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Plaster casts of type fossils today have great scientific value, in 
view of the destruction taking place in foreign museums. Such a 
cast, an important English Carboniferous crinoid, the holotype and 
only specimen of which was in the ill-fated Bristol Museum, was 
received as a gift. Numerous types and holotypes of foraminifers, 
bryozoans, mollusks, echinoids, cephalopods, and corals were welcome 
additions to the collection. Important among the acquisitions of 
specimens of fossil vertebrates was a composite skeleton of an extinct 
antelope, as well as casts of the following: Complete skull of a curious 
three-horned antelope; type specimen of a flying reptile; and skeleton 
of a rare Triassic armored reptile. The ichnite collection was en- 
riched by nine slabs containing the trails of Paramphibius didactylus, 
once considered a vertebrate animal but now regarded as a horseshoe 
crab. 
Engineering and industries—From the standpoints of historical 
merit and of popular appeal first honors among the acquisitions of 
the year in this department are bestowed upon two automobiles. One 
of these is a U. S. Army 14-ton, 4 x 4 truck, one of the first of 62 of 
these vehicles built in 1940, and the prototype of these vehicles 
made famous by World War II. The other is a Winton, 1903, the 
first automobile to be driven across the United States, a trip that re- 
quired 63 days on the road. Outstanding among the gifts to the 
watercraft collection was an original kerosene-burning brass bulk- 
head lantern of the first S. S. Mauretania, 1907-87, presented by Presi- 
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt. The lantern now stands in the exhibi- 
tion case containing the handsome model of this famous vessel pre- 
“sented to the Museum by the President several years ago. 
Through the Textile Color Card Association of the United States, 
the textile section received the ninth edition of the Standard Color 
Card, with its two supplements, the United States Arms and Serv- 
ices Color Card and the United States Army Standard Thread Card. 
The Association is supported by textile manufacturers and representa- 
tive firms of almost every industry using color. These firms agree to 
have their products match the colors included in the official standard 
card, resulting in a great saving of time to consumers in obtaining 
exact shades of colors in materials that are to be used together. This 
standardization is especially valuable to the United States Arms and 
Services, each service having an official color requirement for its uni- 
forms, trimmings, badges, and similar equipment. The Standard 
Thread Card is furnished by the Quartermaster General’s office to 
quartermaster depots and contractors making clothing or equipage 
for the United States: Army. 
An important accession in the section of chemical industries was 
an exhibit illustrating the chemistry and applications of refined alpha- 
