

//<im////if Material* in Containers <>."> 



.avc tiinn so shaped that they may be stacked 

 or nteted one inside of another when not in uic. 



re is an even wider v.irlctv in racks, and 

 arc usually made especially for the work 

 c to do. They arc almost always used where 

 the material is delicate, as electric light bulbs, or 

 re the parts are polished and have a fine fin- 

 ch might be marred. These racks may 

 c the purposes, not only of carrying and pro- 

 i^ the articles, but also of positioning them 

 > enicntly, when they arc to be fed into ma- 

 chines. 



It will be remembered that Mr. Gantt stated 

 that you should have the material not only u-ht-n 

 want it and where you want it, but as you want 

 The racks may be made a great aid in this 

 last respect; and, where the quantities justify it, 

 they should be so built that the material is pre- 

 sented to the operative at the right height and in 

 the right position for convenient handling into 

 and out of the machines. They may also be ar- 

 ranged to accommodate a definite number, such 

 as 100, so that they serve the incidental purpose 

 of assisting in counting and keeping track of the 

 material. 



If there is varif 



containers, there is also variety in the transport- 

 ing devices. ! he simplest is the ordinary two- 

 t-leJ., two-handled truck with a projecting toe 

 which slips under the load. This is useful for 

 general purposes but inefficient for steadv, routine 

 Next, there is the four-wheeled platform 



