Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-13
TIE RICHMOND DIsP ATCH.-sUNDAY, NOVEMBER 49, 1892.
Fine rixsare. for Mar. Pooi- and billiard


Fine Fixtaros for Itar, Poet and Billiard
Tables.
Nothing Is more attractive in well-cor,-
dueted bar. saloon. and biliard-room
than neat fixtures. Men will walk for
squares 10 have the pleasure 1T taking o
drink in front OF n bar that has fine furni-
ture and fixtures. and pool and OIL,
liard-room with approved mocern ana
artistic furniture. and surroundings always
catch the boys and draw custom.
At the late Exposition here Mr.. VI 4.
Dean had an exhibit and was awarded the
medal for the best bar fixtures and combi-'
nation and pool and billiard-tables that
were seen. His place of business il Nos.
and IL north Eleventh street. between Main
and Bank.
All of the designs are made of CHARTERED
oak with nickel brackets, The bar has
brass foot-rail, has magnificent copper
washboard and work-box for cracked ice.
bottles, and cleansing apparatus, One or
four bar-tenders can dispense liquors at
the same time. The arrangement for draw
ing beer from the centre of the counter Is
most convenient. The back contains o
mirror Il feet long and ga feet high OF
finest bevelled Belgian glass, with solid
silver back, and twenty-five smaller MIR
rors of various sizes. Two panels OF Etrus-
can glass, on either side or the large MIR
ror, represent "Nymphs at the Bath"
They are almost life-size and cover case
for the storage OF bottles.
The dimensions OF the bar are es follows !:
Length of the back bar "a feet, and will nc
in any saloon with ceiling from IL
TO IA feet pitch. The counter is 20 feet
long, copper wash box or work board De-
hind counter 10 "a feet long.
This beautiful piece of furniture inclu-
siye. actual factory cost, delivered at any
depot in Richmond for 1880, which is a
saving of freight from factory. which
would amount TO S73. Any one contem-
plating going into the saloon business can
see here chance for great bargain. as
these fixtures were not sent here for sale.
but to compete for the medal, which IL
won here as we'll as in fourteen other
States.
MIR. Dean has fixed up in this city the
Commercial Club saloon with handsome
walnut outfit; Chris Evensen's, cherry Tx
lures, billiard and pool.tables; the Davis
House (hoteD: Felix Keegan's Mint"
fixtures in oak; American Hotel bar, in
cherry BENJAMIN Metzger's saloon, Ia
cherry. Mr. Dean is now putting IN az
Mr.. Metzger's some of the most magnifi-
cent wainscoting ever seen IN Rich
moud and invites the public TO
inspect the same on Ne E-Year's Day:
He has put IN splendid outht
in the Atlantic Hotel, the largest IN nor
folk. He has also fitted up the magnificent
saloons in Newport News-the Palace and
McKay's-with complete outfits of bar Tx
lures, billiard and pool-tables :. and he
refers to all of these az to the tirst-class
character of his work. There are Others,
too numerous 10 mention. to whom he
could with equal propriety refer. he has
now large number of contracts for fitting
up banks, drugstores, saloons, billiard
rooms, &C., both in this city and elsewhere.
Any one contemplating fitting mp sa-
looms and billiard parlors will find it to
their interest to call on Mr.. Dean or com:
municate with him, and he will gladly call
on them. show them from 200 to 300 de-
signs to select from, prices ranging from
$500 to 5000, or $4,000 If necessary, ac-
cording TO style of design. MIR. Dean Is
well-known Richmond boy, and Is con-
nected with the largest western manufac-
turers and cannot be undersold.
Mr.. Dean superintends personally the
delivery and placing into position of all
work furnished by him. thereby relieving
purchasers of all anxiety and yexation in
regard to arrangements, all of which he
does free of cost.