THE TECHNOLOGIST. [May 1, 1864. 



478 INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM, LEEDS. 



character, being objects from the International Exhibition of 1862. The 

 town is, however, well able to furnish a large collection of interesting 

 objects from its own multifarious branches of industry. 



To suppose that Leeds is one great woollen warehouse is a mistake. 

 During the meeting of the British Association in. 1858, there was an 

 Exhibition of Local Industry, which well illustrated the very numerous 

 arts carried on in Leeds, and with which the late lamented Prince 

 Consort expressed much gratification upon the occasion when he visited 

 it. That the general public appreciated it was shown by its being 

 crowded nightly for many weeks, and by a balance of 600Z. to 700Z. 

 net profit which remained after paying all expenses. It was mainly to 

 the energy of the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Darnton 

 Lupton, Esq., that this success was due. 



The chairman, Thos. Nunneley, Esq., F.R.C.S., and the committee of 

 the Industrial Museum now forming indicate the following as the objects 

 which it is proposed to include — viz. : 



1. A Food Collection. 



2. A Collection of Raw Products proposed for industrial uses. 



3. A Collection illustrating the technical applications of products of 



the Animal Kingdom. 



4 and 5. Two series holding similar relations to the Vegetable and 

 Mineral Kingdom. 



6. Illustrations of processes not included in the above classes. 



They proceed to state their belief — " That such a collection may 

 have a high practical value, as affording both scientific and commercial 

 information respecting matters used or capable of being used in the 

 multifarious manufactures of this district. To represent the operations 

 of our local industry, with especial completeness, will be a leading 

 object." 



The following " General Information for the Guidance of Contri- 

 butors" is appended to the form of application for specimens : — 



1. The room devoted to the Industrial Collection has been uniformly 

 fitted with glazed cases for the reception of specimens. These include 

 wall-cases (ten inches from back to front) and desk-shaped cases (five to 

 eight inches deep). 



2. The object of the Collection being to instruct, systematic arrange- 

 ment is needful to this end. In the instance of manufactured goods 

 a series of specimens should commence with the raw material, following 

 this by illustrations of the successive results of each operation to which 

 it is submitted, until the final product is reached. Where any waste or 

 bye-products are formed they should be shown. There is more risk of 

 exhibiting too few stages of manufacture than too many. 



3. Great economy of space is needful. Hence, specimens should 

 be the smallest that are consistent with efficiently carrying out the 

 foregoing. 



4. Contributors will please affix to each specimen a brief descriptive 



