Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-12-03

THE SECOND EXHIBITION OF TIN
METHOPOLITAN MECHANICS INsTI'
For tie Promotion and Encouragement o
Manufactures, Commerce, and the Mechani
and Useful Arts,
MILL be opened at the City of Washington
W. on Thursday, the Sth day of February 1854
in the new and splendid Hall Of the Smithsonian
Institution, which is one of the most magnihcen
rooms in the United States.
To this Exhibition the Manufactures, Mechan
les Artists Inventors, and all others desiring 4
display the results of their labor, skill ingenuity
and taste, from all portions Of the Union, cor
daily invited 10 contribute.
The Machinery Department will be under the
charge of a special Superintendent Steam power
fixtures labor, &c, will be given free of expense
All intending to exhibit are requested TO give
notice at as early aday as possible. Goods shoula
be accompanied with a proper invoice
The committee, therefore, feel that, in inviting
contributions from all portions Of the Union TO the
SECOND EXHIBITION OF THE METRoPoLIrAN Me
CHANCES INSTITUTE, they are Offering to the pro
Queer of excellent articles valuable opportunity
of making known TO the whole country their nov
city and utility, the superior style Of their work
manship, and their adaptation TO the purposes fol
which they may be intended.
They would respectfully solicit from the LADIE:
those specimens OF elegant handwork, which
heretofore have formed so attractive and import
ant feature of these displays. II is proposed tc
submit all such contributions 10 Committee o
Ladies', and TO award to articles Of merit, premi
ums of jewelry, &C., suited 10 the tastes Of the
fair exhibitors.
The Hall will be opened for the reception o
Goods, on Monday, the 29th day of January, ant
on the evening of Thursday, the 9Th of February
AT 7oclock the Exhibition will be formally opened
for the reception of visiters, and continue oper
about four weeks.
No article deposited after Saturday night, Sd o
February, can be entered upon the Jndges' Lists
for. competition or premium, except such as the
Committee shall be satisfied were dispatched from
a distance in time TO have reached the Hall by
that day, but failed TO arrive from unavoidable de
tention.
Articles designed for exhibition only, will be re
ceved free of charge, until Tuesday night, 9th o.
February, at 10 o'clock; after which time, depos
itors will be subject 10 charge of from SO cents
10 81 for each article deposited.
APPRENTICES and minors, who contribute article.
of their own make or invention, shall specify thei
age, and the time they may have served at theil
business.
All articles deposited for competition and pre-
MUM must be of American manufacture, con
spicuously labelled with appropriate names the
name OF the maker and inventor, Gf known,l ant
the name of the depositor; copy of which labe
must be furnished the clerk at the time of bringing
the goods for entry on the record. Prices may b
affixed or not, at the option of the exhibitor.
Depositors, at the time of entry, will receive Z
ticket of title to their goods, which ticket will ast
admit them to the Exhibition at all times wheI
open TO the public.
N Goods should be addressed as follows
Exhibition Of the Metropolitan Mechanics Iasti
tate, Washington, d. c., and should have the ma
lure of the articles, and the name of the part,
sending them, distinctly marked on the packages
They should also be accompanied by detailet
invoice
Circulars, containing detailed instructions, will
be forv arded, and any information given, on ap
plication 10 the Corresponding Secretary, to whom
all communications on the business Of the Insti
tute should be addressed.
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