THE NETHERLANDS.

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Silk lace. Ribbon. Bourdalour ribbon. Ribbon formilitary decorations. Knot ribbon. Neckcloths, or cra-vats. _

49 Enthoyen (Tan), Arnout Jacobus, Empe,nea t Zutphen —Proprietor.

Silk spun from the cocoons, white, yellow, and sea-green. Raw white and yellow Dutch silk, and imitation.Brussa silk (soie grhce).

Raw white and yellow silk, and woof silk (frame) ; thesame, made from two threads of the silk-worm (soie dedeux fils du ver-d-soie).

50 Swaab, Samuel Leon, The Hague —Inventor.

Flax , partly prepared, without breaking and heckling.Dutch flax, first quality, for spinning, and entirely pre-pared. Hemp, half-prepared, for the manufacture of linenand its residue; and for cotton. “ Cotton flax,” from theresidue of flax. “ Cotton, ” from the residue of hemp.

51 Kaiser, G. C. F., Amsterdam— Manufacturer.Chamois gloves.

52 Rooyackers & Son, Rotterdam —Makers.

A pair of patent leather or “varnished” boots, the legwithout seam. A Chinese boot. Boot , of which the legand sole are without seam, and weigliing about seven anda half ounces. Tarnished boot, embellished with figures.Boots of vulcanized caoutchouc. Boots and shoes.

52 a Pilcher, Lodewijk, Amsterdam —Manufacturer.Two safes.

53 Lafeber, Abraham, Gouda —Manufacturer.

Twisted cotton reins, made by hand, for a set of fourhorses, in the English national colours ; reins for one setof horses; cotton reins, white and black, round and flat.Twisted halters of cotton, with rings, made by hand.

54 Catz (Tan), J. B., Gouda —Manufacturer.

Yam and rope for fisliing. Log lines and drum cordsfrom Dutch hemp.

Knitted reins, for two horses, from English cotton.Knitted reins, for one horse, from English cotton.

Fishing-net yam, from Dutch hemp. Cording. Yamfor snipe nets, from Dutch flax.

55 Post & Wendt, Gouda —Manufacturers.Whalebone whips and walking-canes.

56 Otto, Franc Heinrich. Amsterdam — Maker.

Embroidery, representing an incident of Milton’s youth,entirely worked in human hair, on white gros-de-Naples,in a frame.

57 Coucke, Charles, Rotterdam —Manufacturer.Lady’s head-dress. Periwig of grey hair.

58 Rooyen (Tan), Hendrik, Utrecht —Designer.

Specimens of dyed silk, coloured with the newly-invented colouring matter—Polychromate, or chrysammicacid. All these colours are derived from the same sub-stance, without any other colouring matter, merely by theapplication of different corrosive processes.

[A previous note explains that chrysammic acid is ob-tained from aloes. Its compounds appear capable ofcommunicating several different colours of great bril-liancy.—R. E.]

^ Honig- Breet, C. & F., Zaandylc —Manufacturers.

Samples of parchment, and double elephant paper.

60 Honig, Jacob, &Son, Zaandylc , near Amsterdam—Manufacturers.

Specimens of parchment; double elephant, large squarefolio, imperial, crayon paper, &c.

Striped double elephant: elephant, imperial, super-royal, royal, large and small medium, medium post, Tene-tian, and various writing papers.

61 Gelder (Tan) & Sons, Wormerveer —

Manufacturers.

Specimens of double purple and white paper (whiteinside and purple outside) for the use of sugar refiners,manufactured by machinery.

62 Giesbers, T. M., Roermond —Manufacturer.

Iron fire-proof safes, in the form of escrutoires, painted

black, with gilt ornaments, and secure and private locks.

63 Martin, E. C., Zeyst , near Utrecht —Manufacturer.

Queen’s-ware stove, having in the front an open fire-place, and at the same time the air is heated from contactwith the side and smoke flues.

Patent architectural ornaments, of a particular descrip-tion of clay, not readily affected by the influence ofweather. Capital. Console. Balustrade for a balcony.

Flower-vase suspender, made of clay, glazed on theinside. Large and small vases. Flower-pot.

Consoles and flower-vases intended to be suspended.

65 Graamans, H. C., Rotterdam —Manufacturer.Patent kitchen stove, and two hearths.

66 Hesselink, Willem Frederik, Gorssel,near

Zutphen —Proprietor.

A “ seedlip” and a cradle.

67 Landkroon, Jan, Noordwold , near Dolclcum

—Maker.

Baskets of willow or osier twigs; some painted withFrieslandish green (Vrieschgroen). Exhibited for dura-bility and cheapness.

68 Draaisma, Douwe, Deventer —Manufacturer.

Porous pots of earthenware, used in galvanic appara-tuses.

[The porous cells alluded to form an important part ofseveral forms of the galvanic battery. In that of Daniellthey are generally used of a circular form. The intentionof their employment is to permit the passage of the elec-tric current uninterrupted through the fluid, from withinthe cell to that surrounding it in which it is placed. InGrove’s battery the porous cell is somewhat elliptical inoutline. The form is merely a matter of convenience ofarrangement.—R. E.]

69 Linden (Tan der), Abraham, Rotterdam -—

Manufacturer.

Cigars made of Dutch and East Indian tobacco.

70 Brandon, Nathan Dias, Amsterdam —Manufacturer,

Stearine candles and tapers.

Lime soap.

Stearic acid; the same purified.

[Fatty matter, such as tallow, consists of several prin-ciples, among which are found margarine and stearine.The two latter are separated imperfectly from otherprinciples by saponifying the tallow with lime. The“ lime soap,” thus obtained, is insoluble; and in orderto obtain the fatty acids which have combined with itit is decomposed by dilute sulphuric acid: a mixture ofmargaric and stearic acids can then be obtained from themass.—R. E.]