The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-15
rramruns 81 nnAss AsD IRON.
Ho- m-y Have Ce-,rIets Bras. outht for
Year nearocr,, Eyen Go che Chairs.

Ye,r nesroo-,, Even Go the Chairs.
.when your brass bedstead." said a maker
az those things. "beuins to show any signs ot
furnishing, you can send It out 10 one OF the
repair shops and have IL newly lacduered for
from % toss. II will thon look ms well as a
new one"
Ho said it seriously enough. but there was
something In his eve that implied hidden
meaning In the words. Evidentlr ho waited
to be questioned. and he was rratlned.
what r. tho process for laoquorin2 brass
bedstead 2" was the question asked.
why should tell you trade secrctY' he
replied. But can hardly call this trnio
secret, because IL belongs to dozen trades
In common. The gas htter puts the same
LACQUER on your brass chandelier that We put
on your brass bedstend. Your brass picture
frames. II you hnve any. are treated In the same
way. Nearly oil modern brasswork, except On
shipboard. is lucauered to prevent corrosiOn
and snve labor in polishing
This question OF lacouvring brass bod
steads. you must understand. has caused
great dcal OF discussion In the trade. Some
American dealers say that the lacquer used in
England is far superior to that used In this
country. That 10 one side OF the story On the
other hand. it In not three months since n large
English manufacturer sent nm agent to this
country expressly to learn the secret OF our
lacquer. which was considered much better
than theirs. 30 each country. you see prefers
tho lacquer OF tho other.
"Tbe truth is there is only one lacquer used
for polished brass work. In England. in this
country. or In any other country. 1t Is all the
same: and It is very cheap. very useful. and
very durable. I have boon brass worker
both In England and In America. 30 Know.
Tho material used Is simply gum shellao
dissolved In alcohol. This makes q thin var
nish. which is applied with paint brush Ten
cents worth will Lacquer n brass bedstead
and an ordinary workman will do the work
inside OF an hour at total cost OF between 80
and 80 cents That 10 why smiled when I
suggested that you should send your bod
stead out to be lacauered and pay several dol.
lars for It. You can lacquer oil the brnss work
in your house for less than SO cents.
There are some points. however about the
making OF brass and iron bedsteads that are
much moro interesting and important than
the lacquerlnR, The business Is new in this
taiIic bednteads have recently heroine so fash:
ionable here that You might think they would
sntirsy as they have almost done in Eneand
But that Will not be the case. The market for
siSe Ia England they are Cheaper tRan tood
and HSssS
e hs amt ssvs pGfGa
English and partly because metal 10 moro sub
stantIaI. handsomer. and much cleaner.
ysapf Sfs WAS had to buy
there was little, vaFIstyin the styles, and tho
are 10 this country six manuiacturers Of brass
Ss and twelve makers sr 81
s ss Srs IN Shease but the pfo
duct 81 this city L much gFess We snSy
Rtaa1a m h.v Tho Ia nsunltr nj ma hpt.
can make two OF the email and cheap beds in
Hss WY i Is there SO much difference between
Bses q hs o
material and ds5snss IN method Of
worth. $ cents pound. and the manu- sctured
brass Is worth II cents But the PRINCIPAL dif-
Il hs aS s asd There i
when show YOU how they are made There
country or in England They are too e1.
pensiye. and too heavy. Brass is not nearly as
Ssfa ass sefess eP $751;
sss
brass And iron.roiisd iron rods. covered with
2 thin sheath Of brass tubing. On account Of
q snssS s
and screws. That is the principal reason why
brass bedsteads ore expensive. Iron ones are
tSs aost interesting part Of the business sA'
tossher The sst iron rods & the head pu
rieht angles in many places. and wherever ra 81
ofs sF1s t ssS 1Sn snSsf
shows that 1t Is to keep the rods in place. You
xe to that the sssngs
but that would be very dlfficult and expen.
siye way and often Impossible. Step into the
tI il,,t moment and will show you how
These iron. rods. Of which the .bedsteads
land. Oh. yes. they can be made In this coun-
try, and some manufacturers use American
ported ont are equally good and con- ide r
cheaper h, Now to mate an Iron bedstead q
MSsR reaarss the four
pieces OF rod twelve inches long, SO many
sEenty inches long, rand so many thirty:
and then isid together II frame lust t6ey
a Each s SGS ys sxeT W Go ana
f%s ' sSe and nS S III. w MST no
1b ,oint r. east; It Is much aucErr
When The head piece Is finished il is snbstan.
Ilnlly one Solo piece OF metal. and cannot la
faken apart without breaking the Joints. Thas
10. the iron worK 10 all In one piece, The brass
screwed on afterward.
large number OF English ir, and brass
Dedstoads are still imported. The, are put to-
zether complete on the other side. then taken
ipatt ana the various parts tied pp together.
lnu In tins shape they are shipped 10 America
Without epameiling. Here they are enamelcl
1sry quickly-,it is only painting with whltr.or
PACK enamel pai9t-and they arc ready for
ne market. This 10 the cbeape and best way
u bringing them over. 1fthe beisteads we're
'nhmelled on the other side. they would re-
luire careful packing to protect them from in
ury Coming In the rough state. they require
10 packing. An imported brass bedstead has
he expense.
Small and cheap iron bedsteads have been
u use In this country for u number of yoArs.
ut they were confined to hospitals public in
tltutions and servants rooms. In all of thesS
' ws vain they Were extremely useful but ths1