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merican Agriculturist, February 9, 1924 
PATTERN NO. 550 
IS SHOWN BELOW 
GOLD 
SEAL 
GUARANTEE 
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED 
OR YOUR MONEY BATE 
\ REMOVE SEAL WITH S 
BAM? aom S 
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with 
Coupon 
Brings 4 Congoleum Rugs 
for Less than the Price of One 
Ours Is the Only House in America That Can Make You An Offer Like This. 
One full room-size 9x12 ft. Congoleum Gold Seal Art Rug and a gift of three extra 
smallrugsto match! Your choice of two of the loveliestCongoleum patterns ever produced!' 
live or what your circumstances may be, you are wel¬ 
come to credit here. 
We will send you either pattern in any size you 
select for only one dollar pinned to the coupon below. We 
will send your order on thirty day’s free trial. We will include one 
or more companion rugs extra according to the size of the big rug 
you select. Each companion rug measures 18x36 inches. If you are 
entirely pleased, we will allow you a whole year’s time to pay. 
But even that is not all. Each pattern comes m five sizes. 
With all the sizes our offer guarantees a lower price and one or more com* 
panion rugs included, entirely as an extra gift. 
Never has anyone brought you an offer like this. We may 
never be able to repeat it We do not know when we will have to withdraw 
it. We do not show this wonderful offer even in our own regular catalog. 
This offer is open to everybody now. No matter where you 
The Universal Rug—for Every Room in the Home 
Sent on Approval - Credit Without Asking—Year to Pay 
Nearly everybody knows all about genuine Gold Seal Congoleum Art Rugs. Most every magazine 
and newspaper carries the message of this national floor covering. Good merchants are proud to display them. Most 
every housewife is familiar with them and wants them. 
They offer all the artistic and colorful beauty of woven 
rugs. You don’t have to tire yourself beating dust and dirt out of 
them. Swish a damp mop over their smooth, waterproof surface, and 
in just a jiffy they are spotlessly clean. 
They lie flat from the first moment without fastening. 
They never curl up or kick up at edges or corners. Noneedtotackor 
fasten them down. Dirt cannot accumulate underneath. 
Mud, ashes, grit or dust cannot “grind into” a Congoleum Gold 
Seal Art Rug. You never have to send it to_ the cleaners. It will 
Small 
rugs are a 
perfect match 
not stain and is not marred or hurt by spilling of hot liquids. 
People of taste and judgment are glad to use genuine Gold 
Seal Congoleum Rugs in their very best rooms. It is the ideal rug 
for the kitchen and bathroom. These rugs are used to wonderful ad¬ 
vantage in good homes in dining room and bedroom. A pattern like the 
handsome No. 534 design shown above, makes a truly beautiful, artistic 
and appropriate rug for the living room. 
Choice of Two Patterns in Five Sizes 
Small Rugs Included Extra with All Sizes 
Each pattern comes in five sizes. With the 9 x 15 ft. size and the 
9x12 ft. size we give you, without extra cost, three small rugs to match. In the 9x101^ 
ft. size we give you two small rugs extra. In the 7ty x9 ft. size and the 6 x 9 ft size we give you one 
extra small rug without charge. The small companion rugs each measure 18 in. by 36 in. 
The New Tile Pattern No.550 Oriental Pattern No. 534- 
A brand new design, duplicating the effect 
of imported straight line linoleum. It is shown 
directly above in kitchen scene. 
Think of this as an all over mosaic pat¬ 
tern of which the background is composed of 
little square tiles of alternating creamy ivory 
and creamy brown colorings. This effect is rich, 
warm and colorful. 
The large figures at first glance look like 
solid block tiles. They are realty composed of 
the same little squares of mosaic in dark blue— 
with a delicate Dutch blue for the center. This 
m turn is broken up with creamy ivory tiles in 
between. The effect of a broken tile is attained 
by means of a reddish brick-brown design run¬ 
ning irregularly through the large black figures, 
the border is designed to harmonize, 
the outstanding feature of it being a delightful 
use of the block tile figure as a triple design. 
Order, by No. F4C550 — be very careful to 
state size wanted. Send only $1 with coupon. 
The Price of Genuine Gold Seal 
Congoleum Rugs is Standard Everywhere 
Go anywhere, look everywhere, in stores, catalogs, magazines 
and newspapers. You probably remember the price of a genuine Gold 
SealjCongoleum Rug because it is always the same. If not. look it up 
now wherever you please. 
