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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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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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