Hardware merchandising October-December 1910 . is the apex of a rightcone and X A the side of the same, thebase of which, if drawn, would circum-scribe the plan C A E D; therefore, fromanv convenient center, as X of Fig. 150, c A Make the chord Z Y equal in length toone side, C D of the plan, and Y Jto the other side, D E of the plan, andso on, until the four sides of the basehave been set off. Draw Y X, J X, etc.,cutting the arc B U in the points F, S,etc. Then draw the chords B F F S,etc., thus completing the pattern.— Probert in American Artizan. MEETING PEDDLERS COMPETI-TION. Familiari
Hardware merchandising October-December 1910 . is the apex of a rightcone and X A the side of the same, thebase of which, if drawn, would circum-scribe the plan C A E D; therefore, fromanv convenient center, as X of Fig. 150, c A Make the chord Z Y equal in length toone side, C D of the plan, and Y Jto the other side, D E of the plan, andso on, until the four sides of the basehave been set off. Draw Y X, J X, etc.,cutting the arc B U in the points F, S,etc. Then draw the chords B F F S,etc., thus completing the pattern.— Probert in American Artizan. MEETING PEDDLERS COMPETI-TION. Familiarity with the roads immediatelysurrounding the town and a knowledgeof the financial condition of those wholive in the surrounding country admir-ably qualify the enterprising dealer tomake a drive for more stove business,says the Metal Worker, in arguing thatit is a good plan to drive through acountry with the delivery wagon whichhas been freshened up with paint readyfor the fall trade and with a picture ofa stove on each side on the These circulars should be left with thepeople visited and who want tim« toconsider making a purchase. The personal visit to the house natur-ally will bring the stove dealer into thekitchen to see the condition of the cook-ing apparatus already there. If it needsreplacing he can in many instances makea sale on the spot if he has come proper-ly prepared. Do What Range Peddler Has Done. A pair of horses hitched to the deliv-ery wagon can easily pull the man andone of his cheaper help as well as a goodheating stove of some type, either asquare parlor heater or an oak stove,and also one of the best class of rangeswhich he is offering to the trade. If hefinds a cook stove in such a dilapidatedcondition that it will not serve throughanother winter, it will frequently be asimple matter to secure permission todisconnect the old stove and set the newstove up in its place. In many instancesthis will be exactly what the steel rangepeddler has been d
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