Wide Scrubbing rA A SCRUBBING and polishing machine, the Progress Multiple,
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introduced by Progress (Universal), Ltd., 590-594 Wandsworth Rd., London, S.W.8, is claimed to cover a wider path than any machine of its type available. The figure given is 3 ft., which results in a scrubbing capacity of 12,000.sq. ft. per hour.
The Multiple is made up of three Progress Universal machines mounted as a unit on a tubular steel frame. Attached to the centre of the frame are the twin tubes of the handle on which brackets are fitted to carry the 100 ft. long electric cable that is supplied.
Each of the three units has a h.p. electric motor, sealed against the entry of water. Total current consumption is 1,800 watts and the weight of the machine is 169 lb.