Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1939)

grade phosphorous bronze which resists corrosion. Drinking fountains may be classified as pedestal or wall-hung. The latter may be recessed or semi-recessed. The completely recessed fountain is ideal for narrow corridors or small lounges in theatres. One type measures 16x30 inches and has a 10-inch recess in the wall. Smaller semi-recessed models that extend only 41/2-inches into the wall, are 14 inches wide and vary from 18 to 26 inches in height. The wall hung type, not recessed, usually projects 12 to 13 inches from the wall, and can be obtained with backs as high as 15 inches or more, that protect the wall. All of these models have angle stream jets, automatic stream regulators and self-closing valves. They conform to the current vogue for the modernistic, easy to keep clean design commonly known as streamlined. In some styles, the supply and waste fittings are concealed in a housing to improve the appearance and eliminate condensation. The wall niche application of sanitary angle-stream drinking fountains solves a problem where space is at a premium. Many other styles are now available. Fountains may be obtained in colors that blend with or match the color scheme of the theatre. Ice water faucets may be added to many of the wall types of drinking fountains. Some theatres prefer to have drinking fountains with water coolers. In this case the fountain is built in an insulated enameled steel cabinet which holds the mechanism for the water cooling service. Drinking water should not be iced. If ice is used for cooling, it should not come in contact with the water. With the cabinet drinking fountains, the cooling is automatically controlled. Prank Proof Construction Since children like to play with, and squirt water from a fountain whether it is in a school hall or a theatre lounge, a special type has been manufactured which guards against water squirting. When the thumb is placed over the stream opening, water is instantly directed into the bowl through a specially constructed slot arrangement. Other types of jets are made with guards so that fingers cannot be placed on the supply nozzle. There is a great variety in the jets manufactured today. Some jets and guards are integral with the fountain itself; in other cases the guard is the integral part. Some jets emit the water in a single steady angle mound, others have three small jets of water that are directed in a single angle stream. Some fountains include a jet and ice water faucet; a combination jet and ice water faucet; a jet equipped with glass receptor. Jet heads are manufactured with integral guards in one piece which permits no dirt collecting joints. It has been estimated that less than 10 per cent of the drinking fountains now in use are of the hygienic angle stream design. The importance of this type of modernization work is indicated by a report of the Women’s Bureau of the United States Department of Labor. Research by this Bureau disclosed that fifteen specific diseases, ranging from tuberculosis and streptococcus infections to the common cold may be transmitted from one person to another by drinking fountains. Protect your patrons from a transmission of disease in your theatre. If you have the old style, vertical jet fountain in your theatre call in an experienced plumbing contractor and let him examine it. In some cases, a vertical jet nozzle can be replaced by one of the angle jet type, correctly guarded, with little or no change in the fixture. Arrange to have your drinking facilities outside rooms in which toilet and washing units are found. Be certain that the bowls of your fountains are free from corners difficult to clean, and most important of all — that they are of the guarded, angle jet type. 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