The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-22

IL
et.,trment was made before the select COM
,n;ttcc on Africans and Machinery, 1.-THE
Fourth report of which has just been de-
livered1 by Mr.. Osler, glass trinkct
manufacturers, and chandelier furniture
manufacturer. Mr., Osler, was deputed to
attend the Committee by the Chamber OF
Commence at Birmingham.
Eighteen years ago, on my journey to
London, a respectable looking man, in the
city. asked me if could supply him with
dolls ewes, and was foolish enough, to feel
half offended I thought it derogatory to my
new dignity as a manufacturer, to make dolls
ewes. He took me into room quite as wide,
and perhaps twice the length of this, and we
had lust room to walk between stacks from
the floor to the ceiling, ofparts of dolls. He
said, "Thesc arc only the legs and arms;
the trunks are below" But saw enough to
convince me, that he wanted great many
eyes and as the article appeared quite III
NV own line of business, said would take
All order by way of experiment; and he
showed me several specimens. copied the
order. He ordered various quantities, and
Of various sizes and qualities. On returning
10 the Iavistock Hotel, found that the or
der amounted to upwards OF 500i.
| went into the country, and endcavourcd
pcnious glass toy makers in the kingdom, in
nv service /; but when showed it to them,
they shook their heads and said, they had
often seen the article before, but could not
make tt engaged them, by presents, to
,ise their best cXcitions--but after irving
and wasting great deal of time, for three
or four weeks, was Obliged to rclinqush
the attempt. Soon afterwards, ] engaged i'll
another branch Of business, chandelier fur
niturc,) and took no more notice of it. ~
bout eighteen months ago, | resumed the
trinkct trade, and then determined to think
OF the dolls eyes and about eight months
since, accidentally met with poor fellow
who had impoverished himself by drinking,
and who was dying in a consumption in Il
state of great want. showed him ten sovcr-
cigns; and he said he would instruct me iii
the process He was i'll such a state that
he could not bear the cilluvia Of his own
lamp--but though | was very con,crstnt
with the manual part OF the business, and II
related to things ! WAS daily III the habit OF
seeing, felt could do nothing from his des-
crption. I mention this ia show how dif-
fcult it is to convey, by description, the
mode of worl>ng.) IIe took me into his
garnet, where the poor fHllow had cconoms-
dc to such Il degree, that he actually used
't'lNi i''l Va .Vih
hall-markct, to save oil, (thc price Of the
article having been latteily SO much reduced
by competition ut home. I'm an instant, be-
fore had seen him make three, felt COM
petcnt to make a gross: and the difference
between this mode and that of my own work
men was so trihing, that felt the utmost
astonishmcnt.
You can now make dolls eyes. | can.
As it was IS years ago that ! received the
order have mentioned, and feeling doubt
full Of my ownrccollcction, though very strong
and suspccting that it could not have been
to the amount stated last night took the
present very reduced price of that article,
[lcss than half now Of what it was then and
calculating that every child in this coun-
try not using doll till two years old, and
throwing it aside at seven, and having new
one annually, satisfied myself that the eyes
alone would produce circulation of great
manythousandpounds. mention this mere
ly to show the Importance OF tiii'cs and to
assign one reason, among many, for my con-
vction, that nothing but personal communi-
cation can enable cur manufactures to be
iransplantcd.