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Numerous other awards of gold and silver medals for highly use- 

 ful improvements, and new inventions were granted and bestowed — 

 many of which not having a general application are withheld in 

 this report. 



There were more than 300 exhibitions of machinery, of which 

 about 150 received awards of medals or diplomas; two thirds of 

 which were either new machines or improvements on old machines; 

 no preceding fair of the American Institute having been so rich in 

 the display of mechanical skill and science. 



THOS. W. HARVEY, Chairman. 



