DRY CLEANING AND PRESSING

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3925, 2 April 1929, Page 2

DRY CLEANING AND PRESSING

A MUCH NEEDED ENTERPRISE • LAUNCHED. % " • Some months; ago an overseas traveller passing through this country criticised the lack of interest our people, especially the men, take in itlieir dress. „ The fact, he admitted, could not altogether be ascribed to indifference, for we all like to look our best, but facilities for.properly cleaning and pressing clothes, after they become soiled and misshapen was not at our easy eoimmand. Some of the larger cities have expensive and modern machinery installed to provide a service along these lines, hut the towns distant from .those centres could only avail themselves of such facilities by being involved in the expense and delay of sending the goods away.

It is therefore pleasing to learn that two gentlemen with world-wide experience and expert knowledge in handling garments of every description, have been enterprising enough to set up at Palmerston N. a most up-to-date plant, complete in every detail. They have been operating for almost a year now, and the patronage [which they have received has far surpassed their expectations. They receive goods from all over the island, and have been the recipient of |many letters of appreciation from satisfied clients, who claim that their old (■lollies are made to look as new.

The plant, is always open to inspection and hundreds of interested people have availed themselves of the opportunity to see. it in-opera-tion. To see Ithe clothes dry cleaned, with the dirt and grease being extracted and held in a De Laval Clarifier .just as cream, is separated from milk, is unique and convinces all of the efficiency of the work. A wondeiful machine revolving at 7000 revolutions per minute, extracts all moisture from the clothes, after which all odour is entirely removed, then the final step is the pressing. This limn has installed new modern Hoffman Steam Pressing machinery to give the suits, overe'oats, dresses, etc. a liner finish. The enterprise is trading as TheOio-eo Dry detailing and Pressing Service and is situated at 104 Cuba Street, Palmerston North.