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SPAIN.
264 Zuloag-a (D. Eusebio), Madrid —Manufacturer.
Case to contain a title nobility of Castille, of wrougbt-iron, with reliefs, incrustations, and Damascus -work ofgold and silver.
264a Zuluaga (D. Eusebio), Mbar, Guipuzeoa —Manufacturer.
Two pairs of pistols and two hunting knives, with theirappurtenances, made of forged iron, highly ornamentedand inlaid.
Cavalry sword, with figures, arabesques, &c., and da-mascened with gold and silver.
Two-barrel gun, mounted in the English fashion.Single-barrel gun, mounted in the Spanish fashion.
A group of these objects is represented in the plate.
265 The Royal Ordnance, Placentia.An infantry percussion musket and bayonet.
266 The Royal Ordnance, Toledo.
Nine sword and sabre blades—1st. Eor officers of artil-lery, inlaid, engraved, and gilt; 2nd. and 3rd. For officersof artillery, enamelled and damasked; 4th. Officer’s sword-blade, engraved; 5th. Infantry officer’s sword-blade;6th. Cavalry officer’s sword-blade, engraved, gilt, andenamelled, in the form of a serpent; 7th. An ancientcavalry sword-blade, engraved, enamelled, and coloured;8th. A cavalry officer’s sabre-blade, engraved; 9th. Aninfantry officer’s sword-blade, with silver hilt, in form ofa serpent’s head.
Ancient halberd and stirrup-irons, engraved and gilt.
Dagger, enamelled and gilt, with sheath engraved andgilt. •
Silver case, with sheath, in form of a serpent.
A group of these objects is shown in the plate.
[The trade of forging iron is of great antiquity in Spain ,but the method of English easting (la fonte Anglaise ) isvery modem, dating only from 1832. Since that periodmany of these casting furnaces have been established; oneat Barcelona, one at Sabadell, one at Tarresa, one atMatara, one at St. Eelio, one at Ignalada, one at Vieh,one at Rens, one at Eigueras, three at Madrid , two atValencia, one at Seville , one at Valladolid, one at LaCorogna, one at Bilbao , one at Tolosa, one in Trubia.There are also four working factories and casting furnacesat Barcelona, and four others situated respectively atMaurreza, Madrid , Malaga , and Saragossa; besides allthese, there are no less than eighteen iron-works andfactories at Barcelona alone; at Sabadell, two; and atTarraza, Villasar, Metaro, and Bens, one each. Thisenumeration will contrast, significantly, with the smallnumber of metallurgical products sent to the Exhibitionfrom Spain . Some judgment may be formed of the stateof our manufactures of arms from the beautiful piece ofbronze ordnance, weighing upwards of 3,000 kilogrammes,from the Royal Manufacture of Seville. The manufactoryof Toledo supplies sword-blades, sabres, and knives ofexcellent quality. Some of these can be inserted into theirscabbards in the twisted form of a snake. Two factories,the one at Placencia, the other at Elba, have furnishedsets of files from 14 to 18 inches. Barcelona sends combsfor tulle, silk, velvet, &c. Erom the same city, and fromEscaray, cards for wool and cotton combing, made ac-cording to the processes which have been introduced atLiege . Erom Barcelona, also, some metallic gauzes; butnone from Madrid . This article is applicable to thepreparation of paper, whether made endless (or cylinderdrawn) or by hand. One lockmaker only, M. Callejo,has transmitted specimens of his work, but from thesean advantageous estimate may be formed of the conditionof this branch of industry in Spain .]
267 Ysasi (D. Mantjel de), Ordnance of Toledo.
An ornamented straight sword and scabbard.
Sword of extraordinary temper and flexibility, withmetallic scabbard, in the form of a serpent.
These swords are represented in the plate.
[It is related by the Greeks of the Lower Empire thatthe temper for the “ admirable Persian sabre” was inventedby the Indians, from whom the Persians borrowed it.Damascus became the chief seat of this industry, and,doubtless, it was through the Arabs that the knowledge ofprocesses of Damascus travelled into Spain , and materiallycontributed to the success which, in this manufacture, herartisans for many centuries enjoyed. This Indian inven-tion appears to have been the substitution of oil for waterin the process of tempering. Yet Martial often speaks ofthe celebrity of his compatriot Aragonese in this art, andPliny reports the like reputation of the inhabitants ofBilbilis and of Tm-iasso.—R. H.]
268 Ibaezabal, D. Gabeiel, Guipuzeoa —
Manufacturer.
Two fowling-pieces.
269 Aeetio, D. Candido, Mbar, Guipuzeoa —
Manufacturer.
Two fowling-pieces.
270 Medina (D. Miguel), Madrid .
Secretaire , with incrustation work.
This secretaire is represented in the adjoining Plate 251.
270a Gaeate, D. Manuel de, Mbar, Guipuzeoa —Manufacturer.
A six-barrel pistol.
271 Opbelt (D. Emilio), Malaga —Manufacturer.Optical instruments.
271a Pebez & Co., Barcelona —Inventors, Designers,and Manufacturers.
An octagonal table of inlaid wood; the top consists ofvarious designs. It contains 3,000,000 pieces, the armsof England alone, in a space of 3 inches by 2, consistingof 53,000.
This branch of industry has been introduced by theexhibitors.
This table is represented in the Plate 73.
272 Gallegos (D. Jose), Malaga —Inventor and
Manufacturer.
Guitar-harp : a newly-invented instrument, which com-prises the harp, guitar, and violineello.
This instrument is represented in the Plate 251.
272a Settiee, D. Baltasab, Valencia —Manufacturer.Thirty-three samples of straw-hats.
273 Cobt T Maeti (D. Pedeo), Madrid —Inventor
and Manufacturer. <
Orthopedical apparatus. Lasts.
274 Leon (D. Jose), Madrid —Manufacturer.Artificial teeth.
274a Sena Soeni (D. Ebancisco de), Valencia—Manufacturer.
Ribbons for decorations and fringes.
275 Yraburu (D. GtASBar), Madrid —Manufacturer.Various decorations.