Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1909 . eled cast iron wareto lose its identity and to assume anartistic form as much as possible. Theextreme cost will militate against theproduction of individual patterns ofenameled bath tubs, owing to the ex-pense of the patterns. This, however,is occasionally done for large hotelswhen competing against manufacturersof porcelain tubs to decrease the saleof these as much as possible, eventhough little or no profit is made onthe order. A compromise between the ordinaryroll rim and the under roll is shown inFig. 6, and is cheaper to manufactur
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1909 . eled cast iron wareto lose its identity and to assume anartistic form as much as possible. Theextreme cost will militate against theproduction of individual patterns ofenameled bath tubs, owing to the ex-pense of the patterns. This, however,is occasionally done for large hotelswhen competing against manufacturersof porcelain tubs to decrease the saleof these as much as possible, eventhough little or no profit is made onthe order. A compromise between the ordinaryroll rim and the under roll is shown inFig. 6, and is cheaper to manufacturethan the latter. The rims illustratedvary from the cheapest to the most ex- pensive, and the prices of the tubs arein proportion. The rims shown in and 5 are very popular and it cansafely be stated that more 3-inch rimtubs have been sold up to the presenttime than any other style. Thickness of Rim. By referring to Figs. 2 to 8, it willbe seen that the thickness of the metalgreatly increases as the rim leaves the tub. Tubs having 2 and. Fig. 13—Modern High Grade Bath Tub.
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