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have succeeded in establisliiug a reputation for superiority, and 

 we sincerely hope they will soon defy foreign productions. We 

 have reason to believe their cutlery is preferred wherever it is 

 used, and they certainly have the strongest claims to the patron- 

 age of their countrymen. 



One case of table knives and forks, and a variety of knives for 

 other purposes, from Lamson, Goudnow & Co., No. 7 Gold-street, 

 New- York, was on exliibition, on which the judges thus report; 

 " these specimens are not excelled by the table cutlery from any 

 country^ either in fashion, taste, or quality. ^^ Lamson, Goodnow 

 & Co 5 of Shelburne Falls, Mass., in 1845 commenced the manu- 

 facture of butcher knives with six workmen, and since that time 

 have been increasing gradually, adding various styles of cutlery, 

 until the present time. They are now operating successfully 

 with an increased number of workmen in the manufacture of 

 cook, butcher, shoe knives, and table cutlery, embracing a num- 

 ber of grades, from the common to the first quality sold in the 

 United States. Their workmen, with few exceptions, are Ameri- 

 cans. They manufacture tlieir own fuiks, and all their knife 

 blades are made from solid cast steel, and not welded to iron, as 

 is the case with the foreign article. They manufacture and 

 finish all tlieir goods in their own shops, and claim for them the 

 honor of being entirely of American manufacture. It is not long 

 since it was deemed impracticable to establish the manufacture 

 of these articles in the United States, with any probability of 

 being able to compete with the f.-reign articles. Yet the perse- 

 verance of this house, in less than six years, has overcome all 

 difficulties, their work is preferred whenever it is used, fast grow- 

 ing in public favor, and like the axes, hatchets, scythes, chisels, 

 tailor's shears, a:id other articles of American hardware, will 

 soon be beyond foreign competition. 



Pratt, Ropes, Webb & Co., Meriden, Conn., also exhibited a 

 case of very superior Table Cutlery. 



./I ca:,c of Tailors^ Shears, from tlie well-known manufacturer, 

 Roscius Heinish, Newark, N. J., Agency at 91 Nassau-st , N. Y. 

 The reputation of this manufacturer is too Avell known to require 

 comment at this time. The shears of Mr. Heinish have been 



