. Hardware merchandising March-June 1919. THE NEW METHODS WORKROOMIn this workshop two men are all the time building unusual fix-tures and display devices, thus materializing in wood and metalthe ideas that Mr. Stebbens and his brother borrow from oth-er con cerns. April 26, 1919 II A R D W A R E A N D METAL 47. HE HAD TO HUNT AND ASK, FORMERLY— The display cases shown here, used at one time by Mr. Stebbins, were time-consumers, as the salesman had to rummage through several drawers before he found what the customer wanted. • ■ J t JJE--j-fc/l ■ r it-if **-*U iio » !7f. tU: [ i 3 ?- jay


. Hardware merchandising March-June 1919. THE NEW METHODS WORKROOMIn this workshop two men are all the time building unusual fix-tures and display devices, thus materializing in wood and metalthe ideas that Mr. Stebbens and his brother borrow from oth-er con cerns. April 26, 1919 II A R D W A R E A N D METAL 47. HE HAD TO HUNT AND ASK, FORMERLY— The display cases shown here, used at one time by Mr. Stebbins, were time-consumers, as the salesman had to rummage through several drawers before he found what the customer wanted. • ■ J t JJE--j-fc/l ■ r it-if **-*U iio » !7f. tU: [ i 3 ?- jay y ^JaVajgij 1 Ik >■ ia ■ 4%m . P- »* ■ ™ K ^F i - - ? * \ = ^H Hrf \ %&* p i^^—o—^^m ; I5J ■. ni im -ibm ml —BZ7T NOW ITS IN PLAIN SIGHT The same goods are now displayed this way. The customer selects from a sample board. The salesman instantly finds the stock in a numbered drawer right behind the board. Change Quickly We got from a Cincinnati merchant,who has hack of his window made up insteps, the idea which enables us to changeour window-trim so quickly. He dressesan extra set of steps, then tears out hisprevious window trim and substitutes thenew one for it. The job takes about aday, and he loses the display value of thewindow for that length of time. We have wor


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