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HALL NO. 31. 
SECTION OF TEXTILE INDUSTRIES. 
In this Section it is desired eventually to show the beginnings 
and development in the art of weaving, thread and rope-making. 
No other branch of Manufacture, perhaps, contributes so 
much to human comfort and happiness as the product of the loom. 
Progress in textile manufacture has always gone hand in hand 
with the development of civilization, and each step in the gradual 
mechanical perfection of the loom has reflected prosperity on the 
cotton plantation, the flax farm, and the sheep ranch. 
The collection of textiles, though small, contains many objects 
of interest. Beginning with the old hand loom, constructed and 
used on the Kentucky frontier in the last century, many objects of 
interest are shown, made by the spinners and weavers of Java, 
Jamaica, Turkey, Russia, Bulgaria, Japan, and Korea, including 
the large linen damask table cloth manufactured in England 
for Queen Victoria, and exhibited in the British Section of the 
Manufactures Building during the Columbian Exposition. 
Steps have already been taken to add to this Section at an 
early date, and collectors are already at work in Europe and else- 
where. 
Case 1. — Loom used on Kentucky frontier during the last 
century. 
Case 2. Jamaica fiber ferns and articles manufactured 
therefrom. 
Case 3. — Turkish silks and textiles. 
Case 4. — Turkish silks and textiles. 
Case 5. — Cocoons and raw silk from Bulgaria. 
Case 6 .— Raw Tusser and Muga silk and cocoons. 
Case 7.— Enlarged models of silk worms. Moths and co- 
coons. 
Case 8.— Japanese hand loom and two embroidered silk pic- 
tures. “ Plum blossoms” and “Fujisan ” (Sacred Mountain). 
Case 9. Japanese silk embroidered picture on easel. “White 
Phoenix ” on “ Paullonia Imperialis,” 