You will find that our price on all sizes is lower than the 
regular standard advertised price. In addition, we give you small com¬ 
panion rugs to match without added cost. 
This is truly the bargain of a lifetime. This offer brings you, 
without risk or money worry, absolutely first quality genuine Gold Seal 
Congoleum Rugs for less money than has ever been possible. It brings 
the rug you select, in the pattern you like, in the size you want, on a 
long year’s credit. It brings your order on 30 days’ free trial. 
Only one dollar, pinned to the coupon, is all that’s needed. 
There will be no delay, no red tape, no embarrassment or annoyance. 
The Gold Seal on Congoleum Like 
the Sterling Mark on Silver 
There is only one guaranteed Con¬ 
goleum identified by the Gold Seal shown 
above—on the rugs. This Gold Seal is 
pasted on all genuine, first quality Congo- 
leum Rugs, even in the smallest size. 
It protects you against dissatisfac¬ 
tion and gives you an unconditional money 
back guarantee. This guarantee means that if 
anything ever goes wrong with a Congoleum 
Rug, you will be entirely and completely satisfied. 
Look for the Gold Seal on the Congoleum Ruga 
that yon get from us — even on the small rugs 
that we give you without eost. This Gold Seal 
pasted on a genuine Congoleum Rug is like the 
sterling mark on silver. 
This is the beautiful Gold Seal Congoleum 
Art Rug as shown at the top of this page. On 
the floor it looks unbelievably like an expensive 
woven rug. The richest blue color dominates 
the ground work. Mellow ecru, old ivories, and 
light tans, set off the blue field. Mingled with 
these lovely tints are peacock blue, robin’s egg 
blue and darker tones. Old rose, tiny specks 
of lighter pink and dark mulberry are artisti¬ 
cally placed. Darker browns and blacks lend 
dignity and richness. . , 
The'-border background contrasts with 
the blue all over center by reversing the color 
scheme. Ecru and tan shades form the border 
background.' 
An ideal all purpose rug, beautiful in any 
room. Perfect for living room or parlor. Lovely 
in bedroom or dining room. Charming in the 
kitchen. 
Order by No. F4CS34—be very careful to 
State size wanted. Send only $1 with coupon. 
Ask for FREE Book of 10,000 
Other Bargains ^ 
This Congoleum Rug bargain is a sam¬ 
ple of ten thousand wonderful values shown in 
our latest furniture book. A letter or postcard 
will bring it to you free for the asking. 
It shows everything for the home. It is 
probably the biggest book of the kind published. 
Credit Always 
Free! 
When we 
mail you our 
free book, 
we open 
your credit 
account in 
advance. 
You never 
need to ask 
for credit— 
there never 
will be any 
bother, red 
tape, embar¬ 
rassment or 
annoyance. 
Send for 
our free 
book early as 
later in the 
season we 
generally 
run out of 
conies. 
Don’t Wait Too Long 
You run no risk. Get your rugs first. Then 
take 30 days to decide. Act quickly. To wait 
may mean disappointment. 
Ask for 
free 
Catalog 
lPte 2 gl.Matt.ltem 6 
1170 West 35th Street, Chicago 
Ask 
for 
FREE 
Catalog 
Simply pin a dollar bill to the coupon and mail at oncei 
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Spiegel, May, Stern Co. 1170 W. 35th St., Chicago, Illinois 
I enclose $1 for your special Gold Seal Congoleum Rug bargain 
—exactly as described—in the pattern selected below, on 30 days 
free trial. If I return it, you are to refund my SI. also all trans¬ 
portation costs. In the space at the right I have checked the size 
I want which shows the price and monthly payments and also 
the number of extra small rugs I am to receive. 
I SELECT PATTERN No... 
Be sure to write in space above the number of the pattern you select 
Name 
Street. R.F.D 
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Fat a cro33 (X) in the square opposite the s 
size that you want. 
n BxlS ft.size, with 3 small rugs extra. 5 
|1 down. 31.75 monthly. Price $22.48 S 
□ 9 x 12 ft. size, with 3 small rugs extra, z 
31 down. 31.50 monthly. Price $17.98 5 
□ 9x10}^ ft. size, with 2 small rugs extra. : 
31 down. 31-25 monthly. Price $18.68 E 
□ 7Kx9 ft. size, with 1 small rug extra. E 
31 down. 31-00 monthly. Price $10.98 : 
□ 6 x 9 ft. size, with 1 small rug extra. : 
31 dow»< 15 cents monthly. Price $8.88 : 
