Let the Light of Your Home be Electric Light 



There's no other light that's so dependable, no other that so ^«* 

 closely resembles daylight. And, then, think of the convenience 

 of it — no bothering with daily lamp-filling, no tampering with gas tanks 

 and piping, no matches, no danger or fuss. 



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Electric light for your country home is always available by simply turning- 

 a switch, when you have an individual Electric Lighting Plant equipped with 



®¥ "Gblorifce Hccumulator 



These individual Electric Lighting Plants are inexpensive, easily installed and simple in operation 



They consist of a small gas engine, a dynamo, a simple switchboard and the * l CblottdC SccumulatOt " 



This latter is the same battery, on a small scale, as those used in the largest municipal lighting 



stations. It is a battery of long life and that can be easily cared for. It completely eliminates the 



old necessity of running your engine whenever light is required, as the running of the engine 



and dynamo in connection with it, for only a few hours occasionally enables it to store up 



enough light for house and grounds to last for some time. 



Consider the delightful luxury of such a system for your country house. Light is a prime 

 factor in the home — surely it is worth while to have it in its most convenient, brilliant and 

 modern form. 



Write our nearest Sales Office to-day for our interesting book " Electricity for Country 

 Places," and learn more about the dependability and economy of these electric plants. 

 It's a duty that you owe to yourself, your family and your guests. 



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CONCRETE POTTERY AND GARDEN EURNITURE 



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By RALPH C. DAVISON 





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HIS book describes in detail in a 

 most practical manner the var- 

 ious methods of casting concrete 

 for ornamental and useful pur- 

 poses and covers the entire field 

 of ornamental concrete work. It tells 

 how to make all kinds of concrete vases, 

 ornamental flower pots, concrete pedes- 

 tals, concrete benches, concrete fences, 

 etc. Full practical instructions are given 

 for constructing and finishing the differ- 

 ent kinds of molds, making the wire 

 forms or frames, selecting and mixing 

 the ingredients, covering the wire frames 

 and modeling the cement mortar into 

 form, and casting and finishing the 

 various objects. With the information 

 given in this book any handyman or 

 novice can make many useful and ornamental objects of cement 

 for the adornment of the home or garden . The author has taken for 

 granted that the reader knows nothing whatever about the material, 

 and has explained each progressive step in the various operations 

 throughout in detail. These directions have been supplemented 

 with many half-tone and line illustrations which are so clear that 

 no one can possibly misunderstand them. The amateur craftsman 

 who has been working in clay will especially appreciate the adapt- 

 ability of concrete for pottery work inasmuch as it is a cold process 

 throughout, thus doing away with the necessity of kiln firing which 

 is necessary with the former material. The information on color 

 work alone is worth many times the cost of the book inasmuch as 

 there is little known on the subject and there is a large growing de- 

 mand for this class of work. Following is a list of the chapters 

 which will give a general idea of the broad character of the work. 



I. Making Wire Formi or Frames. 

 II. Covering the Wire Frames and Mod- 

 eling the Cement Mortar into Form. 



III. Plaster Molds for Simple Forms. 



IV. Plaster Molds for Objects having 

 Carved Outlines. 



V. Combination of Casting and Model- 

 ing — An Egyptian Vase. 

 VI. Glae Molds. 

 VII. Colored Cements and Methods Used 

 for Producing Designs with same. 

 16 mo. 5Vitl7V2 inches, 196 pages, 140 illustrations, price $1.50 postpaid 



This book is well gotten up, is printed on coated paper and a- 

 boonda in handsome illustrations which clearly show the unlimited 

 . oilities of ornamentation in concrete. 



MUNN & CO., Inc., Publishers 



VIII. Selection of Aggregates. 



IX. Wooden Molds — Ornamental Flower 

 Pots Modeled byHand and Inlaid with 

 Colored Tile. 

 X. Concrete Pedestals. 

 XI. Concrete Benches. 

 XII. Concrete Fences. 

 XIII. Miscellaneous, including Tools, 

 Water proofing and Reinforcing. 



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NEW YORK 



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PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY? 



Are your gardens and grounds public or private property? Are they 

 fenced in for your own use, or wide open for human and animal tres- 

 pass? For perfect protection without the seclusion of wall or high 

 hedge, use 



Excelsior " Rust-Proof " Fences 



These fences are light and graceful in appearance, though possessing 

 great strength. They do not obstruct the view, yet afford all necessary 

 protection. The "Rust-Proof" coating of pure zinc, put on after the 

 fence is made, renders it proof against rust in any climate. No painting 

 is required. It is economy to erect Excelsior "Rust-Proof" Fences in 

 the beginning. You surely will in the end. Buy from any hardware 

 dealer. 



Write to the Factory for illustrated catalog "E" 

 and sample showing "Rust-Proof " pro ess. 



WRIGHT WIRE COMPANY 



Worcester, Massachusetts 



