New Britain herald., 1915-04-17


 have departed with a true realization of the important place allotted to this community in the manufacturing world through the Made in New Britain" exhibitions in the store win dows. Even many of the natives were surprised to learn that so many inn portant articles are manufactured in the shadow Of Walnut Hill and taken all in all the week and the exhibi- tions have been a big success.
 Thousands of articles made in New Britain have been on display and many thousands of visitors and local residents have eyed them with won der. The week has shown up the city in its real light and has demon- strated that Made in New Britain" is not an empty phrase.
 Hundreds have visited the head quarters of the United Electric Light and Water company, where they were entertained by the exhibition of work done in the public schools. This shows that New Britain is up-to-date in regard to it's educational system as we'll as 8 shining beacon in the manu- featuring world.
 Fafnir Bearing Company.
 Visitors to the electric light office were enabled to step in a moment from the land of school days to the land of manufacturing through the exhibit of the Fafnir Bearing com pany, which is fast taking its proper place at the head of the procession in which ball bearing manufacturers can be found. The demonstration shows what an easy running, true and in dustrious little article the product of the Fafnir company is. It smooths the path ahead and permits those who use these ball bearings to drift along life's road in joy and comfort. This exhibit has been shown in many auto mobile and railroad conventions and Is one of the best advertisements the company could have as it is a prac- tical demonstration of the perfection attained by ball bearings made in New Britain
 Abbc Hardware Company.
 Where there Is a building to be built. there is found products of the Corbin plants in New Britain. An excellent idea of what is manufac- tured at the Corbin Screw corporation and r. & F. Corbin's can be gained by glance in the windows of the Abbe Hardware company. Here is a wonderful assortment of Corbin door checks, fancy doorplates, knockers, escutcheons, etc. The different fin- ishes are shown and the workman ship. and general appearance of the product tell why Corbin products are found in all well-constructed build ings. #-.a. .s,.. M...., ...la:.s.. ....
 George l.. Damon.
 Few people with the exception of | maoninists appreciate what 8 big trade New Britain has in the, sale of chucks, planers, etc. The exhibit in the window of George L. Damon's shoe store is provided by the Union Manufacturing company, and @ card announces that this concern is the manufacturers of the largest line of chucks sold wherever machine tools are used."
 Clark x Brainerd.
 An exhibit which, to the lay mind, is greatly similar to that of the Union Manufacturing company, is found in the window of Clark & Brainerd, QruRSlSlS. IulS IS d ulSpldy Dy thC Skinner Chuck company and consists of lathes, drills planes, milling ma chimes, grinders, etc. Perfect work l manship, flawless goods-that sums l it up in four words.
 The McMillan Company. The Stanley Works-that is a | phrase to conjure with. The exhibit 1 in the window of the McMillan com ! pany tells why. There are found the | last word in hinges, springs, draw | pulls, etc, which form the principal | output of one of New Britain's fast | est growing and best managed con- l cerns. Presiding over the display is Miss Columbia" in her robe of red, l white and blue.
 Joseph M. Halloran, Inc. Probably no manufacturing concern 1 in the city produces such variety of l articles as Traut & Hine and many of l these are shown In the windows of | Joseph M. Halloran, Inc, mems fur