Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-07 | Page 15 | Luggage Shopping Requires Special Care in Selection

Luggage Shopping Requires Special Specia L Care in Selection When you shop for luggage do you Know how to distinguish between bet top grain cowhide which is more durable and split cowhide which does not wear so well Top grain is the hair side of the leather It Itis Ith is h distinguishable by the grain or pore marks which form surface ridges Split cowhide is leather from which the top grain has been removed It is frequently embossed to simulate top grain in appearance Rubbing will remove the artificial grain Know the best kind of framing for mens men's and women's bags re respectively respectively respectively re- re Steel for men because it is slightly elastic and can stand harsh treatment But it is a little bit heavier so women's bags usually usual usual- ly have a frame of light wood Know the best wood for luggage Three-ply Three veneer basswood the layers placed over each other so that the grain of the wood in each layer runs in a different direction from the grain in the contiguous layers Know the quality of some other woods used in trunks White pine and poplar are good being dry light and durable Yellow pine is not desirable It is soft co contains much sap and will not hold nails well Know why two bags each with the same framing material basswood basswood basswood bass- bass wood for example and equal in all other respects will sell for different dif dH- df- df ferent prices The frame of the cheaper will have fewer plies of wood and the corners will be merely mortised and glued The corners of the more expensive one will be dove dove- tailed Always remember to examine locks handles and fitting of drawers drawers drawers draw draw- ers quality of laundry bags dust curtains hangers etc