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market by this firm which gives most satisfactory results. This has been protected 

 by patent ; it is a modification of the pattern which was first originally made by them, 

 and which they still sell at £^ i-,s. od. 



Lacquering is done on this floor in a room set apart for the purpose. A flat roof 

 serves the purpose of a store for Laboratory Sinks, Receivers, &c., of which a large stock 

 is always kept. 



On the front land, which Messrs. Harris, to allow of future extensions, were wise 

 enough to secure, are Timber .Sheds, Mess Room, &c. ; and the whole is planned out to 

 allow for extra storeys being built over the present workshops. 



Stocks of Timber are also kept in Liverpool; Bristol, and Hull to ensure a well 

 seasoned supply of whatever kind is necessary. 



jME OI' the SlAl-K. 



It was interesting to see the smart manner in which the men did their work. The 

 Manager informed us that those who had been technically educated were, as a rule, 

 by far the best, and were more self-reliant and able at once to understand the require- 

 ments. We had no idea that Scientific Instruments were constructed on so large a 

 scale, but we saw being finished thirty-six Atwood's Machines, twelve Spectrometers, and 

 numbers of Galvanometers of various patterns. The greatest care is exercised in the 

 manufacture, and every instrument has to pass a severe test before leaving the shop, 

 a specialist in Physics who holds high qualifications being responsible. 



Messrs. Philip Harris & Co., Ltd., still have their Warehouses and Show Rooms at 

 144 and 146 Edmund Street, Birmingham, and 179 Great Brunswick Street, Dublin 

 and recently extensive alterations and additions have been made, to enable them to keep 

 a larger and more varied stock than before. 



