Show COPPER CONSUMED IN SMALL ARTICLES manufacture of pen knives and safety pins consumes in excess of pounds of copper and its alloys annually according to a survey just completed by the copper and brass research association consumption is principally in the form of brass the total requirements of these manufactures fac tures is higher than pounds but the fabricating process produces a proportion of scrap this eventually becomes new material and is not included as metal content of the finished goods for which it was originally purchased these uses of copper products indicate the very large amount of the metals entering into various small wares which are not generally thought of as being important consumers of copper and its alloys approximately 50 pounds of brass on the average is 21 required in the fabrication of 1000 pocket knives estimates 2 place the total annual output of knives at from 13 11 to per year on the basis of the latter figure some pounds of brass is required it is used i in the knives principally as liners some pocket knives are presumed to be in service at any given time and as most of these are personal equipment the public is carrying in its pockets at least pounds of brass annual production of safety pins is is reckoned at more than pins about 75 per cent of which are brass nickel plated brass wire wire and sheet brass are used in mak ing them the poundage used exclusive of scrap which ultimately becomes new material is estimated at pounds of sheet brass and pounds of brass wire |