New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 6, 1928, Page 10

+ELEPHONES: Call us without charge {rom Hartford by dialing Hartford 8-4300. Customers in other towns west of the Con- necticut River should also use this wire. From all other points call Manchester 500, 2 & INTERIOR DECORATING: Experienced decorators are at your service gratis, whether you wish to consult them on a single small problem or the furnishing of a complete home or public building. PARKING: We maintain a private park- ing space at the rear of our store. In ad- dition there is always plenty of unrestrict- ed space on the wide boulevard fronting our store and the many nearby side streets. & 2 J N @ 'l( \ ¢ DELIVERIES: Deliveries will be free of charge by our own trucks to any city or town within a radius of 50 miles. Ship- ments to further points are made by freight or express, prepaid. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1928, Store % Services STORAGE: If you wish to make selections now for later delivery, we will gladly store the things you choose in our modern, fire- proof ware rooms, fully protected by in- surance, without charge. DRAPERY SERVICE: In addition to our Interior Decorating service we also offer the services of drapery experts. A com- petent drapery work room is capable of doing all kinds of drapery and slipcover work. @ ' CONTRACT DEPARTMENT: Estimates on furniture, rugs, carpets and linoleums, draperies, window shades and bedding for offices, clubs and public buildings furnish- ed from your or our own specifications. @ = STORE HOURS: Open Thursday and Sat- urday nights until 9 o’clock. Appointmentg for other evenings can be arranged by call- ing Manchester 500 or Hartford 3-4300. Closed Wednesdays at noon. WATKINS BROTHERS SEMI-ANNUAL SALE OF FINE HOME FURNISHINGS MAIL AND PHONE ORDERS: Mail and phone orders are given prompt and per- sonal attention. The things you order from Watkins Brothers will be just as represented in our advertisements and other announcements. CREDIT SERVICE: The Watkins Plan of Easy Payments offers a simple, digni- fied way to pay for your furnishings week- Iy or monthly, while you use them. A small carrying charge is added to SALE PRICES only. SHOPPING SERVICE: Perhaps +ou have some particular item of furniture in mind that you ha‘{e never been able to find. If it is made our buyers will search it out, or we will make it for vour ourselves. Beginning Tomorrow ACH season our buyers visit all of the big furniture markets of the country. Every piece of furniture lhey select is chosen after careful comparison. It must be of corrsct design—of Watkins quality—and must be rightly priced. Now it is time to make new selections at Grand Rapids. The things that still remain from the Summer markets must be closed out. And that's just what makes Watkins Brothers’ Semi-Annual Clearance Sales different. Our regular stock piecc:—the distinctive things that our buyers so painstakingly selected—are the ones that are reduced. Discontinued patterns, suiies from which one or more pieces are missing and odd pieces remaining from suites are, of course, included at tremen- dous savings. This Summer’s Semi-Clearance opens tomorrow, July 7th. Come just as early as you can for many picces and suites are limited to one of each and duplicates cannot be secured at the low sale prices! WATKINS BROTHERS, Inc, 53 YEARS AT SOUTH MANCHESTER ANTIQUES REPAIRED: Proper restor- ing and repairing of antiques requires the attention of experts. Our repair depart- ment is supervised by a man who knows old furniture thoroughly. e FURNITURE REPAIRING: Our repair department will gladly furnish you with estimates on repairing and refinishing vour furniture, reupholstering and mat- tress remaking. New furniture also fin- ished to order. HARTFORD MUSIC STORE: This is the same organization — es- tablished over 53 years ago — that operates the Watkins Brothers' music store at 241 Asylum St. Exclusive agents for Steinway and Duo-Art pianos.