C.

E. W. McCullough, Manager,Department of Manufacture,

Chamber of Commerce of the United States,Washington, D.C.

G. A. Renard, Secretary,Rational Association of Purchasing Agents

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11 Park Place,Hew York, H. Y,

A. W. Shaw,

8 South Michigan Avenue,Chicago, Illinois.

(Pormerly Chairman of Conservation DivisionWar Industries Board).

H, R. Young, Secretary,Retailers' Rational Council,

Hunsey Building,Washington, D.C.

.. INDEX

OFSIMPLIFIED PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS

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Arranged alphabetically by groups for procurement appearing in Part 1,Section III, of the. Federal Standard Stock Catalogue.

NOTE: The publications herein listed, excepting those indicated by anasterisk (*), can be obtained at the price shown from the Superintendentof Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D,C._ Do not sends tamps

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(*) Mimeographed copies of recommendation can be obtained from theDivision of Simplified Practice on request.

(=//) Recommendation as approved by general conference of industry isin process of acceptance.

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Item ;S.P.RNo.- -

. Price Reduction inv < -(-Cants) From To

VarietiesPer Cent

'BOILERS,

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SiiC-IDES,ADD TANKS

Boilers; range; and Expansion- 0-29 10 ' 130 13 90Tanks .

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Tanks; storage, hot-water 25 5 120 i4 gg

• BOOKS.' AND PRINTED MATTERV

Baiik-Che cks;Drafts; lT6t.es ; . etc. '50 Thousands One size for each

instrument

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Blank-Forms; commercial ( 2nd -Ed .

)

3.7-2S 5 Thousands 3Blank-Forms

; warehouse . 3^‘

' 10'

Thousands' 15Checks

;res tauraht

,gues t 113-30 5

Grades of cardboard checks.... 4 3 25Widths ,r »

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Ho* .

Price.

(Cents)

Reduction inProm To

VarietiesPer Cent

CERAMICS

Chinaware;' cafeteria and restaur- - ;'

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' _. 7

ant 33 5 700 243 65Chinarare

;dining car. .

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. *• 39 5 700 276 6lChinaware; hospital. 4o 5 700 279 60Chinaware

;hotel » . . . 5 7OO 214 69

CHEMICALS, S’ - .

Fungicides; and Insecticides.(packaging of) 4i 5 3S 22 42

CORDAGE,TIIE3-, MV PRODUCTS • - -

Twine, cotton, polished.. 124-31 10 (+) Sst .75*Twine ; - hard-fihre ; and- Yarn : • lath - • -

(Ply and yarn goods) „

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- (+) - -

*Twine; flax and hemp. . . .

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........ 136-32 - (+) - -

Twine; jute, soft~f iher.

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........ 110-29 10 1,201 639 ^7

DRUGS MV MEDIC IHESt '•

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Investment (dental) ...... 117-30 5 26 13 50Plaster, (dental) ....... ... 117-30 5 22 3 66.3

DRY GOODS ADD HOT IOHS'

*Mattresses (See Bedsteads forreduc-tion figures for entirerecommendation.

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ELDCTRIC APPARATUS

^Batteries,earphone _ (+)

Batteries, flashlight; packaging of,104^30 5 (+) - —

Brushes, carhon; and Brush-Shunts. 56-2S 10 (+) — -

Flashlight-Cases', filer and metal. 6 S 5 25 l4 44Railway-materials , (overhead,

electric; packaging of) 65-31 5 (+):

EXPLOSIVES'

Cartridges; metallic -•62" ' 5 34s 256 26Shells; shot, paper, loaded.

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31-31•

5-

4,067 3^3 91 .

( 5 tli Edition)

It era S'.P'XT^i-tre- '“Reduction in Varieties

HO. (Cents) Prom To Per Cent

FURHITURE

*Beds teaas,

Beds; hospital,LengthsWidths .......

2-3224

7S 94.

S

97

3,4 (l standard) 9^

Height. .......Blackboards; composition (2nd. Sd.) 75~29 5

Colors . . .

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WidthsLengths .

