430

AWAllDS FOR BOOTS AND SHOES, Ac.

[Class XX.

Meier, F., 17 Rue Froncliet, Paris (1352, France , p.1240), for the great excellence of the workmanship ofladies* shoes, ami beauty of finish. The Jury alsodesire to make Honourable Mention of the workman orworkmen who executed them.

Mohr, W., Berlin (186a, Prussia (I. Zollv.), p. 1058),for clogs of light ami elegant quality, and for kid boots.

Parker and Sons, Northampton, Manufacturers (116,Class XVI., p. 524), for general excellence.

Parker, J., 35 Dame Street, Dublin , Manufacturer(242, Class XVI., p. 527), for excellence of work instrong boots, and the great care evinced in the lightboots. It is desired to make Honourable Mention of theworkmen who produced the stout work.

Pepj.ow, W., Browning Street, Stafford (157, ClassXVI., p. 525), for workmanship of a high character, andthe application of an elastic spring.

Poirier, P., Chateaubriand (Loire Inferieure ), France (1398, France , p. 1243), for the excellent quality andmake of self-coloured leather boots, for very hard wear.These articles are highly esteemed in France , and fulfilthe peculiar requirements of the market for which theyare made.

Popinoff, Sophia, of Tiflis (310, Russia , p. 1376), forshoes, slippers, and other articles of usual and usefulwear. The Jury also desire to make Honourable Men-tion of three workmen.

Siikkoxin, Alexis, Government of Novgorod , town ofNovotorjok (275, Russia , p. 13 75), for embroidered bootsand shoes, and other goods, of the highest class of work-manship in boots.

Thikrrv, C. A., 301, Rue Gre, Paris (391, France , pp.

1196-97), for gentlemen's hoots of great excellence. TheJury desire to make Honourable Mention of the bestworkmen by whose skill these were produced.

Thomas and Son, 36, St. James’s Street, London , Ma-nufacturers (211, Class XVI., p. 527), for high-classworkmanship in hoots.

"Walsh. William, 7 Buckingham Place, FitzroySquare,London , Manufacturer (207, Class XV., p. 526), forwelted cork soles of high merit as to workmanship.

Wemmkr, J. (3, Luxemburg , p. 1130), for the excellentquality of shoes for labouring men, and for cheapness,and a novel principle in the nailing.

The Jury make Honourable Mention of the followingExhibitors:—

Adolphi, C. F. W., Berlin (172, Prussia (I. Zollv.),p. 1057), for a case of well-made ladies' boots and shoes.

Ali.en and Son, Pembroke , Wales , Manufacturer (149,Class XVI., p. 524), for a stout-made boot.

Bearn and Jeffs, Parade, Northampton, Manufacturer(118, Class XVI., p. 52-1), for “ stabbery ” of the veryhighest class. The workman who executed it is deserv-ing of Honourable Mention.

Beckett, George, 41 Feiicliureh Street, Manufacturer(220, Class XVI., p. 527), for well-made hoots and shoes.

Bridard, J., 53 Rue Vivienne, Paris (1115, France ,p. 1232), for strong boots and shoes.

Brediff Brothers, 5 Rue Colbert, Tours, Manufac-turer (73, France , p. 1175), for strong and very goodshoes.

Breed, N. A., and Co., Lynn, Massachusetts (411,United States , p. 1462), for very good shoes for children.

Cabu-Fevrier, Manufacturer (263, Belgium , p. 1159),for boots for exportation, and their excellence relative toprice.

Clark, B.. Whitehaven, Cumberland, Manufacturer(154, Class XVI., p. 525), for a lady’s boot “clumped’' iwith wood. i

Cowling, J., Richmond, Yorkshire , Manufacturer !

(142, Class XVI., p.524), for easy shooting boots ofexcellent workmanship. j

Creak, James, Wisbeach , Manufacturer (141, Class !

XVI.. p. 524), for stout boots. j

Coulbois, (1569, France , p. 1252), for varnished skins jand boots made therefrom.

Doe, W., Colchester, Manufacturer (145, Class XVI.,p. 524), for very strong and well-made navigator'sboots.

