[Illustration:
Some of the 6,000 Durand-Steel Lockers Installed in the
Public Gymnasiums of Chicago. 12′ × 15′ × 42′, Double Tier.
]
[Illustration: Six Lockers In Double Tier]
[Illustration: Three Lockers In Single Tier]
=Wooden lockers are objectionable=, because they attract vermin, absorb
odors, can be easily broken into, and are dangerous on account of fire.
=Lockers made from wire mesh or expanded metal afford little security=,
as they can be easily entered with wire cutters. Clothes placed in them
become covered with dust, and the lockers themselves present a poor
appearance, resembling animal cages.
=Durand-Steel Lockers= are made of finest grade furniture steel and are
finished with gloss black, furnace-baked japan (400°), comparable to
that used on hospital ware, which will never flake off nor require
refinishing, as do paints and enamels.
=Durand-Steel Lockers= are usually built with doors perforated full
length in panel design with sides and backs solid. This prevents clothes
in one locker from coming in contact with wet garments in adjoining
lockers, while plenty of ventilation is secured by having the door
perforated its entire length, but, if the purchaser prefers, we
perforate the backs also.
=The cost of Durand-Steel Lockers is no more than that of first-class
wooden lockers=, and they last as long as the building, are sanitary,
secure, and, in addition, are fire-proof.