Chairs; wooden, folding and -port-able.... .' S0-2S 5Portable chairs........Polding chairs :

Ice-Compartments; refrigerator..... 109-29 10Lockers; steel ( 1st Rev.) 35~2S 5

GENERATORS AND MOTORS

^Railway Motor and Controller Parts,

44

3

10

90

(+)

(+)

65

(2 specials)

1

1

S

13

9S

66

55s6

- Sst.20- Est. 19

23 65

electric; packaging of

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GLASS AHD GLASSWARE

(+-)

Bottles;carbonated-beverage ..... .v

Soda and Imported Ginger Ale

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...J-tgHL, 'S . P .R

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No.

JPrice

(Cents)

....Reduction -in

Prom ToVarietie:

Per Cem

C-LASS1 AMD GLASSWARE (Cont inued)

Lights, floor, roof and sidewalk.. 49‘ ‘ ‘ '5

Sizes 120 6 95Styles

* ' “ ' *

SO' 5 94Shapes * 10 2 SO

GROCERIES

Ice; cake-sizes ’ • 3 (3stabli she’s 5 std. wts.with max . dimensions)

‘HARDWARE‘

Bearings;' roller (tapered) 67 5''

(+) 172 —

Bolts; carriage, lag and machine.. . «(packaging of) (2nd Edition) ...

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‘5 (+) IS -

Bolts; plow (2nd Edition) 23-29 (In process of revision)Hardware; Builders 1 (incorporated in Commercial Standard CS 22-30)Hails, cut, small; and tacks, cut. 47-2S 10

(2nd Ed. ) Sizes .

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421 1S2 57Packing weights - ' * *

' • * " *

423 121 71Turnbuckles 5 24s 115 54

INSTRIDENTS

Mirrors ; cone-socket; .dental. ...... . • 137-32 -(+) 3Needles; hypodermic, dental. .....

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10S-29 3' (+) - -

Wheels;Brush, dental.- ............ 10

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INSULAEING-HATERIALS

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Brake-Linings;automobile ......... 66 5 (+) 37 —

Insulators; porcelain, one-piece.. 73 5 272 210 23Millboard and Parer; asbestos,

(3rd Edition) 5Millboard, sizes, thicknesses. « • 21 4 SIPaper, sizes, widths, wts. of rolls '72 25 63

i *Refractories ; cupola. - (+) - -

Refractories; malleable, foundry.. 79-2S 10 1SS 15 92

Item S.P.R. Price Reduction in VarietiesITo. (Cents) Prom To Per Cent

LEATHER AICD LEATHER GOODS

{ *Suit cases ; ladies:

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7 , *Trunks; dress, hand, steamer and’'-

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(+) ' - - —

wardro.de - - ' -

Wardrobe. . • . • »*'••••• f ’ 91 4 : 95-6Dress .* • ' ,* # % c » - 102 3 97Steamer 60 3 95.5Hand (Tray Style).... 55 4 92.7Hand (Wardrode Style) 46 3 93.4

LUMBER AM) TIMER

Lunder (rotary-cut luniber stockfor wire-dound dozes) . ...Length '

WidthThickness.

.. *Lumder (softwood) 4th Edition. .

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• 59'

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’ 5'

0 - 16-29 " •

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LUMBER-PRODUCTS-

Handles; ash (grades)....... ~(6

Handles; hickory (grades) ’77''.'''

Platforms; skid (lift-truck) (2nd Ed.) 95“30^ *Tight-Cooperage; and Tight Cooperage

Stock ’ -

CapacitiesStock dimensions... - • - •*

*Tuds, dutter; wooden 135^32 >

HACHIHSRY

^Extractors; coimiiercial-laundry. .....

*Ironers; flatwork; '.commercial-laundry :

*Tumdlers;

- comiiiercial-laundry*Washers

;commercial-laundry. .........

5-5'

5

Bars; steel, reinforcing (2nd Ed.)..Iron and Steel, scrap (classifi-

cation of) (1st Revision).....,..

METALS

,-26-30 -

55-20 -

102 ’

65

9

9^

91

33(in’ process of revision)

(+)

1+)

(+)

20

122

(+)

(+)

’('+}

(+)

(+>

32

311

'

60

93

11 66

-10.(Specifi•c'a'tio'n, :for Scrap)

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S.P.R. Price Reduction in VarietiesHo. (Cents) Prom To Per Cent

METALS ( C ont inue d)

Joists; steel, open-web, -,

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Roofing; iron and steel.......Spirals; steel, reinforcingSteel; sheet (2nd Ed,)..

