Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-05-30
From the National Intelligencer.
The National Fair,

The grand display of richly ornamented and
classicallv executed Housrno1D FURNITURE,
Immediately on our right hand on entering the
Fair, imperativeIy attracted our attention The
principal articles form a suit of bedroom furn-
ture, in rosewood and marble, from the manufac.
tory of CRAWFORD RIDDLE, of Phiadel phia. 1t
consists of richly carved and ornamented bed
stead, valued by itself at 90 ,5oo two bureaus, a
cheval glass, wardrobe, washstand, toilet stand,
and six chairs, all in the richest and most cor
rect Gothic style, and valued together at s. 000.
1t is not easy TO imagine any thing more costly
in point Of finish than these articles. There are
other articles Of rich furniture from MI Riddles
mandatory. Messrs. J. 4 A. CRouT, Of Phila-
elphia have furnished very beautiful centre ta-
bles, manufactured from the following Ameri-
can woods: tulip poplar, birdseye, cherry, A.
mercan ash, curl walnut, and maple root. Mes.
srs QuAsros & Lurz, of Philadelphia, have
some fine specimens Of furniture ware in chairs,
| chiffoniers, &c. Messrs, WHITE, of Philadel-
! pha, have contributed very rich rocking.
chair music. stool, &c. We regard all these spe-
cimens Of the skill and taste of our artisans as
| highly creditable TO the proiacers, whilst the
very fact of their production affords prima fdcie
evidence of demand for them and this demand,
we think, this exhibition cannot fail to increase.
The biano fortes exhibited are most brilliant
and powerful in their tone, and beautiful in their
external appearance and construction. Among
others we noticed a very beautiful instrument of
seven octaves, in a costly rosewood case, from
the establishment OF F.. ScHrRR, of Philadelphia,
! valued at 81 600 There are also most splen-
did instruments from the manufactures of CALEB
MILLER, of Philadelphia, and of c. MEYER, of
that city; and also, some very costly ones, as
well as others ofa less elaborate finish and con.
sequently more moderate cost, from c. HoLT, Jr.,
of n. York. the agent for Lemuel Gibert's pa.
tent action piano forte. There is also beauti.
full improved meodeon by N. CooLrpeE, of Wor.
cester, Massachusetts; guitars by MARTIN and
FIRTH & HALL, New York; and very richly fin.
shed flutes, and claronet by PHArF, Of Phla
delphia.
The exhibition is very rich in the display o
carpets and hearth rugs, among which we noticed
many manufactured at the Tariffvile manufac.
tory, Hartford county, Connecticut, for TnoMr
son 4 Co., n. York; from the Lowell Manufac
turing Company and from the establishments o
] RosEScRANTz, j. Barefoot of Philad., and
G CoNRApI, of Bait There are also specimens
of carpetng manufactured Of cotton twist couer
: ed u1th ,rooi, by CHAsEs card spinner. Th
article is particularly deserving of attention, a
exhibiting the great practical skill of our coun
trymen. We would not omit to notice heart
, rug of very elaborate design and ingenious con
struction, by our neighbors the Misses MAsi, c
. this city. These carpets and hearth rugs ar
marked with prices which, we think, may COR
. pete with similar goods from Europe and ar
. striking proofs of the rapid progress of hi
- branch OF our manufactures.
We can 60 into no further detail at present
:, but will resume the subject, by attention TO Il
. other descriptions of goods, in our next