Dorr and Reinhardt, St. Worms (33 Grand Duchyof Hesse, p. 1128 , for two pair of excellent boots.

Fuiedl, Leopold, Vienna (332, Austria , p. 1023), forladies’ boots and shoes.

Fromont-Clolus, 15 Rue Xeuve St. Meric, Paris (208, France , p. 1183), for boots and shoes, and well-made wooden shoes, adapted to persons obliged to workin the wet.

Garner, D., 41, Finsbury Market (230, Class XVI.,p. 521), for “ lasts.”

Gordon, E., 6a Prinpe’s Street, Leicester Square, Lou-don, Manufacturer (212, Class XVI., p. 527 \ for well-made screwed clamps solid hoots, “ pegged waist.”

Helia, John, Vienna (331, Austria , p. H>23\ for anassortment of ladies’ boots and shoes, suitable for the classof wearers for whom they are intended.

Hubert, C., 292, Regent Street, Manufacturer (194,Class X\I., p. 526), for ladies’ and gentlemen’s boots,and a lady’s boot made from a single piece of leather.

Jacobs and Dupuis, 32 Rue de la Paix, Paris (886,France , p. 1222), for ladies' boots and shoes suited to thehigher classes of society, very well made.

Langder, J., Vienna (329, Austria , p. 1023), for goodexamples of boots and shoes.

Lerkhe, Petersburg (311, Russia , p. 1376), for clogsand goloshes.

Longdon, R., and Sons, Derby, and Thomas Smith,Bedford (119, Class XX., p. 584), conjointly, for the in-troduction of the elastic welt into boots and shoes.

Miller, jnn., Warsaw (234, Russia , p. 1374), for ex-ceedingly light well-made boots, weighing only threeounces.

Norman, Samuel Willis, 4 Oakley Street, Lambeth(167, p. 586), for excellence of work in lady’s cork-soledboots.

Peal, Nathaniel, 11 Duke Street, Grosvenor Square(197, Class XVI., p. 526), for two pairs of very goodfishing or hunting boots of excellent workmanship.

Rapp, C. F., and Sox, 22 Rue Feydeau (974, France ,p. 1226), for tasteful-looking goods.

Robert, A., 123 Regent Street, Loudon (224, ClassXVI., p. 527), for excellence of workmanship.

Schumacher, juu., Mayence (47, Grand Duchy otHesse, p. 1128', for well-made gentlemen’s boots andshoes, “ spring-fastened.”

Scott, S. T., Union Street, Southwark (228, ClassXVI., p. 527), for a “last” with an adjustment toelongate the model of the foot; a very useful and inge-nious improvement.

Suser, H., Nantes , and La Morinidre (Loire-Inferieure )(1022, France , p. 1227), for boots and shoes made forexportation. (Prize Medal awarded in Class XVI.)

Toltshkoff, V., Government of Nijni Novogorod(314, Russia , p. 1376), for curiously made felt shoes, pro-duced by the peasants of the country.

Vanderoost, M., Brussels , Belgium (427, p. 1164), forboots of excellent quality.

Viault-Este, J. J. J. B., 17 Rue de la Paix, Paris (725, France , p. 1214), for a very handsome case ofladies’ shoes.

Wilshin, S. B., 86 Albany Road, Camberwell (205,Class XVI., p. 526), for a method of fastening skates toboots.

Gloves.

The article of gloves, on the manufacture of which somuch skill and talent have been of late years brought tohear, employs a large amount of the population of theUnited Kingdom . We have to report many very valuableand highly important contributions, prepared with greatskill, and exhibiting this branch of industry in everyform iu which it can he presented. France , particularlyParis , many cities included in the Zollverein , and some iuDenmark and Switzerland , have also contributed speci-mens of gloves. It will be needful to remark, in the firstinstance, upon the great talent of the French dyers ofkid skins: in one case as many as 94 different colours areexhibited in the article of ladies’ kid gloves: and variousother descriptions are shown, particularly in lamb andsheepskin gloves, wherein great skill is exhibited : but it