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Apr. 04, 1953 - The Emigrant can take home with him. New Transportable house at B.I.F. an interesting exhibit at the British industrial fair which opened this morning at Earl's court, Olympia and Biringhen - was the” unitroy” house - a complete hose that packs into two lorries - is abstracted to any design - can be shipped and easily erected by a minimum of skilled labor, at once becoming a permanent home. With a life as long as any known form of contraction. The walls of the house have been tested by governments research bodies in Britain who have found that at 2 1/2 inches thickness they give as much insulation as 30” stone walls. The B.I.F.Export house, dependent on design and complete with all fittings will cost from $1,000 to $3,000.Chelet type bungalows can be built in this country in eleven days
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1953 AD (C20th AD)
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Apr. 04, 1953 - The Emigrant can take home with him. New Transportable house at B.I.F. an interesting exhibit at the British industrial fair which opened this morning at Earl's court, Olympia and Biringhen - was the” unitroy” house - a complete hose that packs into two lorries - is abstracted to any design - can be shipped and easily erected by a minimum of skilled labor, at once becoming a permanent home. With a life as long as any known form of contraction. The walls of the house have been tested by governments research bodies in Britain who have found that at 2 1/2 inches thickness they give as much insulation as 30” stone walls. The B.I.F.Export house, dependent on design and complete with all fittings will cost from $1,000 to $3,000.Chelet type bungalows can be built in this country in eleven days. photo shows The” Unitroy” transportable house seen at the B.I.F. Earl's court.

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