. Hardware merchandising January-June 1900. paints, suchas the Elephant, Prism and Stagbrands have been advanced to $ ; theirextra grade floor paints to $, and theirstandard grades to $1 per gal. The reason given for these advances isthe rise in the price of turpentine, oil, lead,zinc, and tin cans. Since Elephant paints were $1, lead has advanced 2c. perlb., zinc ij^c. per lb., linseed oil 18c. pergal , turpentine 20c. per gal., and tin cansaverage an advance of 4c. per gal. Thisadvance, they state, would be equivalent to28c. per gal. Therefore, they claim, as the price is nowbut $
. Hardware merchandising January-June 1900. paints, suchas the Elephant, Prism and Stagbrands have been advanced to $ ; theirextra grade floor paints to $, and theirstandard grades to $1 per gal. The reason given for these advances isthe rise in the price of turpentine, oil, lead,zinc, and tin cans. Since Elephant paints were $1, lead has advanced 2c. perlb., zinc ij^c. per lb., linseed oil 18c. pergal , turpentine 20c. per gal., and tin cansaverage an advance of 4c. per gal. Thisadvance, they state, would be equivalent to28c. per gal. Therefore, they claim, as the price is nowbut $ per gal , and the quality is of ashigh standard as before, their paints arerelatively cheaper than when the price ofmaterials made it possible to produce themat $ 1 per gal. NEW INVENTIONS. Below will be found a list of patentsrecently granted by the Canadian andUnited States Governments, through theagency of Marion & Marion, solicitors ofpatents and experts, New York Life Building,Montreal. Canada.—65755, Pierre Alp. Trotier, The Adams Register. Vincent de Paul, , cigar vendingmachine ; 65757, George A. Smith, Alberni,, baby carriage spring ; 65777, JamesM. Dorsey, Toronto, Ohio, , churnpower ; 65785, Henry G. Smith, Che-mainus, , attachment for wagon gear. United States.—640455, James Drink-water, Winchester, Ont., nut lock ; 640702,James W. Rogers, Asotin, Washington,driving mechanism for bicycles ; 640754,Delphis Denis, St. Benoit, , potatodigger ; 640817, Wm. P. Rundle and Jas.
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