Hardware merchandising September-December 1919 . Put pep into your windows, says A. J. Ross of Wingham, Ont. People like to see things and they always areinterested in a window in which something is moving. In the window on the right both the electric washer andthe sewing machine are constantly in action. The heater in the background is turned on and there is another justback of it on the counter throwing out heat. Just behind the washer is a battery to which is attached part of anelectric bell. This taps on the glass and helps draw attention. Note the use of manufacturers sales helps and thed
Hardware merchandising September-December 1919 . Put pep into your windows, says A. J. Ross of Wingham, Ont. People like to see things and they always areinterested in a window in which something is moving. In the window on the right both the electric washer andthe sewing machine are constantly in action. The heater in the background is turned on and there is another justback of it on the counter throwing out heat. Just behind the washer is a battery to which is attached part of anelectric bell. This taps on the glass and helps draw attention. Note the use of manufacturers sales helps and thedisplay of fixtures in both ^windows. 38 HARDWARE AND METAL October 25, 1919. Seasonable lines are keptright up at the front in theRoss hardware. Stoves arebig sellers from now on. Inabout six weeks Mr. Ross willhave a display table filledwith skates, hockey sticksand similar goods up wherethe stove in the right handcorner of the illustrationstands. voted on a Hydro by-law and carried itby a big majority. We had a privately owned plant herebefore, said Mr. Ross. Changing overto Hydro means that every home intown that had the old system in will haveto be re-wired. Ii think we are the onlypeople in town who can do the work, andwe certainly are the only firm that hasthe stock from which people can selectwhat they want. Enterprising Merchant In addition to his usual stock of elec-trical lines, Mr. Ross, after having sizedup public opinion pretty well, and mak-ing sure that Hydro was going to carry,got all ready for business by getting ina brand new stock of fixtures and con-necting them up so that his display wasin full swing when the voting on Hydrowas on and afte
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