e wliware Show Sold Out: Predict Record Attendance Buyers From RECORD than 250 ment All Over the Nation highlighted the early exhibition space at Hardware Show at Palace, New York Grand Central Palace entire fourth huge Grand Central the Grand City, Central October display Hunting floor of area. as against in 1948. 28 a year ago and none These manufacturers have been assigned a portion of the third floor. In addition, several scores of other manufacturers will dis- and Fishing Division alone totaled 205 exhibitors, as compared to the official figure of 174 last year and 1949 Hardware from the sporting goods trade. Total attendance in 1949 was 29,657, while in 1948 it was 27,233, indicating how the Visit The Dealer's Booth, &4¢4 of The Sporting Goods DEALER are urged to visit Booth 844 and make this their headquarters during the National Hardware Show. There will be representatives of the magazine in attendance at all times to answer questions and extend other services of an informative nature. Armond Van Pelt of the New York office of The DEALER will be in charge of the booth. Others on hand will be J. G. Taylor president and Paddock of the New advertising York Spink, publisher; Charles manager; Hugo G. office, and Fred E. Owens Autz, office. C. Spink, editor; vice- William of the Chicago GOODS DEALER for SEPTEMBER, 1950 big from of more than 650 of hardware, house- wares, mill supplies, and farm and garden equipment, in addition to the tremendous array of sporting goods. So great has been the demand for exhibit space, according to Frank Yeager, managing director, that shipping crates and equipment were providing However, as they Thus, moved to warehouses, 77 additional booths. these were more (NOW, THE SPORTING event, the very start, continues to grow. Over-all, the show will present the products manufacturers Friends Show. exhibit halls during the event, extended this year to five days from the previous four. Included among these buyers will be thousands This division will again the National Overall, the show is presenting the lines of 650 exhibitors, also a the Exhibitors representing the general line of sporting goods totaled 43 by the first week of September, occupy 2-6. for Palace 60 in 1948. of the event. for the the By ARMOND VAN PELT equipgoods sell-out on play one or more items of sports or outing interest in their booths. Advance registration of dealers and jobbers is 20 per cent above last year, indicating that well over 30,000 buyers will converge on the number of more manufacturers of fishing tackle, hunting and other sporting record for the Registration Converge | were taken available. than a month PAGE 200, as soon before PLEASE) 185