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swedofe blow the metal is turned over the counter-sink hole in the 

 centre of the button. In clothing establishments where large num- 

 bers of buttons are required to be mounted, this machine and its 

 proper button must be economical and useful. "We commend it to 



honors of the third class. 



WILLIAM PRATT, ) 



IRA L. CADY, I Judges. 



L. J. KNOWLES. 



FIFTH GROUP. 

 AETIFICIAL LIMBS, SURGICAL APPLIANCES. 



To the Board of Managers : 



Gentlemen — The undersigned judges in Department III, Group 

 5, report that they have carefully examined the several articles 

 referred to them. Taken collectively, these specimens of skill and 

 ingenuity furnish evidence of continued advance and improvement 

 in the methods used to accomplish a desired end. In deciding 

 upon the comparative value of the samples entered for competition, 

 great scrutiny has been exercised in order to weigh impartially the 

 evidences of utility found in each. The following is the result of 

 the deliberations of the judges; articles of the same class are given 

 in their relative order of merit, together with a brief summary of 

 such points of excellence in each as are deemed worthy of special 

 notice. 



No. 238. A. A. Marks' Artificial Limbs have frequently been 

 before the Institute, and continue to sustain their former reputa- 

 tion. There beiilg no competition, probably a diploma would be 

 sufficient acknowledgment of his merits. 



No. 430. Fry's Breast Pump and Cupping Glasses are among 

 the best of their kind. They are, however, without novelty and 

 without competition. 



No. 925. The Trusses and mechanical appliances exhibited by 

 Mr. Marsh, continue to present those superiorities which have for 

 so many years placed his instruments at the head of the list. We 

 recommend him, therefore, as a worthy recipient of the first honors 

 in this class. 



No. 861. Those presented by Dr. Sherman, for beauty of work- 

 manship, apparent utility, and considerable novelty of principle, 

 are deemed eminently worthy of public attention, and commenda- 

 tion by this committee. The committee labor under the disad- 



