. Electric railway journal . materials such as crossarm pins, bolts, insula-tors, washers, nails, pinions, pipe fittings, trolley wheels,springs, etc., are stacked in bins varying in size from 36 36 in. to 7 in. x 11 in. These tiers of bins reach a heightof 9 ft. Smaller articles such as carbon brushes, contacts,controller fingers, contact springs, trolley axles, etc., arestored in box compartments, 7 in. x 7| in., and such articlesas wood screws, rivets, ball bearings, etc., are kept in smalldrawer compartments. Large articles, such as crossarms,gear cases, meters, journal boxes, brakesh
. Electric railway journal . materials such as crossarm pins, bolts, insula-tors, washers, nails, pinions, pipe fittings, trolley wheels,springs, etc., are stacked in bins varying in size from 36 36 in. to 7 in. x 11 in. These tiers of bins reach a heightof 9 ft. Smaller articles such as carbon brushes, contacts,controller fingers, contact springs, trolley axles, etc., arestored in box compartments, 7 in. x 7| in., and such articlesas wood screws, rivets, ball bearings, etc., are kept in smalldrawer compartments. Large articles, such as crossarms,gear cases, meters, journal boxes, brakeshoes, lightningarresters, etc., are kept in sections, 52 in. x 64 in. on theopposite side of the room, while brooms, shovels, pails, etc.,are hung conveniently on racks. Piping, trolley wire, etc.,are stored on racks at the back of the room. Polls of tarpaper, asbestos paper and wrapping paper are held in con-venient racks on the sides of the bins, and fire extinguishersare distributed in prominent places throughout the THERE IS AMPLE SPACE TO PERMIT ALL SUPPLIES TO BE NEATLY ARRANGED 863 Electric Eailway Journal Vol. 54, No. 19 Card NArticle a. / MIV lIN ^.6 \DATC OROCR WO. OUT ON HAND M. /€ 1 REMARKS STOCK CARD WHICH MAINTAINS PERMANENT INVENTORY OF ALL ARTICLES Every bin, compartment, section, drawer and other stor-age place is plainly marked with an identification card ina, neat metal slide. This card bears the bin number andcomplete identification of the article therein. If there isa possibility that the article is one with which an employeeis not familiar enough to know the correct name, or ofwhich there are several kinds very similar and the bin isso high that the contents are not in plain view, a sample ofthe article is fastened beside the identification card. Corresponding to every bin identification card there isretained in the stockroom office a stock card such as isreproduced. This bears the same number as the identifica-tion card and a similar description o
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