XVI 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



May, 1913 



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M The Oi 



The Oriental Store 



You can shop 

 with us by 

 mail from 

 your home as 

 satisfactorily 

 as though 

 you person- 

 ally put- 

 chased in our 

 stote 



Comfortable Summer Chairs 



FROM Canton, China, come these artistic examples 

 of Oriental craftsmanship — "hour-glass chairs" — 

 suggesting in every line cool and restful repose. Graceful 

 in design, sanitary in construction and inexpensive in price. 

 The ideal chair for summer use. Woven by hand without 

 a nail in their entire construction — prices $4.50 to $12 



eacn - Send for Beautiful Booklet 



Illustrating in colors the va«ous designs of these unique 

 chairs, tabid- and stools. 



A-A-VANTINE-S-CO 



Boston 



Broadway and 1 8th Street 



NEW YORK 



Established 57 Years 



Philadelphia 



Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. 



will send you on receipt of 15-2 cent stamps a copy of 



"Character in Furniture" 



a de luxe book of romance and history of period furniture. Illustrated by 

 Rene Vincent. Their address is 



178 Canal Street 



Grand Rapids, Mich. 



HESSMiaOCKER 



The Only Modern, Sanitary 

 STEEL Medicine Cabinet 



or locker finished in snow-white, baked 

 everlasting enamel, inside and out. 

 Beautiful beveled mirror door. Nickel 

 plate brass trimmings. Steel or glass 

 shelves. 



Costs Less Than Wood 

 Never warps, shrinks, nor swells. Dust 

 and vermin proof, easily cleaned. 



Should Be In Every Bathroom 



Four styles — four sizes. To recess in 

 wall or to hang outside. Send for illus- 

 trated circular. 



The Recessed Steel HESS, 926 Tacoma Building, Chicago 

 Medicine Cabinet Makers of Steel Furnaces.— Free Booklet 



SPARK COILS 



Their Construction Simply Explained 



Scientific American Supplement 1514 tells 

 you how to make a coil for ^.is-en^ine- ignition. 



Scientific American Supplement 1522 explains 

 fully the construction of a jump-spark coil and condenser for gas- 

 engine ignition. 



Scientific American Supplement 1124 de- 

 scribes the coiistriK'lion of a 6-inch spark coil. 



Scientific American Supplement 10S7 gives 

 a full account of the making of an alternating current coil giving a 

 5-inch spark. 



Scientific American Supplement 1527 de- 

 scribes a 4-inch spark coil and condenser. 



Scientific American Supplement 1402 gives 

 data for the construction of coils of a definate length of spark. 

 The above-mentioned set of six papers will be supplied for 60 cents. 

 Any single copy will be mailed for 10 cents. 



MIJMV cfc COMPANY, Publishers 

 361 Broadway New York 



Conceal All Stains On 

 Old Cement Buildings 



and color them to match 

 any building stone — 



Write for the 



CHI-NAMEL BOOK 



" How to Beautify and Waterproof 

 Cement and Brick Houses," 



Contains color plates and full 



instructions — Free 



The Ohio Varnish Company 

 8604 Kinsman Rd., Cleveland, O. 



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engraved by Revere. Would consider 

 offer of $100.00 for it. L. 15. 



Wanted: Shall be glad to be put in com- 

 munication with any one having any early 

 American silver for sale; also wanted a 

 Lowestoft set, or separate pieces, if desir- 

 able. T. M. 



Offered: An early English sampler of ex- 

 quisite workmanship. Date 1797. Let- 

 tered only, but letters of extreme beauty 



and interest. R. V. 



Wanted: Italian majolica albarella for 

 holding Basil. L. P. R. 



Wanted: I am forming a collection of 

 early engravings of the leading colleges. 

 Shall be glad to have submitted to me 

 engravings of college views published 

 prior to 1850. X. Y. Z. 



Wanted: Boxes, cases, etc., of Persian 

 lacquer with flowered design. G. C. 



Offered: Antique marble font consisting 

 of carved capital of Corinthian column 

 formerly in the Stanford White collec- 

 tion. W. S. B. 



Wanted: Old prints relating to the .his- 

 tory of the post. C. E. 



Offered: Early English sampler. S. M. 

 Wanted: American sampler dated before 

 1701. G. C. 



Exchange: Photographs of privately 

 owned paintings by the old masters 

 (Italian). N. V. R. 



Wanted: Early railroad tickets. Material 

 bearing on early railroads (before 1850). 



A. H. 



Wanted: Old-fashioned secretary, dating 

 about 1800. W. K. 



Wanted: Copy of miniature book in two 

 volumes, "Diamond Songster," printed 

 early in the nineteenth century. T. L. 



Offered: Interesting medals. Continental 

 paper money. L. S. M. 



Wanted: Some of the first editions of Ed- 

 gar Allen Poe. N. O. O. 



Wanted: Books, autographs and prints 

 relating to Whitman. " T. S. B. 



Offered: Genuine piece of Continental 

 paper money printed by Benjamin Frank- 

 lin and containing his imprint. H. C. P. 



Wanted: Early English glass tumbler 

 decorated with a pastoral scene in enam- 

 eled colors. R. C. 



Wanted: Miniature books in all lan- 

 guages, particularly a copy of The Dia- 

 mond Songster in two volumes, printed 

 early in the Nineteenth Century. K. L. 



Exchange: Will exchange my duplicate 

 books on numismatics for works on this 

 subject not in my collection. N. V. R. 



Wanted: Copy of Wyon's Medal com- 

 memorating visit of Queen Victoria to 

 the Corporation of London. N. E. R. 



Wanted: Objects in straw mosaic. 



A. R. D. 



Wanted: Old envelopes bearing untorn 

 cancelled United States postage stamps 

 before 1860. J. L. ; 



Offered: Venetian Wedding box. Inlaid. 

 Six feet long, two claw feet in front. 

 Plain supports at back. Probably 16th 

 century. F. A. 



Wanted: Old Mexican pottery. C. R. 



Offered: Old-fashioned bedstead. Wj 





HERE are draperies and up- 

 holsteries to suit each room 

 in your home. The fabrics are 

 full of artistic quality, yet surprisingly 

 inexpensive. 

 Reproductions of stuffs found in fa- 

 mous paintings by old masters. Faith- 

 ful copies of rare pieces from the 

 Chateau de Blois, Musee Royaux de 

 Bruxelles, and the South Kensington 

 Museum. Also eight light-weight 

 casement clolhs, all 



Guaranteed Color-Fast 



Ask your dealer for our book, 



"Draping the Home," showing a 



variety of practical interiors in color ; 



or write us for it. 



ORINOKA MILLS 



215 Fourth Ave., New York City 



These goods are guaranteed absolutely 

 fadeless. If color changes from exposure to 

 the sunlight or from washing, the merchant 

 is hereby authorized to replace them with 

 new goods or refund the purchase price. 



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Sicilien, 

 XII Century. 



JSattoual 



$fjoto=€ngratring 



Company 



Established IS 



Designers and 

 Engravers for 

 all Artistic, 

 Scientific and 

 Illustrative 

 Purposes 



Engravers of "American 

 Homes and Gardens." 



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