Canadian wood products industries . and the down cushion shouldalso be four inches, so that the entire back, as shownin Fig. 124, is about eight inches thick over all. A soft coating of hair is laid over the entire may be confined under a muslin covering or itmay be kept in place by the down cushion, which, asshown in Fig. 123, can be sewn to the stitched edge,it having been first fitted and filled in the manner al-ready described in connection with other chairs. Tlic completed chair, shown in Fig. 124, gives theappearance of the chair finished by welting. Theluxurious character of t
Canadian wood products industries . and the down cushion shouldalso be four inches, so that the entire back, as shownin Fig. 124, is about eight inches thick over all. A soft coating of hair is laid over the entire may be confined under a muslin covering or itmay be kept in place by the down cushion, which, asshown in Fig. 123, can be sewn to the stitched edge,it having been first fitted and filled in the manner al-ready described in connection with other chairs. Tlic completed chair, shown in Fig. 124, gives theappearance of the chair finished by welting. Theluxurious character of the upholstering is suggestedby its appearance of double and triple cushioning aswell as by its unusual size. (To be continued.) Buying Burlap by the Pound Many Interesting Questions Discussed at RecentMeeting of Upholsterers Association r\ he National Association of Upholstered FurnitureManufacturers held a mass meeting in Chicago re-cently at which a number of unusually interestin-rtopics were discussed. All subjects on the agenda. 72 Canadian Woodworker and Furniture Manufacturer were Frankly and fully thrashed out and in most casesdefinite conclusions w ere reached. W hen the question of free samples of upholster-ing fabrics was brought up, it was recommendedthat all manufacturers of upholstered furniture confinetheir samples to pieces 6 in. x 6 in. If larger samplesare required they are to be furnished to the dealersactual cost. It was brought out that many uphol-sterers are sending out samples as large as 24 inchessquare, which is a very costly method of promotingsales. President Gorrell, in reciting his experience,Stated that 34 sample books recently made for cus-tomers cost him slightly in excess of $1,000., and thathis records showed that for every $100,000. worth ofmerchandise sold the samples cost in the neighbor-hood of $1,000. From this it will be seen that theuncontrolled distribution of large samples costs themanufacturer a considerable sum each year. Discourage B
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