,

Ternes; roofing (1st Rev.)

METAL

Barrels and Drums ; steel (2nd Ed.)..^/*Cans; (for) fruits and vegetables . .

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Chain; weldedCloth, wire; insect-screenDoors; hollow-metal........Doors; halamein .Fencing, wire, woven; and Pence

Packages ( 2nd Ed. )Fencing. ,Fence Packages.

Galvani zed-Ware

Japanned-Ware

Metal-Lath (2nd Edition)Partitions; me’tal (for) . showers

and toiletsSilverware; sterling, flat....Spools; metal (for annealing,handling and shipping wire)

,

Springs; "bed,

R (+)

29272-23J

5 179 39- - - 53-3.2 - 7

' 4 42.8

2,3-29 . 10, ,

1,819 209 S3.

5

.30-22

. 5 .,

. 9 7 22

PRODUCTS,

20-23 5 66 25 62- (+) 27 -

100-29 10 (+) - -

122-31 5 36,0 154 57.232-23 ,.5 (+) 45 -

, 33-23, 5 . (+>.

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3S -

-9-22 .. 3

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'552

2,072

62 88.7

93.4•117

55 5 (See Tinware for reductionfigures for entire recom-mendation)(See Tinware .for reduction

figures for entire recom-mendation)

. .5

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,1?5..f . . ..

29 76

, 101-29.

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.10. (+) - —

. 54. ••5.. 190 -

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6l 63

S3 5 (+) 6 —

2-32 - (See Bedsteads for :reductionfigures for entire recom-mendation)

Tinware 55- - - 5 - 1.154 273 24Windows; steel, solid-section,

(2nd Edition) • 72-30 - 42,377 2,274 - 95

MINERALS AND PRODUCTS

Ahrasive-Grain-Sizes. . 113-30 5 - (+) . , _

Abrasive-Pro ducts (cloth and. paper)

;

coated, . .33-32 - 3,000 1,947 75.7Asphalt (1st Revision) 4 5 102 10 90Brick; common, face (rough and

7 5Face 75 2 97Common. 44 1 93

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Price Reduction in Varieties(Cents) Prom To Per Cent

MINERALS AND PRODUCTS (Continued)

*Brick; paving, vitrified ( 7th Ed. ).'

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1-32 - : 66 4 93-9Brick; sand-lime. * • 1 • 3& 5 , i4 - 3 79*Concrete~Units; Building.. 115 IS 84.3

=f!*Curbs tone

,granite • - . .-. (+) - -

*Po rm-Dimensions;

(for) concre.te

ribbed floor-construction. •'87-32 . . . , • -.(d).. r> Est .80Slate; blackboard (Slab heights jand sizes ) . 15 5.. s 251 , ' 52. 79

Slate; roofing (Descriptive terns,'-' i • -

thicknesses and sizes) (2nd Pd.). 14-2S :,U 5 : 96 49 50Slate; structural (plumbing and ’ ' ' « »

sanitary) ( 2nd Ed .)...... ‘ * 13-28'.

• 10,

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827 138 S3Tile, clay; (for) floors and walls. -

(2nd Edition) V 61-30- -..ID (+) A -Tile; hollow, building (1st Rev.).'.' • 12' • •

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--• 5-. 36 20 44Wheels; buffing, full-disk 115-30 5 (+); • • - -

*Wheels; grinding (artificial- ' ' - * f . , ^ , vabrasive) (3rd Edition) v -43-32 .

