Hardware merchandising January-June 1897 . ine of composition, malleable and wrought iron harnesshardware. They manufacture plumbers chains, cut-link steelchains, wire chains, etc. Their chain goods consist in part of tracechains, halter chains, cow chains, bit chains, spreader chains,breast chains, and in short, anything in the chain line, from awatch chain or key chain to a trace chain. The company does custom work in malleable and grey ironcastings, brass castings and finishings, and in sheet and band presswork. They have recently booked some very heavy orders in theselines. WIRE NAIL TESTI
Hardware merchandising January-June 1897 . ine of composition, malleable and wrought iron harnesshardware. They manufacture plumbers chains, cut-link steelchains, wire chains, etc. Their chain goods consist in part of tracechains, halter chains, cow chains, bit chains, spreader chains,breast chains, and in short, anything in the chain line, from awatch chain or key chain to a trace chain. The company does custom work in malleable and grey ironcastings, brass castings and finishings, and in sheet and band presswork. They have recently booked some very heavy orders in theselines. WIRE NAIL TESTING. Hardware and Metal a few days ago called on JamesPender & Co., Ltd., St. John, , and was much interested inwitnessing a scientific test, made upon a testing machine, of theholding qualities of the different makes of nails. One of their brandsis the improved Bulldog (or coated) wire nail, and a 2yi,-inchsmall gauge of this brand driven into pine wood stood a strain ofover 250 pounds, proving its great tenacity or holding (Uncle Zeb Fodderstacks, having been buncoed once too often, visits a local hardwaredealer before he goes to the city.) Mr. Goodthing—Why, how de do, Uncle ; are you represent-ing a lock and hardware house ? Uncle Zeb Fodderstacks—No, by gum, I haint er repre-senting a thing but my own interests, and I haint er going to beworked no more. THE HARDWARE AND METAL MERCHANT 15
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