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Another accession of note was that of a sundial given by Mr. 

 C'hiude L. WooUe}', Baltimore, Maryland. It is of the horizontal 

 type, adapted to the latitnde of London, England, North latitude 

 51° 27' and is so constructed that it can be adjusted to give accurate 

 time throughout the year without consulting the table of ecj[uations 

 of time. Including this most recent accession, Mr. WooUey has 

 presented a total of twenty sundials which, added to the Museum's 

 collection, make it complete in-so-far as being representative of all 

 the different forms. 



The United States Senate Connuittee on Commerce, through 

 Senator Wesley L, Jones, chairman, transferred to the Museum a 

 model of the steam freight-ship " Shohokin "' built at the Hog Island 

 Ship Yards during the j'ear 1910. The accession is not only of inter- 

 est as evidence of the rejuvenation of American ship building but 

 forms a most valuable addition to the exhibits of naval architecture 

 illustrating the development of steam navigation. 



Mr. Spier, honorary custodian of watches, presented a beautiful 

 specimen of the mandolin-shaped watch in vogue about the beginning 

 of the lOtli centmy, the only representative of this type in the di\i- 

 sion's collection; an English made watcli of the middle of the 10th 

 century, the case and dial of Avhich are of solid gold, beautifully en- 

 gravecl; and a panel u^^on which is mounted the parts of a Waltham 

 . Avatch. 



Mr. Hiram Austin Burt, Bangor, Maine, presented a replica of the 

 original typographer invented and patented by his grandfather, 

 William Austin Burt, July 23, 1820. The instrument is representa- 

 tive of the very early beginnings of the American typewriter which 

 was not represented in the Museum's exhibits bearing on this subject. 

 The gift therefore greatly enhances the educational value of this 

 collection. 



Other accessions worthy of note Avere: A gas engine magneto fitted 

 with a device called an " impulse starter " for use on engines cranked 

 by hand, the gift of the Eisemann Magneto Corporation, Brooklyn, 

 NeAv York. A collection of automobile spark plugs and tire vul- 

 canizers comprising 63 specimens, loaned by Mr. Eansom Matthews, 

 Selma, California. An Adams revolver, 1851; a Mauser rifle and a 

 Mauser carbine, made in Germany for the Argentine Government, 

 presented by Colonel Henry May of Washington City. Two shot- 

 guns and three revolvers not represented in the division's collections 

 of firearms and several models representative of Philippine arts antl 

 industries, the gift of General Jacob Kline, United States Army, 

 through Mrs. Thomas F. Dwyer and Miss Kathleen C. Kline, Wash- 

 ington City. A Burt solar compass and l)rass projector, transferred 

 from the United States Geological Survey and added to the division's 



