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of drawin<:]:s and documontri and other tilings lelutinfr to the indus- 

 trial dovelopuient of the steam boiler presented by the liabcock and 

 Wilcox Co., of New York City, throii<!;h its Presitlent, A. G. Pratt. 



A series of 21 airplane propellers was presented by the American 

 Propeller Co. The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey trans- 

 ferred 26 specimens of early surveying and navigation instruments, 

 including examples 50 to 75 years old. 



The family of Leander James McCormick through Robert Hall 

 McCormick presented eight models of labor-saving farm machinery 

 invented and constructed between 1829 and 1835 by Robert Mc- 

 Cormick. of Walnut Grt)ve, Va. These include eaily types of the 

 McCormick reaper. 



Many specimens of scientific value added to the study collections 

 of woods include a series of 598 woods from various parts of the 

 world. 



To the division of graphic arts there came 1.210 prints as a gift 

 from J. Townsend Russell, jr., including the work of many im- 

 portant engravers. The Eastman Kodak Co. presented a number of 

 items to the section of photographic apparatus. 



nistorij. — Silverware formerlj- owned by Thomas ]\IcKean, one 

 of the .signers of the Declaration of Independence, presented by 

 Mrs. Frances T. Redwood, and five pieces of chinaware used in the 

 White House by President James Madison, presented by Miss Mary 

 M. McGuire, are among the important accessions in this division. 



To the costumes collection there came a rose chiffon velvet gown 

 worn by Mi-s. Coolidge, on the occasion of the last formal reception 

 in the A\1iite House during the administration of her husband. Presi- 

 dent Calvin Coolidge. The gown was presented to the Museum 

 by Mrs. Coolidge. 



An item of importance added to the military collections was a 

 set of uniforms and accessories of the type worn during the World 

 War and subsequently by officers and enlisted men of the Turkish 

 Army. This material was presented by the Government of Turkey 

 through Ahmet Mouhtar Bey, Turkish Ambassador to the United 

 States. 



A considerable series of .specimens came as a deposit to the numis- 

 matic collections from the American Numismatic Association, in- 

 cluding recent coinages of many countries. The Bureau of the Mint 

 of the Treasury Department transferred a number of ancient and 

 modern coins of importance. 



The philatelic collection received a large number of specimen 

 ."stamps from the Post Office Department, as well as a special collec- 

 tion of Chinese stamps presented by the Hon. Liu Shu-fan, Director 

 General of Posts of China. 



