The story of Pittsburgh: Diversified products

Diversified products (Vol. 1, nr. 13)

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 183162365X

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241129

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Diversified products

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 13

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1927

Scope:: [ca. 80] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Standard sanitary manufacturing co.

Collection:: Economics Books

see if there won’t be some question that will not be met by a ready answer. “How large is your organization? Do you have repre- sentatives in Europe?” “Yes,we have either branches or agents all over the world. We have factories here in Pittsburgh; in New Brighton, a little outside of Pittsburgh; in Louisville; in Baltimore; in Tiffin, Ohio; in Kokomo, Indiana; in Richmond and San Pablo, California, and in Toronto, Canada. We have four large warehouses »n the Atlantic coast and three on the Pacific. We have showrooms in most of the large cities in this country.” “You sell a good many fixtures, then?” “Since 1900, we have sold over 28 million. We now make and sell each year more than 2 million fixtures and more than three million brass fittings.” “Fixtures, fittings? What is the difference?” “Take this lavatory for instance. Without these hand- les, this nickelplated spout and these pipes, we have the bare fixture. These trimmings are called fittings. You can have whatever fittings you choose on the lavatory you select.” - “This company is fairly old, then?” “The present company was organized in 1900, combin- ing many smaller companies into a single concern.” By this time we have sauntered around so that now we are in front of a drinking fountain. Mr. Rutledge turns a handle. A jet of clear water bubbles upward. He invites us, “Want to try it out?” While we are taking our turn at the fountain, our friend bombards Mr. Rutledge with another question. ‘These fountains, they are not enameled iron, ave they?” “No, they are vitreous china. Much the same mate- rial as in china dishes.” “You make all—the enameled, the brass fittings aud this vitreous china?” “Not only that, but we make more of each than any other manufacturer in the world.” “What an exquisite child figure,” exclaims our guest, stopping before a colcred hanger showing a child climbing "> oe

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