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Report on Implements at Preston. 
shelves are made with the grain running from groove to groove ; 
when wood is damped it swells across and not in the direction 
of the grain, hence these shelves are not liable to stick in the 
grooves. The shelves and boxes are all neatly made of 
American maple, a wood of greyish-white colour, of a very fine 
grain with a smooth surface, to which butter does not adhere as 
it does to most kinds of wood. 
Tlie Dairy Supply Company entered for Parcels Post a rect- 
angular outer case of wood with an inner cylindrical case of 
tin, together weighing 13 oz., price Ihd., to hold 2 lbs. of 
butter ; it is intended that grass or moss should be packed 
between the cases to keep the butter cool. 
The same Company entered for carriage by rail a deal box 
fitted with three trays, each tray to hold 10 lbs. of butter in 
pound or half-pound pats. Each tray has countersunk holes in 
it to receive the pats, and two side pieces for lifting. 
Thomas Faiocett and Co. entered for carriage by rail a box of 
pine, with metal corner-plates, stained and varnished outside, 
with four movable shelves. This box, when opened, smelt 
strongly of pine-resin, and would have flavoured any butter 
packed in it. The lid was intended to slide, but being cut the 
wrong way of the grain, it was difficult to move. For carriage 
by Parcels Post this firm exhibited, and obtained the prize of 
\l. for, some of Bethell's " Unique Folding Boxes." These 
are made of strong leather board, hinged with a double lining 
of brown linen ; attached to the body of the box is an adhesive 
cloth label, which is passed through a slit in the lid when 
closing, and affords special security for travelling. When not 
in use, the box folds quite flat, and is not likely to get broken. 
Fig. 13.— Box folded. 
Fig. 12. — Box complete, 
ready for foricardinfj. 
One dozen boxes, when folded, only occupy a depth of three 
inches. The largest-size box will take 6 lbs. of butter, and will 
then weigh less than 7 lbs. gross ; it costs 4s. Gr/. per dozen. 
Before putting it in the box, the butter should be folded in a 
sheet of grease-proof butter-paper, which a local grocer or 
stationer will supply in moderate quantity at \s. per lb. 
