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FRIENDSH

QUALITY

NE of the outstanding characteristics

ONE

of present-day business... is the relative helplessness of the buyer in the. face of the organised solicitation that seeks to attract his custom, form his tastes, and work upon his fears and prejudices.

There never has been a time when it was more difficult for the consumer of tubricating oil to choose intelligently or to know whether he is receiving his. money's worth. *

Everywhere the motorcar owner goes he is told to use this or that brand of lubricating oil because it is the best. He is told that such and such a brand is the most economical.because it is the cheapest. Oil dealers and oil manu.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1980.

MOTORISTS THIS IS YOUR PAGES

SERVICE PRICE

helplessness

facturers work upon his fears and prejudices their motive almost always being selfish.

A trial is, of course, the best test, but who except the enthusiast will take the trouble to test the many "best brands of lubricating oil ?

The oil endorsed, approved and recommended by

hundred over six motorcar engine builders as the most economical and efficient, would seem to be the ideal lubricant,

If you do not use Gargoyle Mobiloil It might pay you to drain off the old oll while the engine is hot, and refill to proper level with one of the four grades of Gargoyle Mobiloil recommended as most suitable for your particular make of engine.

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pronounce the De Soto sensational motor car. On the wings of this widespread prestige, De Soto Six sped to a tep place in its field. The success of this car indicates the wisdom of inspecting it and driv ing it, for in no other way can you sp- preciate its unusual quality and value.

WITH THESE FEATURES Chrysler-designed, larger high-compression engines, ́using ordinary grades of fuil.

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TRIPLEX ARMOUR.

The trade-mark is sandblasted on to the glass,

First.

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RUBS AND RUBS.

An Energetic Little. Machine.

In the laboratories of the Ford

th

Д determined

whole

But this jolly little pastime of smashing panes la not the only thing The glass 18 passed over special they do to Triplex and glass and edge-grinding and polishing ma-celluloid in the lab. By no means. The Domain of Safety chines, and is finally cleaned, in- Very vigorous tests are applied con- spected and is ready for issue. tinually to see how tightly the There, then, in a nutshell, you sandwich sticks together, and it has have the history of the birth of ato be a perfect octopus for its Which of the old classical writers sheet of Triplex safety glass: As I tentacles to withstand the efforts

said, it all sounds very simple, but made to draw the three components Motor Company there is an ener- was it who used to describe to us, In our schooldays, how warriors the care and skill demanded in the apart, Simple Triplex panes are getir little machine that takes wore armour of triple brass? I processes are extraordinary. In this bofied for hours on end in water to strip of cloth and rubs it and ruba cannot for the life of me remember, connection I will tell you a little see if heat really agrees with them; it and rubs is in

if an eight-hour hot bath proves to effort to wear it out. Nearby is but I recollect be used the word true story.

The Weekly Reward.

much for their constitutions some another contrivance in which triplex in describing that which

Every girl pressing the "sand- thing is amiss and the screen-mak-pieces of cloth are subjected to lo-day we should allude to as laminated. Anyway: I thought of wiches" competes for a weekly prize ing process needs the doctor. I am the action of a mercury are lamp the writer quite suddenly when I often shillings ever and above her assured that periods of boiling very capable of giving one a was at King's Norton, near Birm-pay-roll; this goes to the girl who much in excess of the eight hours season's sunburn in just a few nearly always borne with hours. At a table a chemist is ingham, recently, and was walking us the lowest number of breakages are

boiling samples in strong acid through the big works in which to her credit-or perhaps I should fortitude.

Discolouration.

while beside him an assistant is hundreds of charming girla and gay debit?

At the time of my visit I was

Finally comes a test which is pouring studiously into a micro- Bome members of the less charming sex spend their working hours mak-introduced to the lady who was, by actually the most important from acope.

Upholstery used in the Ford car ing a world-famous safety glass, common consent, the champion in the users' point of view the words writes Maurice Sampson, in The that she had picked up the prize for are apposite. Everybody is aware is intended, with proper care, to a considerable number of consecu- that early safely ginas tended to last as long as the car itself. It tive weeks. In order to eliminate discolour rather quickly under is to ensure that the quality of the Not the classical writer's triplex, any chance that she was specially strong light. Of late, so great have materiala is constantly up to the because no one could see through fortunate in her allocation of, been the strides made in manufac, standard necessary to make this that, but the beneficent form of presses, the girls were periodically turing methods, particularly in the long life that these and other tests glass construction which has un-subjected to 1 sort of musical production of really clear and are performed. doubtedly saved more lives and pre-chairs; that is, they all went up one. so to speak, with the presses. Yet the champioh remained undisputed, and week by week received her reward.

