Crockery & glass journal . e covers to the dishes, but byfitting the dishes to the covers from underneath byan upward movement. This upward motion is pro-duced by four platforms which move upward anddownwards successively so that when the fourthplatform commences to descend the first begins torise. The novelty of the demonstration begins whenthe pair of dishes on each platform emerges throughthe openings—the dishes rise slowly in full viewuntil they reach they supported covers, which with aclinking sound are fitted at the proper rims, and thecovered dishes continue their upward
Crockery & glass journal . e covers to the dishes, but byfitting the dishes to the covers from underneath byan upward movement. This upward motion is pro-duced by four platforms which move upward anddownwards successively so that when the fourthplatform commences to descend the first begins torise. The novelty of the demonstration begins whenthe pair of dishes on each platform emerges throughthe openings—the dishes rise slowly in full viewuntil they reach they supported covers, which with aclinking sound are fitted at the proper rims, and thecovered dishes continue their upward a slight stop when the fnll height has beenreached the covered dishes commence to descend,the covers are intercepted by the wire rack, and thetwo dishes disappear from sight, reappearing only after the other three platforms have demonstrated anddisappeared in the same manner. An interesting feature of this machine are signswhich appear at a window-like opening in the frontof the demonstrator .at intervals of about thirty. AUTOMATIC DEMONSTRATOR. seconds. The signs are about six by eight, and con-tain short announcements of the merits of the articledemonstrated. To make customers feel that they really need anarticle is one of the problems which always confrontretailers. One of the most effective ways of accom-plishing this is by demonstrating directly to probablecustomers when they are in a position to go rightinto the store and purchase just when the desire hasbeen created. Not only are regular customers attracted andconvinced regarding the merits and usefulness of anarticle when so demonstrated, but those who havenever bought at that store are induced to see atleast what is going on, with the result that many newnames are added to the list of a stores patrons. The automatic demonstrator need not be con-fined to showing the dish covers of the inventors,but can be adapted to the display of many differentkinds of goods. GOT HIM ON THE HIP. \7OU must have called me late this mor
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