Plan No. 345. Assayer-Assistant. See Plan No. 217
Plan No. 346. Supplying House Numbers
Making and placing house numbers is the kind of work a Washington man follows with profit.
His method is to first determine on the height of the figure—3 inches high being about right. Then cut a set of plain block figure stencils, from 0 to 9, and mark the outline of the figure on a plate of zinc of suitable size. Then trace the figure with white enamel and, when dry, scrape off any enamel that overlaps the outline of the figures. The background is then painted with bicycle enamel. When dry, punch a small hole in each of the four corners and put up with round-headed nails.
The prices charged for the numbers put up, is usually 25 cents for a 3-figure number, 20 cents for a 2-figure number and 15 cents for a 1-figure number.
The making of the stencils is about the only difficulty connected with the work, for after they are made the printing of the figures is purely mechanical.