Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-13
THE SECOND EXHIBITION OF THE ME-
TROPOLITAN MECHANICS INSTITUTE,

TROPOLITAN MECHANICS INSTITUTE,
For the Promotion and Encouragement of
Manufactures, Commerce, and tho Me-
chaasic and Useful Arts,
WILL be opened at the City of Washington. on
w Thursday, the 9Th day Of February, 1855, in
tuition, which is one of the most magnificent rooms
in the United States.
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 Steam power,
fixtures, labor &C., will be given free of expense.
All intending to exhibit are requested to give no
tice at as early day as possible Goods should be
accompanied with proper invoice.
The Committee, therefore, feel that. in inviting
contributions from all portions CT the Union to the
Second Exhibition Of the Metropolitan Mechanics
Institute, they Offering to the producer of excel
lent articles q valuable opportunity Of making
known to the whole country their novelty and util
ity, the superior style of their workmanship, and
their adaptation to the purposes for which they may
be intsnded.
those specimens of elegant handiwork, which, here
tofore, have formed 30 attive and important
feature Of these displays tls proposed to submit
all such contributions to anmittee of Ladies, and
&c suited to the tastes Of elhir exhibitors.
The Hall will be opened xtr the receptiod of Goods
on Monday, the 29th OF Jahu ary, and on the even
ing 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 saturdsy night, the Sd
of February, be entered upon the Judges Lists
for competition premium, except such the Com
mittee shall be satisfied were dispatched from dis
lance in time to have reached he Hall by that day,
but fai ed to arrive from unavoidable detention.
Articles designed for exhibition only will be
3vad of al until TIIeS ni0 fho
of February, at 10 o'clock; after hich time depos
itors will be subject to charge Of from so cents to
81, for each article deposited.
Apprentices and minors. no contribute articles
of their make invention, shall specify their
business.
All articles deposited for competition and pre-
MUM must be of American manufacture, conspicu-
ously labeled with appropriate names; the name of
the maker and inventor, Gf known,) ard the name
of the depositor; copy OF which label must be fur
nished the clerk at the time Of bringing the goods
for entry on the record. Prices may be fixed, or
not, at the option of the exhibitor
Depositors at the time Of entry, will receive
ticket of title to their goods, which ticket will also
admit them to the Exhibition at all Hmes when open
to the public
N B-9oods should be Addressed as follows
Exhibition of the Metropolitan Mechanics Insti.
tute, Washington, D. ;" and shoGld have the ma
ture of the articles and the name cf the party send.
ing 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 appli-
cation to the Corresponding Secretary, to whom all
communications on the business Of the Institute
should be addressed oct 31-eo6w