Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
WASHINGTON IRON
WORKS OBSERVES
3OTH BIRTHDAY
Demands of Southern
California Has Made
Plant Expand.

d" For the past 20 wears only two
have been able to resist the severe
competition in Southern California
and consistently sell and service
their ware, is the statement of G.B
Schneider, general manager of the
Washington Iron Works of Los An
geles.
This month is the Both annivcr-
sary of the founding of this pioneer
firnl-which was the first to manu-
facturc porccElin-enameled plumb
ing fixtures on the Pacific coast.
The original plant was started in
1896 by Harry $. Graham Sr. who
has been president of the company
ever since.
1.-THE Washington Iron Works
has steadily increased production to
keep pace with the growing demands
of Southern California, declared
Mr.. Schneider. "Sevcral distinctive
types Of plumbing Figures have
been developed specially to meet
needs Of the Pacific coast. The
famous california bath was orig
mated by Washington.
1t is designed to be tiled in and
permits architects and home build
crS to develop original tiled designs
which make for Il distinctive bath
room.
"In 1922 the Washington Iron
Works issued the first written
guarantee ON plumbing fixtures.
This was to protect the plumbing
merchants and the public from the
flood of defective fixtures which
were being placed on the market
and often misrcprcscntcd to the
builder. BY means of the guarantee
the reputable plumbing merchant
was able to prove to his customers
; that the fixtures he installed were of
fine quality and dependable, as the
/ guarantee agreed to replace them
! free of charge should they ever de-
vclop defects.
Last wear the West Coast Porcc-
! lain manufacturers, with large
! plant near san Francisco was cOnsol
! idated with the Washington Iron
/ Works. This consolidation gives
! Washington the most complete line
OF plumbing fixtures made on the
! Pacific coast.
"Earlv in it's history the Wash :
! ington Iron Works adopted policy
Of selling only through the plumbing
merchants. as it is the manufacture
er's conviction that plumbing fix
lures cannot be installed properly
except by an experienced sanitary
engineer and to assure complete SAT
i>faction, installation and furnish
inc the fixtures should be done
| through the plumbing merchant.
"During the 80 wears business
life of the Washingto Iron Works
we have watched Il big improve
!memt in sanitation. The bathroom
Is generally recognized as the most
importnt room in the home and much
more time is given to its design and
furnishing. Because of the increase
in the budget allowed for the bath
room, greater care should be taken
+, to see that only the finest quality
of fixtures are Installed.
4 Washington fixtures are made of
absolutely the finest quality mate
+! rials obtainablc and skilled workmcn
make them as nearly perfect as pos
4 sible although because of the com
plicatcd shape of plumbing fixtures
il is impossible to guarantee pcrtcc-
ticn. In fact many defects are hid
den SO that the unframed buyer can
I not detect them. They show up
later after the fixtures have been
/ installed.
! "BccauSc we have absolute conf
dcucc in the quality of our fixtures
J we give the written guarantee
which absolutely protects any buyer
should some hidden defect develop.