Hardware merchandising (January-June 1902) . They are the cheapest, safest, easiest to keep clean, and simplest to workof any oil stove we know of. They also have a very strong flame. Freezer Ads. on other Pages. ACTLMNG COMPANY Hamilton, Ont. Tinware Factories: London, and Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver, St. John, N. B. ?the Tinshop. 92 CANADIAN HARDWARE AND METAL cordage and its method ofmanufacture:.. N a comprehen-sive sense, re-c e n t1y re-marked Scien-tific American,the word cord-age may besaid to includeall sizes andvarieties of thearticle, frombinder twine to a cable 16 in. in circ
Hardware merchandising (January-June 1902) . They are the cheapest, safest, easiest to keep clean, and simplest to workof any oil stove we know of. They also have a very strong flame. Freezer Ads. on other Pages. ACTLMNG COMPANY Hamilton, Ont. Tinware Factories: London, and Montreal, Winnipeg, Vancouver, St. John, N. B. ?the Tinshop. 92 CANADIAN HARDWARE AND METAL cordage and its method ofmanufacture:.. N a comprehen-sive sense, re-c e n t1y re-marked Scien-tific American,the word cord-age may besaid to includeall sizes andvarieties of thearticle, frombinder twine to a cable 16 in. in circumfer-ence, but, strictly speaking, the term ishardly applicable to a rope less than half aninch in diameter. The materials employed for rope-makingare various, embracing hemp, flax, manila,sisal, jute and other vegetable fibres. Sisalfrom Yucatan and East Indian jute are large-ly used for the manufacture of cheaper gradesof rope and for binder twine. Russian andAmerican hemp are preferred for standingrigging, owing to their ability to absorb agreat amount of tar. Manila hemp is moreextensively used in the manufacture of cord-age than any other material, as its greatpliancy and strength adapt it to a multi-tude of uses. MANILA HEMP is obtained from a species of wild plantainbelonging to the banana family and is anative of the Philippine Islands. Its stemhas a height of from 15 to 20 feet, is of adar
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