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thorough and highly finished workmanship, and are only 

 casual specimens of their work as prepared for the market. 



To Alba C. Wright, for a beautiful twist-rifle, $3,00. 

 Every part of this rifle was made by Mr. Wright himself 

 at his manufactory in this village. 1'he Committee, besides 

 making their award, could with truth say very much in 

 praise of Mr. Wright's skill as a gunsmith. Good policy, 

 however, prevents further eulogj^, lest his fame should en- 

 danger the impressment of so valuable a mechanicic to the 

 service of the Emperor Nicholas in the present state of his 

 martial necessities. 

 To S. G. Frost, for a perfect harness, ^2,00 



To Z. P. Spaulding, for five specimens of copper work, 

 $2,00. Mr. Spaulding's pumps and boilers, and copper pipe 

 were all of very superior workmanship. 



To Palmer & Brown, for dentistry, $2,00. This rich dis- 

 play of dental work was on exhibition, and won a diploma at 

 the Crystal Palace in 1853. The teeth gums and plate were 

 all manufactured at their dental establishment in this town. 

 Rollstone furnishes the feldspar^ and Fox Hill, the silex 

 from which these beautiful teeth are manufactured. A new 

 feature in this large and beautiful collection of dental work, 

 is the use of platina for plate instead of gold. Platina being 

 harder and equally indestructible with gold, has the advan- 

 tage of fusing with the material for gums and thereby mak- 

 mg plate, gums and teeth, one continuous and solid piece 

 without seam, or joint, of course leaving no space for food or 

 impurities to collect. This certainly seems to promise well, 

 as no fear can be apprehended of platina as a safe and in- 

 nocuous metal. If no new objection arises to the combina- 

 tion, it would seem that it must ere long take its place as one 

 of the radical and very useful improvements in the dental 

 art. 



To Davis, Page &. Co., Rollstone foundry, for beautiful 

 specimens of large and small iron castings, $2,00. 



To Elliot Wood, for ox and horse shoes, $1,50. We thank 



