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arts m decorating glass; but the cutting in 871 was superior, and 

 we learn was done by the exhibitor. 



We consider the entries both entitled to premiums, one for 

 cutting, the other for engraving, and award to entry No. 871, a 

 first class medal; to entry No. 532, a second class medal. 



Tinware. 



Entry No. 598. E. D.Bassford. 

 Your judges did not iind the tinware exhibited to be superior to 

 that found ordinarily in the market, and do not consider it worthy 

 of a premium. 



Earthenware. 



Entry No. 599. E. D. Bassford. 

 Your judges consider the , manufacturers of the goods in this 

 entry to be deserving of credit for an honest effort to excel foreign 

 manufacturers, but do not consider that they have attained sufficient 

 success to deserve a premium. 



Fruit Jars. 



Entry No. 165. John J. Squire. 



704. George W. Ramsey. 



■ Your judges consider the jars exhibited in these entries to be 

 valuable, but not sufficiently superior to others, well known in the 

 market, to entitle them or either of them to premiums. 



Sharpening Steels. 



Entry No. 420. Daniel Romer. 

 The steels in this entry are of beautiful mechanical finish, and 

 the inventor deserves great credit for bringing out by machinery 

 an article of this quality. We judge him worthy of honorable 

 mention. 



Table Cutlery. 



Entry No. 645. Clement, Hawkes & Maynard. « 



Of the cutlery exhibited . in this entry, we cannot spealc in 

 terms too high. It shows finer fittings, finish and taste than any 

 cutlery ever examined by your judges, whether of American oi 

 foreign manufacture. In this department it affords particular plea- 

 sure to see American goods excelling the skill and elaboration of 

 the old world. We consider the entry 645 to be worthy the first 

 premium, a first class medal, and should award it without hesita- 

 tion were we not debarred by the rules of the Institute, denying 

 premiums to managers. 



