PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED (SIC
F5049)

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of
professional equipment and supplies, not elsewhere classified, such as
drafting instruments, laboratory equipment, and scientific instruments.

SIC 5049 is subdivided in some tables into the following catagories-

1. Religious and school supplies.

2. Other professional equipment and supplies, not elsewhere
   classified.  

RELIGIOUS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of church
goods and religious articles such as statuary, vestments, fonts, candles,
religious pictures, calendars, literature, and religious articles made from
precious and semiprecious materials; and school equipment and supplies such
as black boards, chalk, rulers, globes, and wall maps.  Establishments
primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of school desks are
classified in Industry 5021.



OTHER PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED 


Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of drafting
instruments, veterinarians' equipment and supplies, professional equipment
and supplies (not ordinarily used in hospitals), scientific instruments and
supplies, and laboratory equipment.