February, 1923 
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Always a Luxury 
Now also an Economy 
No amount of costly decorations or furnishings can 
possibly give your home the atmosphere of charm and 
elegance that emanates from fine oak floors. Modern 
methods have made them an economy as well as a 
luxury—a rare exception to the rule. Once found only 
in expensive homes, now they are within the reach of 
all. If you can afford to build or remodel you can afford 
Oak Floors—beautiful, durable, easy to clean, dustless 
—making home more healthful and livable. 
Oak Floors Cost Less Than Carpeted Floors 
You may be surprised to learn that they cost less than 
ordinary floors, plus the unwieldy, unsanitary carpets 
they are so largely displacing. 
Buildings of any kind with Oak Floors sell or rent 
for 25 % more. Hence they are an investment for your 
descendants. 
Good for a Century 
Properly waxed or varnished Oak Floors improve 
with age and use. Many old time mansions have Oak 
Floors that have passed the century mark. 
Then, too, Oak Floors can be stained and re-stained 
in a wide range of tones from the usual golden brown 
to a beautiful silver gray, to suit any color scheme. 
Oak Floors Over Old Floors 
For remodelling, there is a special thickness of Oak 
Flooring (£4 of an inch) which goes right on top of old 
floors. It costs less than the other thicknesses. 
Two interesting booklets about Oak Floors, in colors, 
will be mailed to you free, upon request. 
OAK FLOORING ADVERTISING BUREAU 
1047 Ashland Block, Chicago, Illinois 
In that home The Du Barry Knob 
This graceful knob 
which matches the lever 
handle, may be used on 
one side of a French door, 
or on both sides of pas¬ 
sage doors throughout 
. the home. There are 
hardware must izfsrdrxzt 
in the Du Barry design. 
be harmonious and secure! 
B UT Sargent Hardware is more than so much 
brass or bronze applied to windows and doors! 
It is a finely decorative thing, capable of making a 
beautiful interior more beautiful, of carrying out the 
architectural scheme of the home. 
Consider, for instance, the graceful Sargent lever 
handle illustrated in the Du Barry, a Louis XVI 
design. This handle is admirably used on the popu¬ 
lar double French doors or on French windows. It 
connects with the Sargent “easy spring” lock set for 
interior doors—a triumph of the locksmith’s skill. 
All of your home—outside and inside, upstairs and 
down—will be made more secure and better looking 
by the proper Sargent Hardware. Send for the 
Sargent Book of Designs and select Sargent Hard¬ 
ware with your architect. 
SARGENT & COMPANY 
31 Water Street New Haven, Conn. 
SARGENT DAY and NIGHT LATCHES 
Provide the needed security on entrance doors of 
dwellings, apartment houses, stores and offices, 
where present locks are not adequate. The handy 
push-button stop, to dead-lock the latch bolt or 
hold it back as desired, is an exclusive feature. 
