April, 1910 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



147 



ALWAYS ASK FOR 



"Hamilton Made** 

 Garden Hose 



And Look for that Mark 

 on the Hose 



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What garden hose ought to be. 



GARDEN HOSE ought to be tight, so as not to leak; it ought to be strong, 

 so that it will stand pressure; it ought, to be stiff and springy, so that it will not 

 "kink"; it ought to be tough, so as to stand wear. And it ought to be tested, so 

 that the maker may know before it leaves his factory that it is ALL it ought to be. 

 In garden hose, quality is the vital point. You can't tell the quality of rubber by 

 sight or feeling. Your best security is the NAME OF THE MAKER. 

 Garden hose has been for many years a specialty of this company. Every 

 method and process has been thoroughly tested, and every real improvement 

 adopted. HAMILTON-MADE HOSE is made by our old, slow process, 

 which produces such tough, springy, lasting hose. An inner tube of pure "live" 

 rubber is wrapped with layer after layer of close- woven duck, all vulcanized tight 

 together. Over this is put a strong, tough outer cover, like the sole of a shoe, to 

 take the wear. 



And then, after being well seasoned, every foot of it is tested under tre- 

 mendous hydraulic pressure — 500, 600, even 700 pounds to the square inch. 

 (Even in steam boilers the pressure is rarely as much as 200 pounds.) If any 

 defect shows, that length is rejected. 



This old-fashioned, slow method makes hose that no quick, made-by-the- 



mile process can equal for strength, toughness, and durability. It has given 



HAMILTON-MADE HOSE the highest reputation for quality and real economy. 



Which is cheaper — to buy low-priced hose and pay for a new lot every year, 



or to pay a little more at first and get HAMILTON-MADE HOSE ?' 



Sold by Dealers Everywhere 



If your dealer has not HAMILTON-MADE HOSE on hand, we will deliver to you any- 

 where in the United States, freight prepaid, 50-foot lengths of our highest-grade hose, 

 complete with standard brass couplings, for the regular price, $12.50 each length. 



This splendid hose stands a pressure of 750 pounds to the square inch, and while it is our 

 highest-priced garden hose, it lasts so long that it is in reality probably the cheapest hose made. 



If you want a hose of a different grade, write us for samples, and the names of dealers 

 near you. 



Hamilton Rubber Manufacturing Co., Trenton, New Jersey 



THERE'S a Hamilton-Made Hose for 

 every use and every pressure, at 10 to 

 25 cents a foot, each kind made better 

 than is necessary to meet the requirements 

 for that use. Whatever kind or grade of 

 hose you need, ask the dealer for Hamilton- 

 Made, and you will be sure of getting the 

 best hose of that grade that can be bought. 



Below are shown the marks on 

 some of the leading grades of Hamil- 

 ton-Made Hose. The names "Ken- 

 more," "Progress," etc., designate 

 the different grades, but you will note 

 that EVERY grade bears the mark 



HAMILTON-MADE " 



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