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tention to the quality of reeled silk, and the advantage of care in 

 reeling, the committee have ascertained that the price of the article 

 n the European market varies from $2 to $6 per pound, a diffe- 

 rence entirely owing to the care bestowed on the production. There 

 are several other parcels, inferior to the two above named, not de- 

 serving particular attention. 



Among the practical uses to which American raw silk may be use- 

 fully applied, is one discovered by Mr. James Hanly, harp manufac- 

 turer, which obviates a great objection (heretofore considered insur- 

 mountable) to that delightful instrument. In the variations of tem- 

 perature in our climate, the harp is subject to be instantly unstrung; 

 much vexation is experienced by the breaking and the apparent im- 

 possibility of finding some material, which, from its great strength, 

 would resist this action. The raw ungummed American silk is that 

 material, and harp strings are now presented. No. 1,0S6, made from 

 it, which are acknowledged to be a great desideratum to the profes- 

 sor of the harp, and are worthy of notice. 



The committee refer more particularly to the list appended hereto, 

 as expressive of their opinion of the manufactured articles of silk at 

 the Fair, and hope that their opinions thereon will coincide with that 

 of the Board of Managers. 



The committee think the following specimens worthy of notice: 



No. 998. Specimen of sewing silk exhibited by A. B. and W. H. 

 Jones of Manchester, Conn., this is considered the best and entitled 

 to the first premium. 



No. 207. Specimen of sewing silk exhibited by Edmund Golding 

 of Mansfield Centre, Conn., deserving second premium. 



No. 255. Specimens of sewing silk, twist, &c. is worthy of notice, 

 as being made at the Auburn State prison, entirely of American silk; 

 they purpose making two thousand pounds of sewings next year from 

 silk mostly raised in Ohio and this State. 



Nos. 129 and 170. Specimens of sewing silk. Both these are of 

 a fair quality, but not worthy of particular notice. 



No. 1,121. Specimens of ball twist sewing silk and fioss silk ex- 

 hibited by J. Ryle of Paterson, N. J.; they are considered entitled to 

 a premium, as being of good manufacture and of large sale. 



No. 1,122. Specimens of sewing silk exhibited by William B. 

 Frink; they are worthy of notice, as being well made entirely by a 

 hand wheel. 



No. 1,139. Specimen of sewing silk, not good, and unworthy of 

 notice. 



No. 1,300. Thirty-six yards black silk, manufactured at the State 

 prison, Mount-Pleasant, N. Y., is well made and deserving a premium. 



No. 1,064. Cords, gimps and bindings exhibited by John McRae 

 of New-York; they have been brought to very great perfection, and 

 are of large and ready sale; they have already received the premium 

 of the Institute. 



No. 876. Silk shirts and drawers, &c., deserving of notice; arti- 

 cles now manufacted to some extent at the Wakefield Mills, Ger- 

 mantown. Pa., of imported silk. 



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