Autocar.

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vented more serious results of acci-

dents than any other invention con-

nected with motoring.

A strange statement? Yes; but one made quite deliberately and after careful thought.

Shall I tell you why she wins so often? She does so by sheer skill Triplex glass! Once the preroga in manipulating the steam pressure tive of the well-to-do man or woman to squeeze the "sandwich" of glass who ordered a special body for a and celluloid, and it is just by' skill, particular chassis, or who was pro-and skill only, throughout the many pared to foot a big bill for it as an processes, that the directors are able "extra" over standard equipment, to avoid abnormal wastage and but now found as a regular fitting offer us Triplex so cheaply.. on cars sold at highly competitive prices.

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The

colour celluloid, that this trouble

rubbing machine, for has very nearly disappeared. In instance, tests the wearing quali- climates such as our own it, may ties of the cloth. A few hours of to-day be said to be non-existent. the mechanical rub is equivalent Nevertheless, the chemist is always to several years of actual usage. on the watch and samples are con- The mercury arc lamp, enclosed in tinually being subjected to very a quartz tube, simulaten strong powerful light tests to watch for sunshine and soon discloses whe incipient discolouration.

ther the colours in any piece of I believe Triplex glass is a French upholstery will fade. And the invention, but, however good the other tests determine such im- Gullie valety may be, there is little i portant factors as weight, number doubt that the commercial produc-1 of threads to the inch, percentage tion of the glass in this country is of mohair, wool and cotton and the

If skill, flew out of the factory, vastly ahead, in its methods, of the thickness and quality of the the glass would fly all over the place. French system. For instance, take mohair pile.

Each Ford body type is uphol- Most works can absorb labour from the sealing of the edges by the in-

a hundred and one other factoriesjection of liquid bitumen into a stered in the kind of material best

imposition of а

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the suited to it. The town sedan. de

Till a week or two ago I had never seen this safety-first materint made up. Like thousands of others I had if need arises. The Triplex, works little groove made between meckly accepted the fact that behind cannot absorb labour. Everyone plates of glass, the process is per- luxe sedan, and de luxe coupe are it I could not be beheaded or cut, or coming in must be trained from the formed in a few seconds at King's finished in either a rich mohair of The lose my sight through a flying moment he or she arrives.

Norton, while the job is still done a beautiful bedford cord. splinter; but I had just taken all

Another Difficulty.

laboriously by hand on the Contin- cabriolet is upholstered in bedford that for granted, and not worried Now, here is another little anagent. The litttle squirter machine at cord. The Tudor, Fordor, stand- overmuch as to the whys and where- you would be up against if you King's Norton which injects the ard coupe and sport coupe have fores. Now I have seen Triplex thought that anyone could make bitumen does its job, moreover, in a upholstery of long-wearing fabric made, and, in spite of the apparent safety glass. It is impossible to manner so perfect that the human of a warm, soft, pleasing appear simplicity of the work, I am lost in purchase guaranteed flawless plate hand could not hope to equal it. ance, the high quality of which is wonder that the glass can be includ-glass. It is equally impossible to This is just one of those clover made possible by the tremendous ed in the specification of cars cost- sell Triplex safety glass if the pane time-saving operations that have purchasing power of the Ford ing less than one hundred and fifty contains the slightest flaw, such permitted the poor motorist to pro- Motor Company plus the fact that pounds complete. That this is pos-as a minute scratch. Unskill-teet himself and his passengers at a large percentage of it is made sible is one of the greatest proofs ed handling may result in so small a cost in the complete price by the company itself: of what can be done by mutual self- the

The Ford roadster and phacton minute of his car. And It may help to ex- help and getting together in the scratch,

only; surface deep, plain a remark made to me recently and the rumble seats of the sport automoblie trade.

