Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-08
New advertisements.
A MERICAV CRYSTAL PALACES

A MERICAN CRYSTAL PALACE.-FoR
IA THE EXHIBITION OF THE INDUSTRY OF ALL
day. from A. NJ, till 10 2. NJ TWENTY-FIVE CTS.
ADMITTANCE will be the price hereafter, all occasions.
There will be Free Admissions, with the exception of
Exhibitors and the Press, and no Season Tickets will be
sold.
The Crystal Palace has undergone the most extensive
alterations and improvements and is rapidly filling up
with elegant and interesting specimens Of handcra from
every quarter of the world.
The MACHINERY DEPARTMENT is very complete
Quite large number of additional and curious machines,
however, in preparation and will find place, in
weeks, in the Exhibition.
The PICTURE GALLERY is already the most COM
prehensive and valuable collection in the Western Hems
phere.
The SCULPTURE contributions embody over 800 pieces
OF marbenos OF them rare, many of them originals,
and all Of exquisite workmanship Many choice statues,
besides, now en- route from Europe
The Association has completed arrangements for the
purchase of collection Of MODELS OF ANTIQUE
SFATUARY, of great celebrity.
section Of the great CALIFORNIA CEDAR TREE,
which, in its native forest stood three hundred feet high
measuring ninety feet in circumference, and is esti~
mated from the most demontrave internal evidence
be full three thousand years old has been deposited in the
Crystal Palace, by its patriotic proprietor.
Altogether the Crystal Palace incoses at this moment
articles of novel; useful and instructive character
be examined in several days with proper discm
ination, and ncessant augmentdons may be confidently
relied upon.
the Crystal Palace every morning. afternoon and evening
The Association offers prize of gold medal, costing
thousand dollars
for the most useful and valuable invention discovery
which shall have been patented entered in the United
States Patent Office during the year closing the first day
of December next provided only that the said invention
discovery, by specimen, model product shall have
meantime been exhibited in the Crystal Palace.
Second-A Gold Medal, costing one thousand dollars,
equivalent in cash. the Artist whose work. having
been exhibited in the Crystal Palace during the three
months closing the LIST day of December next shall be
deemed most worthy of such testimonial.
Third Five Medals costing one hundred dollars each,
their equivalent in cash. If preferred, to the five Inven
whose inventions in the various departments of the
useful arts patented entered, caveaed within the year
and exhibited in the Crystal Palace aforesaid shall be
adiudged most worthy of such testimonials after the
one adjudged most excellent as aforesaid.
Fourth-FiYe Medals costing hundred dollars
EACH their equivalent in plate cash. preferred
the five artists whose original works completed since the
first opening Of the Crystal Palace and exhibited therein
Aforesaid shall be audged most worthy Of such dis
tncton next after the most excellent aforesaid.
The abest and respectable Jury Jurors that
be selected shall be appointed to examine critically the
several articles exhibited and award the prizes mentioned
The Directors will proceed early practicable select
such Juror Jurors and hope be able the
appointments about the LIST day of June next The
diplomas to the exhibitors inventors of such articles
possess merit sufficient to entite them to such dstnc
ton
All articles which deemed worthy of place in this
Grand Exhibition of the Worlds Industry and Art ad
nitted without any charge whatever to exhibitors. An
efficient Police are in constant attendance day and night,
and the utmost used in protecting articles exhibited,
but the Association disclams accountability for loss
damage to such articles.
A umbrellas canes &C. must be left at the stand near
the door As the Crystal Palace is Bonded Warehouse
visitors be permitted convey packages any
size into or out of the building
No checks given and no persons re-admitted the
ticket. P. I. BARNUM President.