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of thin wood for holding wools ; and raffia grass for 

 bodies ; and the two small front compartments contain 

 two stoppered bottles, one for varnish, and the other 

 for celluloid solution for varnishing bodies, etc. 



At the right-hand side of the lid are arranged all 

 the implements of the craft, always in sight, and at 

 hand when the materials are produced. These slip 

 into loops, made by tacking strips of leather along the 

 lid with brass-headed furniture tacks. The mis-laying 

 or non-replacement of a tool is at once seen by the 

 gap it leaves, and search is made before it gets too far 

 astray. On the left side of the lid is a series of parch- 

 ment pockets, containing the commoner cock hackles 

 which are in everyday use — red, blue, black, etc. 

 These are, of course, in sight whenever the box is 

 opened. The hackles are kept on the necks and 

 scalps of the birds for convenience of handling, and 

 the ready selection of a feather of the exact size 

 required. Such is the box and its general arrange- 

 ment, which should, we think, meet every requirement, 

 and certainly is more compact, insect-proof, complete, 

 and handy than anything we have seen elsewhere. 



