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inch above each of the lower corners of the panes, and others against tlie 

 lower edge of the pane to keep it from slipj^ing, are perhaps only second 

 to the points, as used above. •They hold very firmly to the sash bars, but 

 when repairing is necessary can be easily removed with a small pair of 

 pincers. 



We also used a patent point something like the bent triangular zinc 

 mentioned above. They are sold by J. H. Ives, Danbury, Conn., and are 

 inserted by means of a pair of pliers also patented. These points are 

 made from very thick zinc, and we are not very favorably impressed with 

 them thus far. Instead of pushing the fibres of the wood aside as the 

 common points do, they are so thick that they cut their way in, and as a 

 consequence are much less firmly fastened, and hold the glass much less 

 securely. 



Double-pointed carpet tacks can be used for this purpese, and if prop- 

 erly driven in, answer very well, one point being inserted against the 

 lower edge of the pane to prevent its sliding down. 



Double-pointed ; glazing points have been invented for this purpose. 

 They hold the glass securely when properly inserted, but unless consider- 

 able care is taken they will not hold the panes as well as a large, triangu- 

 lar zinc point with one corner bent over the edge. 



For panes butted together either with or without the glazing strips, and 

 for lapped panes not larger than 10x12, with a wire brad tp keep the pane 

 from sliding down, we are much pleased with the Diamond Points made 

 by Hibbard & McClary, Windsor, Vt., obtained by us from H. W. 

 Williams & Co., Batavia, 111. 





(Fig. U.— Diamond Point Driver.) 



They come glued together, one on top of the other, and on being placed 

 in the feed box of the driving machine (Fig. 11) can be inserted in the sash- 

 bars at the rate of one a second. The points are a trifle over a fourth of an 

 inch in length, and are driven half way into the sash-bars. For use when 

 glass is butted, or for glazing window sash, this machine and point are well 

 adapted. 



