Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-01

THE SECOND EXHIBITION OF THE
METROPOLITAN MECHANICS IN
STITUTE,
For the Promotion and Encouragement Of
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 Is 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
The MACHINERY Department will be under the
charge of special superintendent Steam-power
fixtures, labor, &c. will be given free OF expense.
All intending TO exhibit are requested TO give mo-
tice at as early day as possible Goods should be
The committee, therefore, feel that in inviting con-
tributions from all portions Of the Union to the Sec
ond Eraibiti0a of the Aetrop0Itan Mech0aicS Lnstite
they 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
the purposes for which they may be intended.
They would respectfully s0lcit rom the Ladies
fore have formed SO attractive and important fea
ture of these displays. 1t is proposed to submit all
such contributions to COMMITTEES Of ladies' and 70
award % articles Of merit premiums Of jewery, &c.
u
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 seven
o'clock the Exhibition will be formally opened for
the reception Of visters, and continue open about
four weeks.
No article deposited after Saturday night, Sd Of
February can be entered upon the Judges Lists for
competition or premium except such as the commit
tee shall be satisfied were 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, at 10 O'clock after which time depositors will
be subject to charge Of from so cents to 81 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
depostor; copy of which label must be furnished
the clerk at the time of bringing the goods for entry
the record. Prices may be affixed or not, at the
option of the exhibitor.
Depostors, at the time of entry, viii receive q
ticket of title to their goods, which ticket will also
admit them to the exhibition at alLtimes when open
TO the public.
N. 81. Goods should be addressed as follows Elk
hibition of the Metropolitan Mechanics Institute
Washington, ID. c." and should have the nature Of
the articles and the name Of the party sending them
also be accompanied by detailed invoice.
Circulars containing detailed instructions will be
forwarded, and any information given on application
to the corresponding secretary, 70 whom all conmu-
nications on the business Of the Institution should
be addressed. s1Dss nov13-staw6w