Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-05
THE SECOND EXHIBITION OF THE
METROPOLITAN MECHANICS IN
STITVJTE.

For the Promotion and Encouragement Of
Manufactures, Commerce, and the
Mechanic and Useful Arts,
VXTILL be opened at the city Of Washington on
w Thursday the 9Th day Of February, 1855, in
the new and splendid hall Of the Smithsonian Inst
tuition. which s one of the most magnificent rooms in
To this Exhibition the Manufacturers, Mechanics,
Artists Inventors and all others desiring to display
the results Of their labor, skill ingenuity, and taste,
from all portions of the Union are cordially invited
to contribute.
The Machinery Department will be under the
charge Of special superintendent. Steampower,
fixtures labor, &C., will be given free Of expense
All intending to exhibit are requested to give no
tice at as early day possible. Goods should be
accompanied with proper invoice.
The committee therefore, feel that IN inviting con-
tributions, from I'LL portions Of the Union to the Sec
ond Er6iton Of he Ast,opobtan Mechanics Institute,
they are offering to the producer 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
p%oud soes 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 ewelry, &C.,
suited to the tastes Of the fair exhibitors.
The hall will be opened for the reception Of goods
on Monday the goth day of January, and on the
evening Of Thursday, the 9Th Of February, at
o'clock, the Exhibition will be formally opened for
the reception Of visiters, and continue open about
four weeks.
No article deposited after Saturday night 3D. of
February can be entered upon the Judges Lists for
competition or premium except such as the commit
tee shall be satisfied dispatched from distance
in time to have reached the hall by that day, but
failed to arrive from unavoidable detention.
Articles designed for exhibition only will be re-
ceived free of charge until Tuesday night, 9th of Feb
ruary Mt 10 o'clock after which time depostors will
be subject to charge of from 80 cents to II 90 for
each article deposited.
Apprentices and minors who contribute articles Of
their own make or invention shall specify their age
and the time they may have served at their business
All articles deposited for competition and premium
must be Of American manufacture, conspicuously
labelled with appropriate names, the name of the
maker and inventor, (if known and the name Of the
dcpositor; copy Of which label must be furnished
the clerk at the time Of bringing the goods for entry
on the record Prices may be affixed or not Mt the
option of the exhibitor.
Depositors, at the time Of entry, will receive
ticket of title 10 their goods which ticket viii also
admit them TO the exhibition at all times when open
10 the public.
NIB Goods should be addressed as follows Ex-
hibtion of the Metropolitan Mechanics Institute,
Washington, ID. c." and should have the nature Of
the articles and the name Of the party sending them
distinctly marked on the packages. They should
also be accompanied by detailed invoice
Circulars containing detailed instructions will be
forwarded and any information given on application
to the corresponding secretary, TO whom all commu
ncstions on the business of the Institution should
be addressed. nov 18-8taw6w