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INDEX.
Methods of making window glass described—1. By thecylindrical process (sheet glass) ; 2. By the effect ofcentrifugal force (crown glass), 525, 52G.—See alsoCrown Glass. Sheet Glass .
Window Glass . —Prize Medals awarded for window glass,53G
Window Sashes —Model of, 208. Ingenuity of construc-tion of the sashes, ib.
"Wine Casks. —See Coopers’ Work.
Winfield, It. W., 497, 503.
Wingender Brothers, G73.
Wingerworth Iron Company, 12, 13.
Winkler, F., 1G4.
Winkler and Son, 357.
Winks, B., and Sons, 491.
Winkworth, T. (Juror), xxviii.
Winkworth and Procters, 3G7.
Winnowing Machines —Description of the work performedby Messrs. Hornsby’s winnowing machine, the mostsuccessful of those exhibited, 237. Prize awarded, ib.
Winsor and Newton, 50.
Winsor and Son, 393.
Winstanley, —, 530.
Winston, C. (Associate Juror), xxx.
WinterfeUl, Js A., 673.
Wire. —Iron wire from New Jersey. remarkable for its regu-larity and its great tenacity, 18. Excellent quality ofiron and steel wire from Joscfalthal, Styria , 52. Alsofrom Wasscnberg, Lower Austria , ib. Roll of galvan-ized iron wire from Belgium, measuring 1476 feet, 22.Excellent quality of iron wire from Bigney foundries,Cher (France ), 26. Specimens of wire and wire cloth,504, 505, 508, 509.—See also Lead Jf'/re. lVire Rope.
Wire Cables —Specimens of, for submarine electric tele-graphs, 290.
Wire Cloth. —Specimens of wire cloth, 504, 505, 508, 509.
Wire-drawing Bench —Specimen of a, 201.
Wire Rope. —Samples of metal ropes and cables manufac-tured by Messrs. Wilkins and Weatherly, according toSmith’s patent, 10. Specimens of metal ropes, 505.
Wirth, T. F., 552, '723.
Wirz and Co., 368.
Wirtz, J., 602.
Wisdom and Co., 3SS.
Wise, J. A. (Juror), xxx.
Wise, T. A. (Juror), xxx.
Wishaw , F., 285, 293, 294, 564.
Wiss, R., 509.
Wittekop and Co., 55.
Wittich, Ivemmel, and Co., 682.
Witton and Daw, 221.
Woad- Specimens of, from France and the north of Europe ,87. Colouring matter analogous to indigo, ib. Plantfrom which obtained, ib. Very little used, ib. Chicorywoad can be used as a blue dye in the place of realwoad, 88. Price of chicory woad and of real woad, ib.Samples contributed, ib.
Wobeeke, II., 674.
Wodderspoon, J., 426, 455.
Wohler and Co., 483.
Wohlfarth, —, 403.
Wolf, —, 599.
Wolf and Son, 450.
Wolff, A., 685, 697.
Wolff and Co., 50.
Wolff. E., and Son, 455.
Wolff, F. A., 297.
Wolfram. —See Tin, Oxide of.
Wolgemuth, 400.
Wollams, —, 718.
Woollaston, —, 258.
Wollersdorf Tin-plate Works, 21.
Wolowski, — (Juror and Associate), xxx.
Wolverson, E., 509.
Wood Brothers, 507.
Wood, T. (Associate Juror), xxx.
Wood Carvings . —Various specimens of wood carving exe-cuted by machinery, 550, 551. Interesting, thoughminor, collections of carving and working in wood ex-
hibited, 602. Instances afforded by these collections ofthe application of carving to utility and the improve-ment of the form of articles of ordinary use, ib. Prizesawarded, ib. Notices of the principal wood carvings,686, 701, 704, 705. Wood carving much esteemed bythe English from an early period, 694. Large numberof specimens contributed to the Exhibition, ib. Noticesof the principal works, ib. Remarks on certain of thearchitectural decorations in carved wood, 713. Princi-ples on which wood carving in cabinet-work and fur-niture should proceed, 721 Characteristics and stateof progress of the English and Continental nations inwood carving, 724, 725.
Wood , Distillation of.— Products thereof exhibited, 43.
Wood , Preservation of —By a chemical process, 48.
Woodbury, J. P., 201, 205.
Wooden Shoes —-Specimens of, from France , 479, 480.
Woodin, D., 509.
Woodley, —, 569.
Woodruff, —, 566, 568.
Woods, —, 235.
Woods, W., 509.
Woods. —Specimens of Indian woods, furnishing dye-stuffs,resins, oils, and medicinal substances, 50. See alsoTimber , Sec.
Woods and Forests’ Commission (Algeria ), 103.
Woods, Imitation. —Various specimens of great excellence,546. Awards to exhibitors, 551. See also PaintedWoods.
Woods and other Vegetable Substances, Works ofArt in —Notices of the principal, 686.
Wood-Vinegar. —See Vinegars.
Woodward, B. 1L, 475.
Wool. —The raw material of the most importance and inmost general use for textile fabrics and clothing, 157.Hairy nature of the wool of sheep in their wild state;modifications and improvements which have takenplace therein in the domesticated breeds, ib. Objectswhich the Jury have kept in view in judging of thequality of the wools exhibited, ib. Lnanimous opinionof the Jury as to the wools exhibited from Germany very pre-eminent in the qualities of highest value, ib.Observations on the samples of wool from variouscountries; samples exhibited ; names of exhibitors andawards, &c., 157-160. Fine samples of wool fromAustria , 157, 158. Remarks on the samples of woolfrom various of the Zollverein States, 158. Samples ofAmerican wools ; observations thereon, ib. Examplesof wool of a good and valuable quality in the RussianDepartment, 158, 159. Remarks on the exhibits ofwool in the French Department, 159. Numerous sam-ples of wool of good quality transmitted from Spain , ib.Samples of wool in the British Department of the Ex-hibition, ib. Case containing 132 specimens of merinowool from Australia , ib. Samples of wool from theCape of Good Hope , ib. Remarks on the specimens ofwool the production of the Cachemere goats kept byII.R.II. Prince Albert at Windsor, 159, 160. Speci-men of Thibet wool, 478.
Woolcock, Catherine, cxx.
Wool-combing Machines. —Machine for long-wool comb-ing, on a new principle, 196.
Wool-Dvelng —Use of bichromate of potash for the pur-poses of, 39. Successful employment of red andyellow prussiates of potash in wool-dyeing, 41. Coloursfor wool-dveing without boiling, 45. Extracts andsolutions for dyeing wool in a single operation, 47.Specimens of dyeing broad cloths, 459.
Woollams, J., and Co., 547, 548,552.
Woollams, W., and Co., 548, 552.
Woollen Cloths. —Difference between our home produc-tions and those of the Continent, 350. Considerableattention given to the dyeing of cloth, 351. Seats ofmanufactures from which the Exhibition has beensupplied, ib. Woollen manufactures from the West ofEngland, ib. Leeds the most important town inEngland for woollens, ib. Attention paid to perfectthe woollen manufacture in all its branches, ib. Hud-dersfield and its neighbourhood second in importancefor the production of cloths, ib. Other towns in theWest of England celebrated for the production ofcloths, ib. Variety of cloths from Scotland and Ire-land , ib. Foreign countries contributing woollencloths, 351, 352. Excellence of the goods exhibitedby Messrs. Cooper of Leeds , J. liandoing of Abbe-ville, and E. Simonis of Belgium, 352. These exhi-bitors, being members of the Jury, are disqualifiedfrom receiving a Medal, although their goods are