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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



July, 1905 



Glenny's 

 Auxiliary Ironing Board 



Cuts down the laundry l>ills. Can l>e instantly 

 and easily attached to regular ironing board or 

 table, and is the best thing ever produced for 

 bringing out those desirable effects in 

 shirt waists, ladies' clothing and chil- 

 dren's suits. For ironing sleeves there 

 is nothing better. 



If you own an Jruxiliary Ironing 

 Board the laundress will have no ex- 

 cuse fornot ironing your clothes exactly 

 as you wish them. Nicely made from 

 hard Avood, with rounded edges. Metal 

 parts are aluminum finished. 



Retails everywhere for 50 Cts. 



SPECIAL OFFER : 



Send us the name of a house-furnish- 

 ing dealer whom you positively know 

 by inquiry doesn't have these boards 

 in stock or on order, mention this publi- 

 cation, and we will send you, absolutely 

 FREE, a household convenience which 

 retails everywhere for 25 Cents. 



Monday and Tuesday Booklet 

 on request 



W. H. GLENNY & CO. 



Specialty Mfg. Dept. 

 ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



"My mother says that with 

 her new ironing board she can 

 iron my clothes bo they fit, 

 and she knows." 



8o-Page Illustrated Catalogue of over 250 

 Designs of Superior 



WeatherVanes,Tower Ornaments 

 Church Crosses, Copper Finials,Ek. 



mailed to any address for 2-cent 

 stamp — half the postage 



TW TONFS Manufacturer 22 Burling Slip and 



i.w.juru::>, manufacturer, , g0 Front street, N.Y. 



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Butcher's 



Boston Polish 



the best finish wade for FLOORS, 

 Interior Woodwork and 

 Furniture. 



Not brittle ; will neither scratch nor 

 deface like shellac or varnish. Is 

 not soft and sticky like beeswax. Perfectly transparent, 

 preserving the natural color and beauty of ihe -wood, 

 Without doubt the mrst economical and satisfactory 

 Polish known for Hardwooi> Floors. 



For Sale by Dealers in Paints, Hardware 

 and House- Furnishings. 



Send for our FREE BOOKLET telling of the many 



advantages of BUTCHER'S BOSTON POLISH. 



THE BUTCHER POLISH CO., 35C Atlantic Ave, Boston, Mass. 



Hill- Nft % Ppvh/pr is a superior finish for 

 ViUr l\0. O KeVIVer kitchen and piazza floors. 



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Van Dorn 

 Iron Works Co. 



CLEVELAND 



Prison, House, 



and Stable Work, 

 Joist Hangers, 

 Lawn Furniture, 

 Fencing, Etc, 



OHIO. 



F>ATENTEO 



Standing Seam 

 ROOF IRONS 



Clinch right through the 

 standing seam of metal roofs. 

 No rails are needed unless 

 desired. We make a similar 

 one for slate roofs :: :: 



SEND FOR CIRCULAR 



BERGER BROS. CO. 



PH IL-ADEL-PHIA 



ing the space above and below the fable as a 

 convenient place for the food stuffs and utensils 



used in every day kitchen work. £i,(x>o for 

 the best design, $500 for the second best de- 

 sign, and :fooo for the third best design. 



"Judges: Joseph Freedlander, architect, New- 

 York City; Jules Guerin, artist, New York 

 City; W. J. Beauley, architect, Chicago, 111. 

 It is intended to publish the aw aid of the 

 judges in a first-class architectural journal, 

 and also a number of the best plans submitted, 

 in order that the merits of the competition may 

 be understood by the public. Drawings must 

 be on the scale of three-quarters of an inch to 

 the foot. They may be in line or in wash, 

 in black and white or in color, according to 

 the preference of the designers. All drawings 

 will become the property of the donors of the 

 prizes. Transportation charges must be pre- 

 paid on all designs. All designs must be ad- 

 dressed to G. P. McDougall & Son, Indian- 

 apolis, Ind., U. S. A. 



"Each competitor must submit: (1) Care- 

 fully drawn floor plan showing location of 

 doors to rear, to pantry, to dining-room, plac- 

 ing of windows, arrangement of range, sink, 

 ice-box, kitchen cabinet, etc. If any necessary 

 convenience is placed outside the kitchen, its 

 position must be indicated on the plan. (2) 

 Carefully drawn elevations of four sides of 

 kitchen. (3) Carefully drawn perspective and 

 elevation of side containing the cabinet. The 

 shape and proportions of the cabinet should ac- 

 cord with his kitchen scheme. All necessary 

 sections should be indicated. (4) A. clear de- 

 scription of the kitchen and cabinet not ex- 

 ceeding seven hundred words. 



"Kitchens and kitchen furnishings are usually 

 ugly. In the revival of domestic art this part 

 of the house has as yet been overlooked. The 

 chief aim in offering these prizes is, first, to 

 draw out the best thought of the best designers 

 on kitchen conveniences; and, second, to give 

 the whole country the benefit of their thought. 

 The prizes have been made exceptionally gen- 

 erous in order to induce the busiest and most 

 skilful architects to take part in this compe- 

 tition. In the model kitchen the useful need 

 not exclude the agreeable. Ventilation must 

 be borne in mind ; the building .in of the range ; 

 the placing of windows both for light and for 

 decorative effect ; the treatment of woodwork ; 

 the use of such material for floor, walls or 

 table tops as has some special recommendation 

 for sanitation, cleanliness, durability or other 

 practical purpose. Suggestions for turniture 

 and for color scheme are in order. Above all 

 there should be borne in mind the possibility 



of IMPROVEMENT IN THE KITCHEN CABINET, 



that indispensable adjunct of the average kit- 

 chen. The ideal cabinet should present all 

 the housewife's requirements within easy reach 

 of her hand, and should have a full working 

 table surface. To save space, to save steps, 

 to save trouble is its threefold object. It 

 should not be cramped or crowded : all its 

 parts should work freely ; its proportions and 

 lines should be artistic. To assist competitors 

 a booklet showing the best kitchen cabinets 

 now being put out by the factory will be mailed 

 when requested. Please read. The Mc- 

 Dougall Idea is to lighten the labor of the 

 housewife, to make life easier for her, to save 

 her innumerable steps and unnecessary work. 

 Competition is open to all architects, drafts- 

 men, furniture designers, etc., residing in the 

 United States, Canada or Europe. The com- 

 petition will remain open until Aug. I, 1905.'' 

 These prize offers will bring ideas, plans and 

 suggestions to McDougall & Son from many 

 parts of the world, and we feel hopeful that 

 some of the best points not procurable from 

 any other source will be given our readers in 

 due time. We understand that already 

 sketches have been received from architects 

 and others, done in colors, ink and pencil. 



