. Hardware merchandising March-June 1915 . Placing bottoms on pails. June 21). 1915. II A R D W A R E A N I.) M E T A L 35. Inserting wire band on rim of pail. ticklish one. The man who is galvanizingtakes the pail on a rod and lowers it intothe molten spelter, allowing it to staythere for a moment or two. Meanwhile,with the other hand he is perpetuallystirring the surface, so that it may bekept clean, and no oxidizing can takeplace on the pail. After the pail hasbeen soaked for a moment or two it islifted out, and set down carefully on astone, a bright, glittering thing. There is method in tl
. Hardware merchandising March-June 1915 . Placing bottoms on pails. June 21). 1915. II A R D W A R E A N I.) M E T A L 35. Inserting wire band on rim of pail. ticklish one. The man who is galvanizingtakes the pail on a rod and lowers it intothe molten spelter, allowing it to staythere for a moment or two. Meanwhile,with the other hand he is perpetuallystirring the surface, so that it may bekept clean, and no oxidizing can takeplace on the pail. After the pail hasbeen soaked for a moment or two it islifted out, and set down carefully on astone, a bright, glittering thing. There is method in tlie way in whichthe pail is allowed to stand. It is soplaced, when it comes out from the spelt-er, that the metal runs into all the the spelter possible thus adheres tothe pail, and it becomes completelywatertight. As the pail, second by second, getscooler a wonderful transformation takesplace. The bright and shingling metal(?rv-^talres and spangles as it sets coolerand cooler, and the result is the spangledappearance that the pail has when it isbought in the store. It is fascinating towatch this spangling
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