. Hardware merchandising March-June 1917. CANADIAN HARDWAREMEN THE GANT METER The Gant meter, for measuring rope,wire cable, insulated wire, garden hose,tubing, etc., is offered to the trade byJohn E. Chumbley & Co., Nashville,Tenn. By using this meter, which willmeasure any size from % in. to 1 in. indiameter, the makers claim there is nodanger from over-measures or under-measures. No rules or yardsticks arerequired, and the meter is always readyfor use when needed. The meter, it is. The Gant Meter. said, is easy to operate. Simply feed thethread material to be measured into themachine and pu


. Hardware merchandising March-June 1917. CANADIAN HARDWAREMEN THE GANT METER The Gant meter, for measuring rope,wire cable, insulated wire, garden hose,tubing, etc., is offered to the trade byJohn E. Chumbley & Co., Nashville,Tenn. By using this meter, which willmeasure any size from % in. to 1 in. indiameter, the makers claim there is nodanger from over-measures or under-measures. No rules or yardsticks arerequired, and the meter is always readyfor use when needed. The meter, it is. The Gant Meter. said, is easy to operate. Simply feed thethread material to be measured into themachine and pull. The indicator on thedial registers accurately to the fractionof a foot up to 100 feet, at which timethe machine automatically clears base is a single piece heavy cast-ing, size 8 inches x 3% inches. The bodyis a single casting, size 7 in. x 3%, in. x3 in. The gears are brass spur, Vs The rope wheel is 1 in. face, 2 , 170 cut teeth to grip rope. Themachine, it is said, can also be made tohandle automobile brake lining of anythickness up to 3% in. in witdh. RIXSON DOOR CHECK Toronto Lock Mfg. Company, Toronto,Can., is manufacturing and marketing inCanada the Rixson door check and springfor which several important and ex-clusive features are claimed. The makersstate that the check, which is fully guar-anteed in every respect, is built aroundtwo essentials—simplicity and has no lefts or rights, and may be ap-plied to either right


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