The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-11-02
THE SECOND EXHIBITION OF THE METRO
PoLITAN MECHANICS INSTITUTE,

For lie Promotion and EHcOlpugemehf Of NaH-
utactures, Commerce. and tie Nccho1c and
L$cfW ArtS,
WILL be opened at the City of Washington. On
w Thursday, the Sth day of February, 1885, in
the new and splendid Hall Of the Smiths Insti
tuition, which is one of the most magnificent rooms
in the United States.
To jhis Exhibition the Manufacturers Mechanics
Artists inventors, and all Others desiring to display
the results IF their labor skill ingenuity and taste
from all portions of me Union cordially invited
to contribute
The Machinery Department will be under the
charge of special Superintendent. Steam power
fixtures. labor, &c, will be given free of expense.
AL intending to exhibit are requested TO give
tice at rs early day possible. Goods should be
accompanied with proper invoice.
The Committee, therefore feel that, in inviting
contributions from all portions of tbs Union to the
SECOND EXHIBITION or THE METROPOLITAN ME.
| CHANCES INSTITUTE, they Offering to the produ-
Ger OF excellent articles valuable opportunity of
making known to the whole country their novelty
and utility, the superior style of their workmanship
and their adaptation to tie purposes for witch they
| may be intended.
They would respectfully solicit from the LADIES
those specimens of elegant handiwOrk which hereto
fore have formed attractive and Important fea.
ture of these displays 1t is proposed to submit all
such contributions to Committee of Ladies. and to
award to articles OF merit premiums of jewelry, dc
| suited to the tastes of the fair exhibitors
| The Hall viii be opened for the reception o
| Goods on Monday the 29th day Of January, and OF
the evening Of Thursday, the Sth of February, at
J o'clock, the Exhibition will be formally opened fo
| four weeks
| No article deposited after Saturday night Sd o
February can be entered upon the Judges Lists 70
competition or premium, except such as the Commit
tee shall be satisfied were dispatched from distanc
| in time to- have reached tae Hall by that day, ba
| failed to arrive from oidable detention.
Articles de- igned for exhibition only, will be re-
ceived, free of charge until Tuesday night, 9th Of
| Ealr -.
itors will be subject charge of from so cents to
| ST. for each article deposited
! Apprentices and minors. who contribute articles
| of their make or invention, shall specify theil
| age, and tho time they may have served at thsil
business.
| All articles deposited for competition ard pre-
MUM must be of American manufacture, c0nspicu
ously labelled with appropriate names; the name o.
the maker and inventor, Of knOwn) and the name q
the dcpositor COPY of which label must he furnish
ed the ciorf az the tiuc of bringing the goods for
try the record. Prices may be affixed, or not, al
| the option Of the exhibitor.
Depositors, at tho time of entry, viii receive 3
ticket of title to their goods which ticket will also
admit them 10 the Exhibition at all times when oper
10 the public
hJitt0R Of fhs NetrOyolt0R .iLciaNicS' LQsfifVfs
| Washington, d. C." and should have the nature o
the articles and the name of he party sending them
distinctly marked the packages. They should ais
be accompanied by detailed invoice.
| Circulars, containing detailed instructions, will b
! forwarded and any information given. on appira
| ton to the Core sponding Secretary, TO whom al
commune atiOns the business OF the Institute
| should be addressed.