e location of
the windows.

[Fig. 136 Floorplan: layout for a small shop]

As soon as growth of business permits, a shop should have a drive-in,
so that the customer may bring his car off the street. Without a
drive-in all testing to determine what work is necessary will have to
be done at the curb, which is too public for many car owners. A
drive-in is also convenient if a customer leaves his car while his
battery is being repaired. To a certain extent, the advantages of a
drive-in may be secured by having a vacant lot next to the shop, with
a covering of cinders. As soon as possible, however, a shop which is
large enough to have a drive-in should be rented or built.

Figure 137 shows a 24 x 60 shop with space for three cars. The shop
equipment is explained in the table.

Figure 138 shows a 40 x 75 shop with room for six cars and a drive-in
and drive-out. This facilitates the handling of the cars.

Figure 139 shows a 30 x 100 shop in a long and somewhat narrow
building. It also has a drive-in and drive-out.

Another arrangement for the same sized shop as shown in the preceding
illustration is shown in Figure 140. Here the drive-out is at the side
and this layout is, therefore, suitable for a building located on a
corner, or next to an alley.

Figure 141 shows a larger shop, which may be used after the business
has grown considerably.

Figure 142 shows a layout suitable for the largest station.

Somewhere between Figures 136 and 142 is a layout for any service
station. The thing to do is to select the one most suitable for the
size of the business, and to fit local conditions, If a special
building is put up, local conditions are not so important.

If a shop is rented, it may not be possible to follow any of the
layouts shown in Figs. 136 to 142. However, the layout which is best
adapted for the actual shop should be selected as a guide, and the
equipment shown obtained. This should then be arranged as nearly like
the pattern layout as the shop arrangement will permit.

Concerning Light

Light is essential to good work, so you must have plenty of good light
and at the right place. For a light that is needed from one end of a
bench to the other, to look into each individual battery, or to take
the reading of each individual battery, there is nothing better than a
60 Watt tungsten lamp under a good metal shade, dark on outside and
white on inside.

A unique way to hang a light and have it movable fr