GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Mar. 29, 1954

GOODS & SERVICES

Number, Please. To help identify lost and injured persons, the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. has launched the Teletag Identification Plan. Supported by civil defense and police officials, the telephone company hopes to get all subscribers to stencil their telephone numbers on their belongings.

Child-Saver. A portable traffic light that can be set up in the center of the street and operated from the sidewalk has been developed by J. R. Vissing, a Jeffersonville, Ind. garageman. The 4-ft.-high, battery-powered light is primarily for school crossings.

New Healer. A plastic adhesive bandage impregnated with streptomycin, polymyxin and bacitracin is being test-marketed by Multibiotics Corp. of Baltimore. Called “Bio-Band,” the bandage has been approved by the Food & Drug Administration for over-the-counter sale, is the first bandage treated with wonder drugs available without a prescription.

Three 3-Ds. Two new 35-mm., 3-D cameras will be put on sale shortly by Chicago’s Three Dimension Co., a division of Bell & Howell. One is the American-made Stereo Vivid (about $150); the other is the German-produced Stereo Colorist (about $100). Eastman Kodak Co. plans to introduce a new stereo camera this summer. Price: “under $100.”