exhibition. Models of locallymade machinery and exhibits of 
dynamos, armatures, etc., are of interest chiefly to the 
initiated, but it will be a source of surprise to the general 
public to find so much engineering work carried on in a 
City so far from the large iron foundries of the Midlands. 
Norfolk windmills are fast disappearing from the country¬ 
side and the models of the five different types of Norfolk 
mills are therefore of particular interest. The huge shaft 
and wooden cogwheel of the Thornham mill occupy the 
centre of the room. 
In the first room on the upper floor are the products of 
the Boot and Shoe Factories, the chief industry of the City 
at the present time. The long wall case is devoted to the 
story of leather in various stages of preparation, the grades 
and varieties of leather, the effect of cc Bot Fly,” and other 
damaging insects, and finally the various processes such as 
clicking, rough-stuff cutting, machining and upper-closing, 
lasting, finishing, treeing, cleaning, and boxing, are shown, 
making a complete story of the manufacture of a modern 
shoe. Early methods are illustrated by means of an old- 
time cobbler’s seat with tools ready to the worker’s hand. 
The next large room is devoted to Textiles, the staple 
trade of Norwich for centuries, and the flourishing condition 
of the industry in the time of Elizabeth made Norwich the 
second city in the Kingdom. The skill and dexterity of 
hand of the present-day workers in the “ turn-shoe ” 
branch of the thriving boot and shoe trade, as well as the 
skill shown in the delicate work of winding wire for 
armatures for dynamos, are undoubtedly the result of 
deftness in the use of the fingers transmitted by generations 
of weavers. The exhibits comprise various hand looms, 
viz., a large jacquard loom for weaving linen tablecloths, 
a flourishing industry at one time at Lopham, Norfolk ; 
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a jacquard silk loom, showing on a small scale the type of 
loom used in the manufacture of the wonderful Norwich 
Shawls, of which beautiful examples are displayed ; a 
simple hand loom for weaving horsehair fabrics and an 
early power-driven horsehair loom. In addition are 
shown various weaving appurtenances, such as winders, 
spools, shuttles, colour designs, etc. Wool combs used 
in preparation of wool, teazle frames for bringing up the 
nap of the cloth, and old pattern books of Norwich-made 
materials, all help to make up the story of the industry in 
the past. 
The section illustrative of Agriculture may safely be said 
to represent the oldest industry in Norfolk. Many 
obsolete implements may be seen including the old type 
of Norfolk Plough, a chaff-cutter used by hand, turnip- 
cutters, turf diggers, dibbles for planting, flails for threshing 
and many others. The life history of insects injurious to 
crop^ is illustrated in a series of cases which give the best 
methods of exterminating the pests, and prove very useful 
to both farmer and horticulturist. The progress of the 
Afforestation of the Thetford area is shown on a large map, 
kept up to date by the Forestry Commission. 
Printing was introduced into Norwich by Anthony de 
Solempne (Solen or Solemne), a Flemish refugee, who set 
up his printing press in a house in St. Andrew’s, and one of 
the first productions of his press is exhibited. It is printed 
in the black letter type of the period, bound in vellum, and 
is inscribed on the title page “ Anno 1568 Gheprint tot 
Nordwitz by Antonium de Solemne.” The book is in the 
form of a Confession of Faith, in Dutch, for the benefit of 
the many refugees from Holland settled in Norwich. Other 
examples of Norwich printing from this early date until the 
present day are also shown. The exhibits comprise hand 
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