July, 1905 



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ton boilers, the improved type of which is 

 shown in the accompanying engraving, are 

 made of steel, with the best charcoal wrought 

 iron tubes ; the shell being one-quarter inch 

 thick, and the heads five-sixteenths inch thick 

 of the best flange steel, of 50,000 pounds ten- 

 sile strength, thus insuring safety and dura- 

 bility. 



That a persistent improvement marks the 

 work of this firm is shown by the evolution of 

 types in its nearly fifty boilers for use with dif- 

 ferent kinds of coal. Such a record certifies 

 the brand, and indicates its aim is to so con- 

 struct as to corroborate the judgment of both 

 maker and user of steam and hot water heat- 

 ing apparatus. All of the several parts of the 

 new line of Gorton boilers are clearly illus- 

 trated in the booklet, which also gives prices, 

 ratings and other information of interest to 

 steamfitters and heating contractors. Copies, 

 we understand, will be gladly furnished for 

 the asking. 



Toilet Powder 



Perhaps, on the whole and in the long 

 run, there is no article for close personal use 

 in the choice of which so much judgment 

 should be exercised as in that of toilet powder. 

 When the selection bears the hygienic recom- 

 mendation of physicians and the practical sanc- 

 tion of nurses, the user feels that the luxury 

 grows into a necessity. In these days of imita- 

 tion and substitution, when there are so many 

 inferior preparations on the market, the pro- 

 tection and aid just mentioned should be suf- 

 ficient to keep purchasers on guard to get the 

 best. Highly-scented toilet powders are so 

 numerous as to be a continual source of danger. 

 Such inferior products will often do permanent 

 injun - to a delicate skin. It is wise never to 

 take chances with an unknown article. Be 

 sure, rather, to insist upon a trade-marked 

 product of recognized merit. With toilet 

 powder, as with most other lines of goods, it 

 is safer to trust an old-established house, with 

 years of experience and a reputation for mak- 

 ing only the purest and most efficacious. Men- 

 nen's Toilet Powder is a trade-marked article, 

 and is generally received as a composition im- 

 possible to improve upon. The absolute purity 

 of its ingredients and their painstaking hand- 

 ling have given the product of the Mermen 

 Company a uniform and unsurpassed, quality 

 of excellence. The trade-mark is Mermen's 

 face, and it is on even' box-cover of the gen- 

 uine. It is understood that more than 1 1,000,- 

 000 boxes were sold in 1904, the extent of its 

 adoption ranging from the household to U. S. 

 Government use for both army and navy. 



Heaters, Radiators and Specialties 



The old house of the Thatcher Furnace 

 Company has changed its address from No. 

 240 Water Street to Nos. 110-116 Beekman 

 Street, New York, N. Y. Fifty-five years is 

 not a trifling space of time in the life of an 

 industry, and when an item of interest occurs 

 in such a record we take especial pleasure in 

 mentioning it. Without inaugurating any ma- 

 terial change in its well established business, 

 the move spells that better times need better 

 conveniences in space and location. This firm 

 is perfectly equipped to build up and sustain 

 its model system of heating. With a strong 

 expert at its heal in the works at Newark, 

 N. J., the battle of the caliber of furnaces, 

 ranges and boilers has never gone against the 

 simple and efficient construction of these ap- 

 paratus, now to be seen at the new premises. 

 Prominent in this exposition stands the 

 " Thatcher " steam heater represented by the 

 accompanying illustration. It has two bridge 

 wall sections, and is furnished with steam 

 gage, fire tools, cleansing brushes, water col- 



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marked in red, on a bundle of Galvanized Sheets, 

 means much to every metal worker. 



It stands for a tough, pliable, easy working 

 sheet, made from the very best iron ; it stands for 

 a perfect coating, well amalgamated with the base 

 plate, a coating which neither breaks nor scales 

 when the sheet is bent or doubled; it stands for 

 long life, for most efficient service, and for unsur- 

 passed protection. 



Apollo Best Bloom Galvanized Sheets sell 

 because they excel; they are and always will be 

 the worthy favorite of all sheet metal workers. 



If you do not have a Weight Card, write to 

 W. C. Cronemeyer, Advertising 'Agent, and one 

 will be sent you. 



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Sheet ®> Tin Plate Company 



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"BALL-BEARING" 



Grand Rapifls 



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PULLETS 



Are sold Direct to Build- 

 ers. Contractors and Mills 



at prfres under the com- 

 mon, ordinary goods. 



If you make ten or ten thousand window frames, we can save you money 

 and give you a superior sash pulley. We are the largest sash pulley makers in 

 the world. We ship direct, or through dealers and jobbers everywhere. 



Write for catalogue and free samples and prices on half-gross, gross, barrel 

 or any cmantity. Direct from the makers to you. Inquiries welcome. 



GRAND RAPIDS HARDWARE CO. 



17 PEARL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



