page_title: Exposition des produits de l'industrie française
section_title: 8th exposition (1834)
hierarchical_section_title: Exposition des produits de l'industrie française / July Monarchy / 8th exposition (1834)
caption_attribution_description: English: Zuber company's wallpaper series "Scenes from North America", exhibited at the 1834 Paris Exposition des produits de l'industrie française
context_page_description: The Exposition des produits de l'industrie française was a public event organized in Paris, France, from 1798 to 1849.
  The purpose was "to offer a panorama of the productions of the various branches of industry with a view to emulation".
  It was a precursor to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.
context_section_description: Four large buildings were designed for the 1834 exposition by M. Moreau and erected in the Place de la Concorde between La Madeleine and the Palais Bourbon.
  The buildings had simple exterior decoration and were generally well-made, apart from some problems with rain leaking in.
  Each building was divided into four 13 metres (43 ft) long aisles and contained a 50 by 21 metres (164 by 69 ft) courtyard.
  The exposition ran from 1 May 1834 to 30 June 1834.
  There were 2,447 exhibits in an area of 14,288 square metres (153,790 sq ft).
  The exposition lasted 60 days, with 2,447 exhibitors.
  Commissioner Thiers notified the departmental prefects of the criteria for submissions, saying that the exhibits should mainly be products for the masses, and ideally would combine high quality and low price.
  Entries were divided into categories of use: food and food preparation; health; weaving processes and clothing; home products; transportation; products for smell, hearing, etc.; calculation, measurement and applied engineering; education and training; and social amenities.
  The categorization caused confusion among the visitors.Charles Dupin of the Institut Français, a famous statistician, was named rapporteur for the central jury of 1834.
  For each branch of industry he noted the quantities and value of French exports and imports, with comparative figures for 1823, 1827 and 1834.
  The innovative products included mass-printed rolls of wallpaper made by Zuber & Cie in Mulhouse.
  Automation in the areas of wood engraving, enameling and wood-inlaying created reduced-cost products that formerly only the wealthy could afford.
  The most revolutionary product was "elastic tissue", or sheets of rubber, for which there seemed to be great potential although the use was unclear.
caption: Zuber & Cie wallpaper series – Scenes from North America
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