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Cordovan, dyed in various colours.
Kid leather, dressed for gloves.
180 Scbalch, A., Schaffhausen —Manufacturer.
Black English skins, for ladies’ shoes.
Goat-skins, blue, violet, and red, for bookbinders.
Eine parclnnent, for writing and printing. Eine calf-skins, for miniature painting, &c.
181 Spengler, H., JLasli, Canton of Tlvwrgovie —
Manufacturer.
Cow-hide, for sole leather, tanned.
182 Thurneisen, —, Bale— Manufacturer.
Superfine large eagle paper, for prints and lithography,
exhibited for finish and transparency, with thickness.
183 Steinlin, Eelix, on the Sihl , City of Zkvrich —
Manufacturer.
Letter and writing paper, superfine, fine, common,coloured, and with marks.
Common coloured wrapper paper.
Pasteboard, thick and thin, white and coloured.
Silk paper, white and coloured.
Paper for drawing, tracing, lithography, and copper-plate.
Writing books, and music paper.
Printing, packing, and other papers.
[Switzerland possesses about fifty paper and card manu-factories, which are distributed through eighteen cantons.Zurich, Neufchatel, Vaud, and Geneva , manufacture about30,000 quintals annually. The finer papers are importedfrom Erance, Germany, England, and Holland . Theyexport to America and the Zollverein States.
The manufacture of stained paper exists only in threecantons, viz., Zurich , Bale, and Yaud. About 3,000quintals are annually imported from Germany andErance.
Switzerland , in comparison with her population, pos-sesses a great number of printing and bookselling esta-blishments. The towns of Bale, Zurich, Geneva, Aarau ,Schaffhausen, and St. Gall , have been celebrated in theannals of printing, and export a great number of books;unfortunately the Erench heavy duties limit, in a greatmeasure, this branch of commerce, notwithstanding thatSwitzerland purchases a considerable number of worksimported from Erance. There are numerous engraving,printing, and lithographic establishments in this country.—D. 0.] _
184 Bonte:ms, Charles, Geneva .
Box containing dyed black silk for sewing.
185 Hug-Ith, Schaffhausen —Importer.
Scarlet cloth, purchased by the exhibitor in Silesia, inits natural colour, and dyed at Schaffhausen.
186 Sulzer, Grae, Winterthur , Canton of Zurich .
“ Moreas a flaniines. Coutnys ft flames satine.”
187 Sulzer, Henry, Adorf Canton of Thurgovie—
Manufacturer.
Calicoes of various descriptions, plain and ornamented.[Switzerland ranks next to England, in comparison withthe number of her population, in the production of wovenand spun cotton; it is likewise one of the countries thatconsumes the most. The production has rapidly increasedduring a period of thirty years, without any protectiveduties, and notwithstanding the heavy and severe impostsimposed by surrounding neighbours, on the importationof cotton manufactures. This prosperity is due to theabundance of moving power in every part of the country,
the concentration of the population, and her great energy,intelligence, and industidal genius.
Switzerland possesses about 131 looms, which put inmotion more than 950,000 spindles ; she manufactures allthe numbers, up to number 250 (English). The Cantonof Zurich is the principal seat of this manufacture. Thenumber of factories here amount to 70, while that of theCanton of Argovie has only 20.
Switzerland is one of the greatest consumers of spunand wove cotton; the annual consumption is reckonedabout 31bs. weight per inhabitant. Mechanical weaving isincreasing yearly, principally in the Cantons of Zurich ,Berne, Schweitz, Glaris, Bale, St. Gall, Argovie , andThurgovie ; there are likewise a considerable number ofhand-weaving machines. The Canton of Zurich alonereckons more than 20,000 weavers, who annually manu-facture more than a million pieces of cotton, of variousqualities, at a very low price. There are more than 250bleaching establishments, the greatest number of whichare in the Cantons of Berne, Appenzell, St. Gall , andArgovie . The purity, excellency, and abundance of thewater is of great advantage to these establishments, as wellas to dyers.— D. C.]
188 Baenziger, John, Thai , near St. Gall —Manufacturer.
Specimens of needlework, viz.: robe, cape, collars, onmuslin and jaconet; caps, on the same ; short sleeves.
Embroidery on lace, viz.: scarf; robe; mantle; longand short sleeves; collars ; high chemisette; the samewith collar ; ladies’ caps, cuffs, and shawl.
Handkerchief , on Erench cambric, with lace border.
Tambour needlework* viz.: short sleeves ; ladies’ cap •collar; habit-shirts, and cape; morning dress on jaconet;robe on muslin.
Plain muslins and plain jaconet.
189 Depierre Brothers, Ileiden , Canton of Appen-
zell , near St. Gall —Manufacturers.
Specimens of artistic embroidery: a flower basket,needle embroidery, on Mechlin tulle.
Straw bonnet embroidery, made with the needle, onblack tulle. The same on white tulle.
Small veils, on white and black tulle.
Cambric handkerchief ( plumbf et points font d'armes ),satin stitch. The quality of this work is to be estimatedby the difficulty of producing the effects of light andshade on Mechlin tulle, and with fine cotton. Tliis articleis new, and made by young women who have no know-ledge of drawing.
[The manufacture of lace goods is of minor importancein tliis country. The principal lace factories are those ofNeufchatel, Yaud, Berne, Scliwitz, Thurgovie, St. Gall ,Appenzell, Aarau, &c. The Canton of Neufchatel employsmore than 3,500 females in hand-embroidery; but thisbranch of the trade is piuncipally carried on in theeastern parts of Switzerland , where manual labour is ex-tremely cheap.—D. C.]
190 Eugster Brothers, Speicher , Canton of
Appenzell —Manufacturers.
Muslin curtain, ground embroidered in crochet. Thesame with net ground.
Curtains , embroidered, with net application, and withmuslin ground, long stitch.
191 Ehrenzeller, Eerdinand, St. Gall —Importer.
Sets of six curtains, each set embroidered as follows:
tambour on net; longpoint and applique on net, and onguipure net; the same on muslin, with net; and appliquewith net. Produced at the Embroideries of Mr. J.Baenziger, at Thai .