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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 76, 31 March 1934, Page 22

NOVELTIES AT THE .FAIR 0 BRITISH MANUFACTURES' - MANY IMrPMinil*; FVUIBITCi NlMiy INGENIOUS EXHIBITS _ (From "Thfl PntfV Rnnra.nn,-,,!,,. ,S" - T n-?nn^ 00l LO^DOiN, February 23 sAmid.t the thousands or articles dis- "^ «£E%£l Tr"/"ew tUat th° aiticles noted are new» Or ingeniolJS > or out oi the common, Mention of some of theso will indicate „,. ♦ ■ «, ♦ v *• to BOino ex t e nt in what direction British manufacturers are developing , their trade. First, reference may be made to the luxury trado of jewellery. That there pla arc rich people still able to spend freely is seen iv the flashing flap-jack powder box of platinum -with 489 fun-cot brilliants on the upper surface. Anyone who desires to possess this or to make a present of it will have to pay £650. In tho same show window is a set of jewelled,buttons as worn by the Indian potentates. For the seven buttons on the front of the coat and ror the eight on the sleeves they mut pay £g!o. Very .mall T^iA watches set with small diamonds aie pioenniUo for £100. Nearby is the extreme in the region of usefulness. It is a new tvpc of table knife from Sheffield which, is type with a bone or composition handle ' which - must not be placed iv hot water. This is a knife made of tho finest stainless steel. Where tho blade ends the metal is twisted one half revolution and it continues as a metal handle. The handle part is more than tWiCC f thick aS thC bladC- Ifc iS Ter^ attractive and will match with tho modern type of table ware and decora- arr VlonSj a Jt ot courso it has themestimable advantage of going com- ' • grtojr into the.walh^p w|cr/ Tabta SS a^eS VSd S • knives ** «! the half dozen. BRITISH CLOCK TRADE ' Tho .lock section is witness of the , SS SS-anK^lfr^ priced clocks arc beiEg mado larSelJ' furiously at the set time and will no srsr'eVf^v^s-L-Tr,-continually by means of an ordinar c? 11 may be bought. 11 is anon- . stop until the power of the battery has f SOl] 0" f^' *""" *• a Ck wat? h for travel use contained ma leatlier pouch with zipp fastener and to tho public for 30s. Passin S by the ambulance section ono no^ecs a, crutch with a pneumatic cn.shi°* *°* the arm. It is blown tigh vrlth a bicycle pump, and it is designe to obviate the risk of crutch fatiguo 4 and pamlysis 1 , 4S4a"S^k^bo^hS a£^ ?t ornamented ply wood, it folds up jnto the form o± a vahsc and contains the bedding inside Among the few exhibits of artificia flowers there is a show of ferns brought from Australia and rejuvenate of the s^me brier wood as the pipe and is hinged to the lower part of the pipe. The economy of holes through, the wood Thesis an entirely new t JT o of tin opener which, by an arrangement of small steel wheels really doe? turn the edee over and mSe it Imnnth perfectl race of the water. Instead of a round bread board, there »»- squaie one with a crevice for the reception of the whole blade of tho .port. «.Uoa tK.™ U . Pa^n^valv^^ootba^biadderwithout ^l^.'^V"^^ "w h W^ a»t remove divot, with low shots and helps with a bad lie; and laminated tennis rackets made by a new cold P^cess. It is claimed that they cannot warp and retain their shape under all climatic conditions. Then there is the bakerlite branch of manufactures. Literally thousands of'articles previously mado of wood, glass, porcelain, iron, and other material are made now by this process. One thing keeps the standard. 5 on a higli level. Eacli new steel mould for stamping tho article is very Before a new type of article is^turned out in bakerlite a great deal of thought U glr n tO \tS,f°V^ and its P°ssibilities ±ore the article takes form in any of the formaldehydo substances. CONTTJOTi TW TNTIFSTPV WJi\ HtUll , 11\ liNJJLIfclh-I ♦ Comment control. Indeed, I %"nk control you will do;the , ,b. lggCst T *lf«>B to prevent nationalisaln CVCry othol' walk of Hfe- We "honl<l not. thiuk <* aIlOT""g l«asent Opposition in Parliament to govern us, . yet in industry we submit to tho rule in minorities. I offer you the sua^estUrn that the Government should^ass . °t™° iS^ltPura^MarkOctin" C o\™&<Lto*^TtcTot&to& ■ .. Boeiatio"B' authorised, to produce schemes to bo approved by the Board oE Trade, providing that m.inufacturers bo registered by the appropriate as^Ea^lSH!!^ n p«?, aT r^«nt^ P hy'w 1 ?• i nfef"3' capacity, should be disposed ,ot' ,defl ne .a reasonable and profitable level of Pnces> and see that such prices "were maintained. It would deal with aU problems affecting the industry with statutory .aiithorU,, t» n.fa,,. >v j.. "Siou.of a preponderating majority. There arc ableVen in evor^ industry who may be relied on to overcome diffieultics once they have the power." '