Hardware merchandising September-December 1919 . resses are being largely used where the spin-ning lathe was formerly relied economizing of costs by standardiz-ing models and a nearer approach tomass production is going to give a not-able impetus to the Demand for Cups for CollectingLatex—Hollowware Trade An interesting branch of the industryis in the production of cups for collectinglatex from the rubber trees in foreignparts of the world. Enormous numbersof these cups were manufactured inBirmingham prior to the war, and anoutput of three to four million a yearwas not
Hardware merchandising September-December 1919 . resses are being largely used where the spin-ning lathe was formerly relied economizing of costs by standardiz-ing models and a nearer approach tomass production is going to give a not-able impetus to the Demand for Cups for CollectingLatex—Hollowware Trade An interesting branch of the industryis in the production of cups for collectinglatex from the rubber trees in foreignparts of the world. Enormous numbersof these cups were manufactured inBirmingham prior to the war, and anoutput of three to four million a yearwas not uncommon from single factories. The enameled hollowware trade ap-pears to be on a somewhat differentbasis. Prior to the war the Germansheld a dominating position in the trade,nine-tenths of the imports coming fromGermany, and it was estimated that theGerman were doing between half tothree-fourths of the business in thiscountry. Strenuous efforts are beingmade by British manufacturers to supplythe goods which were formerly boughtfroim American Flyer Mfg. American Flyer Mfg. Co., 196, Chicago, has issued a cataloguelisting the line of miniature railroadomanufactured by the firm. The catalogueis most attractively printed in colorsand is well illustrated. The pages are9 inches by 12, and contain much infor-mation regarding toys for boys. Readersof HARDWARE AND METAL, whodesire copies of the catalogue, may ob-tain same upon request. IVER JOHNSON BICYCLES Iver Johnson Bicycles—New Edi-tion, is the title of a neat catalogue,No. 20, just issued by this the caption, The Quick Way toAnywhere, the reader is introduced toadvantages possessed by the bicycle forthose living in suburban districts, inrural sections or in towns and follow various specifications, to-gether with illustrations of the variousmodels made by the company at itsFitchburg, Mass., plant, together withillustrated styles of saddles, handle barsand sundries. The new cata
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