. Hardware merchandising (January-March 1908) . ceiling hung with nets and twines Mid baskets, hallowed by the dust,And maybe, some great wheeld machine Bespoke rich harvests, spite its rust. Ranged yonder lon,^ the seed box stood,Stuffed full of bulging envelopes— Of luring tints, with these you couldBring beauty to your garden slopes. The mellow tinkle of the bell Guarding the cash drawer, was assweetAs songs of birds we loved so wellOut in the elm-arched village street. The keeper, ruddy-faced, and stout Stood at your bidding, in the aisle;Hooks? Sinkers? Sure theres someabout. And
. Hardware merchandising (January-March 1908) . ceiling hung with nets and twines Mid baskets, hallowed by the dust,And maybe, some great wheeld machine Bespoke rich harvests, spite its rust. Ranged yonder lon,^ the seed box stood,Stuffed full of bulging envelopes— Of luring tints, with these you couldBring beauty to your garden slopes. The mellow tinkle of the bell Guarding the cash drawer, was assweetAs songs of birds we loved so wellOut in the elm-arched village street. The keeper, ruddy-faced, and stout Stood at your bidding, in the aisle;Hooks? Sinkers? Sure theres someabout. And blessed you with a cheery then the green-clad boxes there Split out with loaded shells or shot;What joy to own them and An All days hunting like as not. It mattered little if twere tacks Or missing part from stable rigWe found them her^, in pairs or stacks The smallest or the very village Horn of Plenty, this Rich in its usefulness—and the modern age will miss The good old country hardware The Old Hardware Store. ESTABLISHED 56 YEARS AGO. The firm of T. McAvity & Sons isthe oldest in St. John in the hardwaretrade. The house was founded in 1852by the late Thomas McAvity and in1870 the present designation was adopt-ed, the present co-partners beingThomas McAvity, James PI. McAvity,John A. McAvity and George of the original founder, who diedin December, 1887. The business wasstarted as a retail hardware store butnow the firm controls not only an ex-tensive wholesale and retail hardwarebusiness but also several foundries. The wholesale and retail store is onKing St., a four-storey brick building50x100 feet. On Water St. they havea factory and store, three floors inheight, of the area of 50x200 feet, aswell as a warehouse on the same street70x100 feet. They also have anotherwarehouse 75x30 feet. The Vulcan IronWorks, which is owned and operatedby the firm, comprise three buildings,covering a space of 300x100 and in-
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