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The Amazon reports: one year later The performance of our Bethalume ropes on the Amazon was told briefly in the advertise-ment below. We wanted to know more about the total service life of these aluminum-coated cables. So again we got in touch with the owner of the trawler. after the original installation. What's more, they outwore one additional set of bridles coated with a competitive material. That's a total of three sets of bridles. i sizes c3>-onting exist Oted to . d'ttec-gprocess ? ; can bo w-S major very Spro-Uy ex~ nting [ability. by the cted anting skied, ary ? wake [further then and arily pre-and atially J be re-or IP Bethalume shrimp rope outwears two others in srnice after 23 months are 2,300 Sb"/"offhJhfme trawling cables installed ft Zdern freezer-trawler on th* of puertQ Rscq t3t aluminum-coated cables were I !? in'se^iceln January. 1966, and have outworn two competitive wire rope bndles. Preliminary results of our testing indicate strong evidence that Bethalume reduces the effects of marine corrosion. When final results are available, they will be publicized. To discuss this new coating for a particular application, get in touch with us. Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Bethlehem, Pa. 18016. BETHLEHEM STEEL ^ :; V ...' . ??... ?. I He reports that most of the 9/16 in. ropes lasted until February 1968, almost 25 months We would like to tell you more about the money-saving advantages of Bethalume. Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Bethlehem, PA 18016 February 57, 1969 11