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set of burglar alarms. When the alarm is given, all en- 

 trances and exits in the building are locked and an emerg- 

 ency call is flashed to a nearby police station, and all the 

 museum guards hurry to the jewel room. 



This Museum is more accessible for the pearl hunters 

 of the Middle West. Those in the East who wish to ex- 

 amine pearls in a public Museum should visit the Ameri- 

 can Museum of Natural History, New York City. This 

 Museum has a collection of nearly 300 valuable pearls 

 from the various pearl fisheries. 



Another smaller collection may be seen in the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, United States National Museum, 

 Washington, D. C. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATE I, PAGES 168 and 169, 

 AND PLATE II, PAGES 184 AND 185. 



Plate i. No. i, Large Round Pink Pearl, 64 grains; 

 No. 2, Large Round White Pearl, 57 Grains ; No. 3, But- 

 ton Pearl, 29 grains; No. 4, Green and Purple Pearls, 3 

 to 8 grains; No. 5, Pink Pearls, 4 to 12 grains; No. 6, 

 Pear or Drop Pearls; No. 7, Turtle Back Pearls; No. 8, 

 White Pearls, 5 to 15 grains; Nos. 9, 10 and n, Large, 

 Medium and Small Nuggets, i to 18 grains. 



Plate 2. No. 12, Large, Clear Slugs and odd pieces, 

 22 to 59 grains; No. 13, Rose Buds, or Strawberry 

 Pearls, 12 to 72 grains; Nos. 14 and 15, Baroques, 

 Points and Wings; No. 16, Nuggets and Slugs; Nos. 17, 

 18 and 19, Large, Medium and Small Points, or Dog 

 Tooth Pearls. 



