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AWARDS—VELLUM AND TARGUMENT; SADDLERY, &c.
[Class XVI,
Parchment is prepared from sheep skins by the sim-plest process. After the skin lias been steeped in limeand water it is stretched in a frame, and by repeatedworking with hot water, and several applications ofwhiting which are dried in the sun, the skin is entirelycleansed from the grease. It is brought to a fine surfaceby skilful labour with a round sharp knife, and when dryis fit for use.
Vellum is made from calf skins prepared in a similarmanner.
This manufacture is represented by seven Exhibitors.
The Jury award Prize Medals to the following Ex-hibitors : —
Berthault, Issodun (56, France , p. 1174), for a verycomplete and extensive assortment of parchment andvellum, applicable for deeds, bookbinding, tambourines,and for the machinery of spinning-mills.
Lever, J. and J., 13 Size Lane, London (24, p. 519),for specimens of vellum and parchment, manufacturedfor bookbinding, deeds, and tambourines. These Exhi-bitors show some well-dyed vellum, and other samplesadapted for paintings.
The Jury make Honourable Mention of the followingExhibitors:—
Evans and Son, 10 Silver Street, London (18, p. 518),for specimens of well-manufactured parchment, and fordirection-labels, very completely made from the samematerial.
Soxdermann, W„ Erfurt (743, Prussia, p. 1091), forvellum and parchment of extreme whiteness, preparedfor deeds, drum-heads, and for machine or cylinderparchment.
Saddlery, Harness, and Portmanteaus.
In reporting on saddlery, harness, and portmanteaus,the Jury remark, that the general character of the arti-cles is highly creditable to the Exhibitors, and show- thatconsiderable skill and ingenuity are devoted to thisdepartment of industry There are upwards of 120Exhibitors in this subdivision.
From the nature of the manufacture it is less concen-trated in particular localities than most others. There isno town of note in England where one or more of thetrade does not find ample occupation ; and as the manu-factured article continually falls into the hands of distantmakers for repair, the knowledge and inventions of onemanufacturer are quickly circulated through a widedistrict. Hence we find considerable uniformity andexcellence of manufacture in this department.
The chief endeavour of the saddler and harness-manu-facturer is to obtain strength, with lightness and conve-nience of form; for which purpose the strongest kinds ofleather are used in combination with iron, wood, andother materials. 'Walsall, in Staffordshire , is the prin-cipal seat of the wholesale trade, where considerablequantities of saddlery and harness are prepared for expor-tation. Great ingenuity and invention have been dis-played in the numerous varieties of bits, of which thereare very many sorts known to the trade.
The necessity of judging of the saddlery of othercountries by a very different standard from our own isevident: the form of saddle, for instance, that is welldesigned for our smooth roads and well-trained horses,would be very inefficient in the mountainous districts ofSpain and South America .
The Jury have had their attention called to some port-manteaus, of very ingenious and clever construction,which, from the facilities they afford the traveller ofrapid arrangement and convenience of access, will pro-mote the comfort of a very numerous class of thecommunity.
The Jury award Prize Medals to the following Ex-hibitors :—
IUker, B. J., Boston (498, United States , p. 1465\ fora light harness of superior materials and workmanship.
Blackwell, S. and R., 25G Oxford Street (78, p.521-2), for phaeton harness of patent black leather. ‘I he mountings are iu good taste; the materials andworkmanship are also of good quality.
Blytii, K., 4 Park Lane, Westminster (90, p. 522), fora ladys saddle, well manufactured; and a hunting orpark saddle, with improved elastic seat.
Brace, H., Walsall, Staffordshire (58, p. 520), for twocases of bits, stirrups, and spurs, for the South American market.
Brown and Son, Birmingham (65, p. 521), for speci-mens of saddle-trees, with whalebone springs, galvanizedplates, &c., to prevent corrosion.
Caister, A. B., 7 Baker Street, Westminster (77, p.52L, for well-manufactured hussar and hunting saddles,with pair of harness pads.
Cooper, M., York (50, p. 520), for a case of saddlery,containing articles of very superior workmanship: theracing saddle, in particular, weighing only two pounds,is remarkable for its neat manufacture.
Cuff, R. 18 Cockspur Street, London (96, p. 523), foran embroidered velvet saddle, riding bridle, and harness,manufactured with much taste and elegance.
Earnshaw, IL, 91 Wimpole Street, London (107, p.523), for a case of harness, containing blue morocco audother bridles, well manufactured.
Hickey and Tell, Philadelphia (58, United States ,p. 1437), for two portmanteaus, well arranged and stronglyconstructed.
Kane, G., Dublin (62, p. 521), for portmanteaus andcamp furniture, so ingeniously contrived, that most of thearticles required to furnish an officer’s apartment arecontained in a travelling chest.
Lacey and Phillips, Philadelphia (41, United States ,p. 1435), for a case of harness, in which the mountingsare of solid silver ; the materials are of excellent quality,and the workmanship very elaborate.
Ladoubee Le Jeune C., Brussels (256, Belgium , p.1159), for saddlery and harness manufactured in excellentstyle, with good materials and workmanship.
Lancdon, W., junior, 9 Duke Street, London (89, p.522), for a light phaeton harness, constructed of the bestmaterials, and well adapted for its intended use.
Last, S., 256 Oxford Street, London (38, p. 519), for awell-contrived railway portmanteau, divided into fourcompartments, to facilitate the access to any articles con-tained in it.
Middlemore, W., 31 Holloway Head, Birmingham (67, p. 521), for a lady’s embroidered saddle, and anotherwith elastic seat; also for a new mouthing rein for un-broken horses, &c., the whole well manufactured.
Morris, R., Montreal (113, Canada , p. 9G5), for a setof double sleigh harness, of excellent material and work-manship.
Passmore, W., 27 Little Windmill Street, Westminster (79, p. 523), for a set of single horse harness: the styleand workmanship are in every respect superior.
Pollock, J., Glasgow (279, p. 528), for a very perfectset of Scotch harness.
Prax and Lambin, Paris (688, France , p. 1211), for alarge and varied collection of saddlery and harness; manyof the articles are elegantly designed, and the materialshave been well selected.
Swaine and Adeney, 185 Piccadilly, London (92, p522), for a large assortment of whips and canes, showingmuch taste in the manufacture, aud superiority of work-manship.
White, J. C-, 29 Liverpool Street, London (86, p.522), for silver-mounted harness with improved registeredtug. A very useful aud ingenious invention.
The Jury desire to make Honourable Mention of thefollowing Exhibitors:—
Adams, H., New York (476, United States , p. 1465),for a portable saddle ingeniously contrived.
Ashford, W. and G., Birmingham (64, p. 521), forspecimens of whips of various designs, well manufac-tured.
. Banton, E.. Walsall (56, p. 520), for a case of bridlesof good workmanship and superior quality.