Hardware merchandising (January-June 1902) . SSORTMENT. Carry a good assortment, less of a kindand more kinds, study the new goods thatcome out, add side lines, but before adopt-ing them be sure that they are right; in-vestigate their claims, do not ask yourtrade to take an article on your recommen-dation unless you are certain it is right. After selecting the line and make, adver-tise it, push it for all you can. Convinceyour trade that it is the best, prove it tothem. Do not be spasmodic in yourefforts,keep everlastingly at it. 22y2 in. in front and 16 in. in the back. Ahandle, it will be no
Hardware merchandising (January-June 1902) . SSORTMENT. Carry a good assortment, less of a kindand more kinds, study the new goods thatcome out, add side lines, but before adopt-ing them be sure that they are right; in-vestigate their claims, do not ask yourtrade to take an article on your recommen-dation unless you are certain it is right. After selecting the line and make, adver-tise it, push it for all you can. Convinceyour trade that it is the best, prove it tothem. Do not be spasmodic in yourefforts,keep everlastingly at it. 22y2 in. in front and 16 in. in the back. Ahandle, it will be noticed, is placed on thefront of each bin in order to allow the clerkto pull the latter down and convenientlyreach the nails or whatever it may contain. A HANDY NAIL COUNTER. The idea shown in the accompanyingillustration for a counter for nails,butts and hinges is not original, butit is both simple and useful, and will,doubtless, interest some of our bins, which are attached to the floorby hinges, are 12 in. wide, 13V2 in. deep,. The spaces noticed above the bins in theillustration are for butts, hinges or anylines which can be conveniently placed there. WRINKLES FOR HARDWAREMEN. IN a recent issue of Ironmonger, , a correspondent, signinghimself , gave what appearsto us to be some practical hints for theretail trade, some of which may, possibly,prove of interest to hard waremen in , for example, of service when tryingto put new wick into a burner which willnot take it up in the usual way, as follows:Make a hole in the wick about Vfe inch fromthe end, pass a piece of fine twine throughthe hole, bring both ends of the twine to-gether and pass them up the insert the end of the wick into thetube and gently pull with the string andwind up at the same time. The probabilityis that when the wick is once in the burnerit will wind up properly. If it does not windup easily, and there is no indication of athread being caught in the w
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