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sand one hundred of the finest horses, cattle, sheep, and swine; several of the 

 reigning sovereigns of Europe being numbered among tlie contributors. More 

 than one thousand persons were contributors and competitors. After a most 

 thorough examination, and the most carefully applied tests, before a very able 

 committee, the United States maintained its superiority in reaping and harvest- 

 ing machines. To C. H. McCormick, of Illinois, was the gold medal awarde<l, 

 and was given to the same machine which took the first premium at the Lon- 

 don exhibition. 



Twenty-six premiums were awarded to the United States, which, consid<^r- 

 ing the small number of articles on exhibition from our country, was our full 

 proportion. Silver medals were taken by Seymour, Morgan & Co., of New 

 York, and by Thomson & Avery, of Pennsylvania. Bronze medals by John 

 Kelsey, of Pennsylvania ; John Yanderbelt, of New York ; L. P. Rose, of 

 Michigan ; J. "W. Tree, of Indiana ; Solomon Hubbell, of New York ; James 

 A. Saxton, of Ohio ; Whittemore, Belcher & Co., of Massachusetts ; B. H. 

 Allen, of New York; llall & Spiel, of Pennsylvania; E. A. Tampton, of 

 Massachusetts; J. Redstone, of Indiana; Windle & Co., of New York; B. P. 

 Johnson, H. G. Hotchkiss, Sylvanus R. "Ward, and Hall & Parshall, of New 

 York; B. M. Rhodes, of Maryland; and George Campbell, of Vennont. Medals 

 were also sent to the American prize judges, Austin Baldwin, of New York, 

 and Daniel Needham, of Vermont. It having been decided that all the priz* 

 judges of the exhibition should be rewarded in this manner, the American dele- 

 gates were each honored with a Hamburg flag, to be presented by them to the 

 States which they represented as a complimentary testimonial. 



One of the most important results of the exhibition was the establishment, 

 at Hamburg, of a museum of American agricultural machines and imjilement^i. 

 The German contribution from New York formed the nucleus of the museum, 

 to which was added, by donation from Mr. McCormick, his splendid reaper, 

 which surpassed in elegance of workmanship any machine upon the ground. 

 Mr. Kelsey, of Pennsylvania, also donated his harrow. 



A contribution was made by the merchants of Hamburg, and a building suf- 

 ficiently large to receive, for many years to come, specimens of American skill 

 and industry, has been secured and consecrated to the purposes of our Ameri- 

 can museum of agricultural implements and machinery. All inventors and 

 manufacturers of American machines are invited to contribute to this collection, 

 which will perpetually remain a free exhibition to the people of the world. 



This article would be incomplete should it fail to mention the name of James 

 R. McDonald, an American merchant at Hamburg, who, from the day the fair 

 was first suggested until its close, was unremitting in his labors in behalf of 

 America and Americans. 



At the close of the exhibition an opportunity was given to the American dele- 

 gates publicly to thank the executive committee, not only for the opportunity 

 the ftiir had given America to show her sheep and her agricultural implements, 

 but for the uniform kindness and courtesy which had been extended to the 

 delegates from our country. The meeting was held in front of the American 

 shed, all the members of the executive committee and a large number of spec- 

 tators being present. At the close of this meeting a formal leave was taken 

 of each member of the committee. 



Thus closed one of the most important and memorable exhibitions the genius 

 of man has ever enabled him to hold. 



