A PROGRESSIVE FIRM.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12888, 26 June 1913, Page 3

A PROGRESSIVE FIRM.

FRS" AND TRELOAR'iS WORKSHOPS

OFFICE, SHOP AND HOUSE FURNITfcRE.

A firm which luas made splendid head* way by dint of good and careful workmanship, courtesy and business4ike methods is Messrs Fay and Treloar, shop and "window fitters and office fitters, vi Ingestre St., Wanganui. Both partners in the firm have had extensive experience in their business, Mr Fry 13 years in. Ifagjlanidi iand (Ireland, 'and Mr Trdoar many years in Australia. The firm makes «. speciality in airtight glass cases, and examples of its work may bo seen in fittings at Messrs Hfnllenstein Brod.' new premises &t the corner of the Avenue .and Ridgway St.; interior fittings at Messrs Nettlefihip and Son, show-ease;. iat Messrs '••'. D. Gaff&ney's, McGruer and Company's, McFarlane's, Thain's and other premises situated in the Avenue. Besides local woik, the firm' has had many orders from out in the district, including ono from Taihape, which comprised oak oases ' and shop interior fittings of tho latest style. A large order for tables, cupboiards, etc. is in the course of being irjado for tho Public Works Department, while office fittings for /the Education Board's offices have been placed in tho firm's hands. As evidencing the progtess mad© by the firm while in Wanga--1 nui it may be stated that since setting up business in Ingestro Street 15 months ago, tho premises have been ' twic© extended, and to-day the workmen are cramped'for room. Negotia- ' tins are pending with <\, view to further enlarging the workships. . In a walk round the premises ample justification for the firm's claims was in evidence Workmen were engaged on a ; l»ig counter glass case 24ft long, for I Messrs Markhiam jand She wan. 'The : workmanship put *into the case was splendid, and great pains amd care were , observed. The case was made air-tight, tho doors fitting nicely into beads and : dovetails. The French polishing and ; the fitting of tho glass were objects of , admiration. The frames, too, though ■ small and apparently weak, wero. when '• finished with, strong and firm. A big glass case for Messrs Tingcy ,rmd Co. '< was also being constructed. * Office fittings were to be seen on every side, and whatever article was picked, tho same skilful workmanship and solid value was ( noticed. A case containing one hundred ' pigeon-holes, each 15in square. hind just r been sent out. A staff of picked work- ■ men arc engaged. The plant is of the : best and contains a variety of first-class ; machines for dealing with the rough tim- ■ Ler. A feature of Messrs Fry and Treloar's manufactures is furniture. A '. number of articles are ;>n stock, and ! when the head of tho firm, claimed that ; Fry and Treloar would furnish a house at 5 per cent below any catalogue price, : rind construct the articles as well ?.•> ■ those on view, prospective purchasers cn.n depend on getting splendid vaiuo for their money. In the store-rooms there are stacks of oak, mahogany jarra.h, heart of rimu, and kauri^' tim- • bers used in tho work, while a quan- • tity of plate glass is also kept in hand. j Venetian blindls ao-e among tho linos i turned out by the- firm. Fry and Tre- ; loaa- score points in their us© of the latest fittings in their work. Anyone requiring shop fittings or house furniture would do well to visit Fry and Treloar's workshops in Ingestre*Street, and see for themselves the class of work that the firm turns out. I FORTUVES TOR~INVENTOB'* Colossal fortunes have been mode from inventions in the past, and '; the scope is larger than ever. Many [ mien-needed inventions are listed in. our booklet "Advice to Inventors." Free r-onv **!nt on request. ■ HENRY HUGHES LTD.. 157 Foatherston Street, Wellington.