. Hardware merchandising March-June 1917. —about 10 per cent, to 20per cent, of the whole—while the cost oflabor makes up the bulk of the , then, burden the cost of the ma-terial with additional charges for laborwhich can yield only an unsatisfactoryproduct? At the same cost for the jobwill there not be more profit for thepainter if the labor cost is reduced ? To the second class it may be answeredthat skilled artizans of this type arescarcely available now, and to-morrowwill be no more. Why, then, cling tocustoms which are henceforth impractic-able? As progress has forced the ma-jo
. Hardware merchandising March-June 1917. —about 10 per cent, to 20per cent, of the whole—while the cost oflabor makes up the bulk of the , then, burden the cost of the ma-terial with additional charges for laborwhich can yield only an unsatisfactoryproduct? At the same cost for the jobwill there not be more profit for thepainter if the labor cost is reduced ? To the second class it may be answeredthat skilled artizans of this type arescarcely available now, and to-morrowwill be no more. Why, then, cling tocustoms which are henceforth impractic-able? As progress has forced the ma-jority of us to adopt up-to-date methodsin other branches, so it will eventuallycompel all of us to use prepared paintsor go paintless. Experts Recognize Paint is ComplexMaterial The fact that paint is a complex ma-terial which must be manufactured witha full knowledge of the properties of itsconstituents, and with due regard tospecific service requirements, has been(Continued on page 56.) DETAILS OF PAINT DISPLAY STAND * Fr Wide. The above drawing was made by S. , manager Ontario division, Brand-ram-Henderson, Ltd. In commenting onthe cabinet, at the request of HARD-WARE AND METAL, Mr. Smith stated:A great many dealers no doubt experi-ence considerable difficulty in findingspace on their shelves for the storageand display of their paints. The accom- * II / f.*rc*», I / fmtCtxl yk (jti Ct, % tfi/ Cjtxs t <1*l C»nj % (jdl CinJ /t Ql\ CinJ i q*i Ct irt l„ panying sketch shows a paint cabinetwhich can be adopted by most paint deal-ers, and it will do away with most of thedifficulty they are now having. The cabinet is made to contain half-pints, pints, quarts, half-gallons and gal-lons. It is eight feet long, four feetwide, and five-and-a-half feet high overall, and has the following approximate capacity:—Half-pints, 760; pints, 350;quarts, 660; half-gallons, 240; gallons, case of this capacity, of course, willnot accommodate the stoc
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