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in multiples of |^-inch sizes from 2 inches to a total depth 

 of 21 inches. 



(2) A moulded top to go on top of the body section. 



(3) A plinth for the section or sections to stand upon. 



{4) Glazed drawers, from 2 inches to 5 inches deep over all, in 

 graduations of | inch. The actual space for eggs in each 

 drawer is about | inch less than the total depth over all. 



It will be seen that to a collector who is beginning to form a 

 collection a cabinet of this type is an invaluable accessory. How 

 many of us have, with a growing collection, had to scrap our first 

 cabinets to gain uniformity when the collection has outgrown 

 them ? How often, too, the second lot have had to be replaced 

 by a third, with all the attendant work of rearrangement. Finally, 

 how many collections are there that can boast of uniformity and 

 systematic arrangement throughout ? We think they could almost 

 be counted on the fingers. But with the multiple-unit system 

 all these difficulties disappear, and the man of moderate means 

 need not wait until he can afford to buy sufficient for his total 

 requirements. He can begin with one body section, a top and a 

 plinth ; and he can buy his drawers one by one to fill it if he so 

 desires. The makers aim at keeping a stock of these standard 

 drawers, and at maintaining always a minimum price which will 

 be kept as near as possible to what they hope will be the falling 

 cost of production. 



The accompanying photographs show a single body section 

 complete with top and plinth, and with the front shutter and 

 some of the drawers removed ; and two body sections also with 

 top and plinth, and with both front shutters in position. It will 

 be seen that three or more body sections can be superimposed 

 if so desired, or a new cabinet can be begun to stand next to the 

 first. The cabinet shown is flush-sided, but a complete end panel 

 can be fixed on the outside cabinet of a row. The carcase work 

 is of oak, and the drawers are of mahogany with an inside lipping 

 to allow of the cotton-wool being tucked in around the edge. This 

 lipping also allows for the stringing system of divisions inside the 

 drawer. This system was originally thought out and invented by 

 Major Sladen, and has since been adopted by other collectors. It 

 consists of stringing the drawer into the required size of square 

 very much hke a tennis racquet, the string being brought 

 higher or lower towards the glass, according to the size of the eggs. 



