June, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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collect, and in order 

 that the trap may 

 not dry out and fill 

 the garage with 

 sewer gas. The pit 

 is sometimes c o m- 

 b i n e d with the 

 washing table, 

 being then provided 

 with a grating, and 

 the drain acting to 

 carry away the wa- 

 ter from the table 

 with no fear of its 

 drying out from 

 time to time. As 

 the pit would natur- 

 ally be made of 

 concrete, it does 

 not become water 

 soaked, so its fre- 

 quent wettings will 

 not prevent its use 

 as a pit if necessary. 



A turntable is 

 often a great con- 

 venience, but if it is 

 possible to arrange 

 the doors so as to 

 obviate the necessity 

 of one, this is ad- 

 visable. The most 

 vicious source of 

 trouble with a turn- 

 table is that it pro- 

 v i d e s a drainage 

 spot for the collec- 

 tion of grease and 

 gasoline — two ma- 

 terials against which 

 the automobilist 

 must always take 

 the greatest pre- 

 caution. 



The heating 

 equipment, whether 

 of hot water or 

 steam, which seem 

 to be the only ra- 

 tional methods of 

 heating a garage, 

 must have its boiler 

 in a separate de- 

 tached room which 

 does not open into 

 the garage proper. 

 If a hot water heat- 

 ing system is used, 

 a non-freezing mix- 

 ture may be used in 

 it, thereby prevent- 

 ing the freezing of 

 pipes and conse- 

 quent troubles if the 

 fire is allowed to 

 go out during the 

 absence of the 

 chauffeur with the 

 machine. 



It is most impor- 



A Spacious Garage with Autos in Place 



Modest, but Ample 



The Workshop of a Large Garage 



tant that plenty of 

 safe light be pro- 

 vided, as the chauf- 

 feur is constantly 

 called upon to do re- 

 pair work at night. 

 and at all times the 

 presence of gener- 

 ous light is a great 

 help. Electricity is 

 the ideal light, and 

 it should be used 

 wherever possible. 

 Very satisfactory 

 lighting may be ob- 

 tained by inclosing 

 acetylene burners in 

 cages or lanterns 

 made of heavy 

 wired plate glass, 

 having ventilation 

 not into the garage 

 itself, but outside. 



In the garage 

 proper there should 

 be a sink with hot 

 and cold water, and 

 a workbench. This 

 workbench should 

 have an oiled top of 

 three-inch maple 

 plank. 



Woodwork of all 

 sorts should be 

 avoided as much as 

 possible in the ga- 

 rage. Very satisfac- 

 tory metal lockers, 

 with locks, with 

 enamel finish in 

 green, maroon, or 

 black, two feet 

 square and six feet 

 high, may be bought 

 for ten to fifteen 

 dollars each. 



In addition to a 

 complete equipment 

 of the usual ma- 

 chinist's tools, it is 

 desirable to provide 

 a small machine- 

 shop equipment. 

 This might com- 

 prise a small shaper 

 or planer and a ma- 

 chine lathe. The 

 power to drive the 

 machinery may be a 

 gasoline engine, but 

 should preferably 

 be an electric motor, 

 as the amount of 

 current used will be 

 very small, and all 

 aids will repay their 

 investment in better 

 service f r o m the 

 auto and decreased 

 cost of repairs. 



