A FILE STORY WITH A MORAL
The' frequently-discussed contention that British manufacturers'offer foreign buyers standard articles that are more solid or more lasting than may be required is recalled by a recent development in tho file trade. Formerly the British type was the "full weigh, which needed less muscular eftort and could be re-cut when blunted, but which was more expensive, especially when bearing a Customs duty on a weight, basis. Ike "lioht weight" file offered by competitors was cheaper, easier to pack neatly, and represented less waste if. carelessly handled and so spoilt. On the whole, especially in certain markets when no facilities existed for re-cutting, tho "light weight" file lame into preference. Sheffield had, however, rieon to ihe occasion before the war, and tins best British quality is now exported in the shape of "light weight". files, acceptablo in every respect to such markets.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 160, 1 April 1919, Page 6
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146A FILE STORY WITH A MORAL Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 160, 1 April 1919, Page 6
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