GLASS MANUFACTURE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18892, 6 January 1927, Page 12

GLASS MANUFACTURE.

! EXPANDING LOCAL INDUSTRY Enterprise, and industry generally reap their own reward, but the gooc wishes of builders and those in busi ness in related trades will be extend cd to Messrs Bradley Bros., of 78: Colombo street, who intend shortly t. call tenders for an extensive new iae torv for glass and leadliglifc manufac ture Thiis will lx> erected at the cor nor 'of Colombo and Peterborougl greets the frontage to the iormer to b. 66t-t i>", length, and tc, the latter 20011 The showroom and olbces will be 01 the corner, while the factory portioi will have only one storey but us floe, space will be approximate!* lo 00( square feet. New machinery will bi necessarv for the equipment or the factory, and it is anticipated that it installation may render possible the use of methods which will be an ad vanco on anything now m operation In the plans, which' were shown tc '•Builder," a large space has been so, aside in the levelling department ioi the silvering of mirrors. 11ns TUll bv rendered absolutely dustproof. No contract has vet been let for the tncto-ry, but it will probably be commeueec within six weeks. Improved machinery and facilities should enable the pronrietors to compete success! ully a* far as bevelling is concerned, with the largest manufacturers in England At present- the firm occupies as a iaetory three houses, which have been connected up, and a building Ooft in- -J-jtt. Their demolition will be necessary before the foundations of the factory can be built. Old Landmarks Must Go. This will be quite a comprehensive work, aud will necessarily involve the removal of several quaint old structures with a history dating back to the first davs of the province. Ihe corner building was occupied as- a bnk<Srv by Mr IJnme in the 70's and later 'bv "Mr K. P. Gill. . , Messrs Bradley Bros, are particularly busy at present, and have in hand the manufacture of the steel sashes for St. George's Hospital, which are bciii" executed in moulded sections of British standard patterns. When completed, the Hospital will have about ■IOOO square feet of window space. Quite- recently the firm supplied the metal window' frames for the radio factory built for Messrs A. R, Harris and Co. 'They are of a new type used extensively in Sydney and Melbourne, but so far not greatly used in the Dominion. Steel sashes and lcadlights are being supplied for the' new church in Puriri street. Riccaiton, and for Uedpath's building in Colombo street, also steel windows for the new Morivale Church.' Another large contract is for the lcadlights being used in the new Hall of Memories at Waitaki Boys' Hitrli School. About 2000 square _feet_ will be used in tin's edifice, which it is hoped to complete by Easter. When finished, it will be u striking and beautiful structure. Two towers on either side of the main entrance will be reached bv circular staircases. The main hall will he 7-jffc by 34ft. On the north side of the platform there will bo an oriel window, and on the' south aide the organ chamber A gallery over the vestibule will extend tho full ividth of the building, and will bo 30ft.' deep. The interior of the building will jo panelled in maple or blackwood. In aio exterior wall, which will • be of [hiinaru stone, there will be four groups of windows on either side. Messrs For•cster and Stcenson arc tho architects. Girls! Please do not hesitate; married life has manv advantages, especiillv sinre the advent of "NO-RUBBING LAUNDJtY HELP," the abolisher of vashboard slavery. ' : So say all of us." —Christchurch Grocers. -—2O