which must be removed, before the in France by a car manufacturer coupe and cabriolet are upholster- Of what precisely does Triplex pane can be despatched to the that the French do not want safety ed in artificial leather. This, too, consist? in essentials you take two acreen-maker. When such a minor glass. I fancy, they want it right is constantly tested in the labora- to maintain the Ford sheets

of glass, place a layer of catastrophe happens it is one up enough, but, being a canny fellow tories

standards of quality and celluloid between them, press thera against some operative-always de-not fond of needless spending,

durability. firmly together, seal the edges, and tectable owing to the constant view-Jacques Bonhomme is waiting till there you have a pane of Triplex! ing which takes place after each they succeed in producing it in It all sounds uncommonly simple, major manufacturing operation France as cheaply as they can at but just try and do it, and you will and to eradicale the little flaw and King's Norton.

No better, or more striking eoon be undeceived. To put it prevent colossal wastage what is plainly and brutally, making this termed the "lazy nigger" shop land lorry was struck by a trafo, testimony of the tensile strength the vehicle being thrown clear, built into Leyland lorry chassia, particular sandwich, and making it operates.

Herein men, covered from head to and plled up on the embankment. could be conceived than that pro- well, is devilishly difficult. The 2 process involves much very costly foot in a mixture of jeweller's rouge On examination it was found that, vided in Queensland, Australia, re-

two parts of the cently. plant, many exceptionally clever ap- and oil, slowly grind out the little although no

chassis were in alignment-so At the Alderley railway cross- pliances, great skill, and, above all; scratches. The more "lazy niggera" most careful handling and concen- at work the less the skill of the other heavy was the crash-there was ing, near Brisbane, a large Ley-

(Continued at foot of preceding tration.

operatives. Thus the sight of the not a single break, nor even a bolt

Column.} grinding squad at work is a silent out of place. rebuke. to the yourig ladies cutting and making the sandwich in the Triplex kitchens.

How it is Done.

was at

The great bulk of the work la carried out by girls, and I take off my hat to King's Norton and its

At the time of my visit only one tair daughters for the care and skill squad of "lazy niggers" the latter display in Baving so many work. I was told that not long be-; of us from risks we might otherwise fore there were four such gangs at un. Now let us consider the pro- work, but that the technical skill of ceases through which two sheets of the girls had increased so rapidly glass and one of celluloid pass be that three had been disbanded and fore the trio are united in the that the existence of the fourth was screen or a window of your or my in Jeopardy. On the day this last car. This is what happens.

let pack up and go, I suggest that Raw glass is carefully examined. all the girls have, a whole holiday Glasses which possess defects are with pay, big box of chocolates rejected.

aplece, or some other mark of The glass la cut into the required esteem which may appeal to the shapes, si

Zeminine mind... That day will be The glass is fed through a ma-practically a one hundred per cent. chine, where it is washed, dried, and credit to the young ladies of King's coated with gelatine.

Norton because, although the raw The coated glass is dried under glass-makers do not guarantee their very carefully controlled conditions. sheets to be flawless, they are so The drying plant cost seventeen uncommonly clever at producing thousand pounds sterling.

good glass that most of "lazy niggers" Jobs are created inside the Triplex works and are not Imports.

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A second coat of special dopo la sprayed on and then drieda

Two coated glasses and a plece of In the Laboratory. shaped celluloid are then assembled

Attached to the works la a very and passed through a mashine, beautiful and brilliantly clean la- where the surfaces to bo united are boratory, wherein the resident apread with a suitable liquid, are chemist and his white-coated nasist brought into contact and the surplus ants spend their lives doing funny liquid squeezed: out.

things to glass with flames and The glasses so assembled are then liquids and weights, with a view to pressed up, maay at a time, in a finding out how to make it better new form of multiple press.” The and how to save cost. "The job that product is now,Triplex in its un-appealed to me and this shows that finished formde prep mek men never” grow up, but remain After pressing the pieces of schooldays at heart-was the drop- Triplex are passed over a special ping of weights, on to. little, sheets machine, removes the cellülold of Triplex to see how It “stars,”, or. and adhesives to agnitable depth, if, by any chance, a splinter can be preparatory to enling the edges. made to fly. I saw a few "starred" then filled with a into really exquisite patterns like bitumen cop und to prevent the boar frost on a window pane, but entry of moisture, and the sealing there were no shooting stars" about

while I was in the lab.

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