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Itenj S.P.R, Price Reduction in VarietiesHo, (Cents) Prom To Per Cent

PAPER AITD PRODUCTS (Continued)

Cartons and Molds; 'brick-ice-cream... 120-31. 5

Dimensions: Quarts . 31 2 93.5Pints. '31 2 93-5

' Molds 30 1 96.6*Cones and Tubes; paper (for) textile

winding. . . . . .143-32 - (+) , -

*Cups and Cup-Caps; (for) ice-cream '132-32' -

Pive cent cup: (l /6 pt. or 4o to .. ‘ rGal.) Sizes or Shapes 1—

1

ft 75-

Ten cent cup: (l/4 pt») Sizesor Shapes 5 .1 SO-Cap Diameters 3 , 1 67

Half Pint Cup: 7Sizes or Shapes, 3 1 67Cap diame o o-rs • •••••••• c*e»o«»oo

"• 3' 2 . 60

Pint Cup: .

Sizes or Shanes. . 2 ' 1 50Cap diameters, 5

.2 60

Quart Cup - Cap diameters. ........ 2 1 50Paper. 22 5 (+) -

Pape r ; pho t ograph! c 9S-29 . 10 73 52 21Paper; tissue; roll and sheet 46 5

Roll. 13 - 3 77-Shoe

r •

21 6 71Paper, tissue; waxed................ 125-31 10 (+) - -

Salt-Containers. 70 51

—110K'S - 46Tags

;shipping

,pape r 93-29 10

Sizes 16 g 50Grades of Stock. , , 21 9 57Thicknesses .

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7 5 28.5Colors 32 15 53

Tape; sealing, Kraft Ho. h ' 114-30‘

10 '

Weights of Paper K'lto 62„5

PIPE, PIPE-PITTIHC-S,PLUMEIHG-PIXTURhS

,TUEES

,AITD TUBDIG (metallic)

El "bows'; conductor ••29 • 5 (See eaves trough forreduction figures ofentire recommendation)

Pi ttings "5" (See eaves trough forreduction figures of

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entire recommendation)Pipe; conductor,.... 29

" 5 ' (’See eaves trough forreduction figures ofentire recommendation)

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S.P.R. Price Reduction in VarietiesNo. (Cents) Prom To Per Cent

PIPS, PIPE-SITTINGS, PLEMBING—SIXTURSS,TUBES

,AND TUBING (Metallic)

(Continued)

*Pipe, wrought-iron and wroughtsteel; pipe-fittings and valves...'. 57-32 - .(+)

Plumbing-Pixtures;hospital. • . , 1Q6-3Q

.

1° (+) -

Plumbing-fixtures;vitreous-china,

•

...... . - ; - -"

staple it. . (incorporated ' in ' Commercial Standard

Traps; lavatory and sink, brass.cs 20-30 )

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21 5

* ** T 4

l,ll4 76 93Trough; eaves 29 5 21 16 24

RUBBER AND RUBBER .GOODS

^Rubber; dental, base and veneering.(packaging of) 138-31 • - (+) -

Shoe-Goring; elastic. t, , • . 112-29 .. ,

5 70 29 5S .5Tires; truck (industrial)............ 103-29 5 *'

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S.PiH. Price Seduction in VarietiesHo. (Cents) Prom To Per Cent

TOOLS (Continued)

Jacks; screw, bell-bottom.. 97-30 5 7S 3S 51Knives; pocket,, 99-30 10 1,200 500 (App.5SScoops; Shovels; and Spades (1st Rev.) 4s 5 5,136 2,17S 57Tools; forged (3rd Ed. ).....

ToolsEye Sizes ......

,17-31. . 15

665120

43110

35.291.6

VEGETABLE PRODUCTS

jj *Package~S i zes ; (for) Vegetable-Shortening.

VEHICLES

35 11 69

*Wheelbarrows .... 105-3.2' '

WOOD-PRODUCTS

, . 125 27 7S.4

Box-Board (Thickness of) .... -44 5 244 60 75*Boxes; corrugated (Used by Dept.

and Specialty stores) .......... .5 322 -75 76.6t,'*Cases; Shipping, fibreboard (for

canned fruits and vegetables).. - 150 41 72.6^Singletrees

,Doubletrees, and

lleckyokes - .(+).

OTHER PURL ICAT I OHS

Regional Recommendation RR1-29 (Bureau of Standards j.iiscellaneous .Publication

#113) on Terminology and Sizes of High Volatile, Bituminous Coal. ( GreatLakes Reg’ion) 5/

Simplified Practice - What It Is and What It Offers............ 1^4A Primer of Simplified Practice 15 ^

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