Hardware merchandising January-June 1897 . utlery isarranged directly around the skylight. This is a point that dealersshould put away for reference, as the light shows up the goods soclearly. The second floor is used entirely for the stock of cleanboxed hardware of all descriptions. In the rear, separated from therest of the flat by a glass partition, is a large stock room for the front of the flat is the usual office and desk for the menin charge of the flat. The third flat is used entirely for the stockof all kinds of loose or bulky hardware, goods that cant be shownin clean pack
Hardware merchandising January-June 1897 . utlery isarranged directly around the skylight. This is a point that dealersshould put away for reference, as the light shows up the goods soclearly. The second floor is used entirely for the stock of cleanboxed hardware of all descriptions. In the rear, separated from therest of the flat by a glass partition, is a large stock room for the front of the flat is the usual office and desk for the menin charge of the flat. The third flat is used entirely for the stockof all kinds of loose or bulky hardware, goods that cant be shownin clean packages. The top flat is taken up with the reserve ofunpacked goods. In the basement is stored the coarse heavyhardware. There is an hydraulic elevator connecting all the flats with theshipping room, and another good idea is the commodious cupboards provided for the representatives of the different a traveler is in off the road his samples are placed in theseand he can get at them handily without delving down into Dorken Bros & Co.—Import and Book-keepers Office. Taken from top to bottom, the establishment is a speakingexample of enconomizing space, a great advantage in a wholesalehardware warehouse. THE HARDWARE AND METAL MERCHANT 51 Are the Files thatWill File BECAUSE they are manu-factured from thebest grades ofCrucible CastSteel, and conse-quently are dur-able and reliable.
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