Proceedings of the Second Annual Fair of the Ohio Mechanics' Institute: Held During the Third Week in June, in the City of Cincinnati1839 - Technology - 32 pages |
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... Messrs . G. W. and J. C. Geisendorff's Factory , recently established in this City , we would observe , that for brilliancy and arrangement of colors , and for strength and firmness of texture , they are , in our opinion , equal to any ...
... Messrs . G. W. and J. C. Geisendorff's Factory , recently established in this City , we would observe , that for brilliancy and arrangement of colors , and for strength and firmness of texture , they are , in our opinion , equal to any ...
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... Messrs . J. and T. Pierce's family Ginning , Carding , and Spinning Machine similar to that exhibited last year and found by experience not to require the slightest alteration , is a machine of such high importance that ere long every ...
... Messrs . J. and T. Pierce's family Ginning , Carding , and Spinning Machine similar to that exhibited last year and found by experience not to require the slightest alteration , is a machine of such high importance that ere long every ...
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... TALBOTT , JOSEPH DRAPER . Cincinnati , June 22 , 1839 . CARRIAGES . The undersigned agreeable to request have examined two Carriages at the exhibition of the Mechanics ' Fair , one a close Carriage , made by Messrs . I. and D. Bruce 11.
... TALBOTT , JOSEPH DRAPER . Cincinnati , June 22 , 1839 . CARRIAGES . The undersigned agreeable to request have examined two Carriages at the exhibition of the Mechanics ' Fair , one a close Carriage , made by Messrs . I. and D. Bruce 11.
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... Messrs . I. and D. Bruce , which for work- manship , beauty , and finish , is in our opinion equal if not su- perior to any thing of the kind ever seen in this place ; and demonstrates most clearly that the manufacture of these articles ...
... Messrs . I. and D. Bruce , which for work- manship , beauty , and finish , is in our opinion equal if not su- perior to any thing of the kind ever seen in this place ; and demonstrates most clearly that the manufacture of these articles ...
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... Messrs . Baker and Von Phul were all so beautiful in pattern , material , and workmanship , as to excite the admiration of all the visitors to the exhibition . The com- mittee have never seen lamps superior to them in any point of ...
... Messrs . Baker and Von Phul were all so beautiful in pattern , material , and workmanship , as to excite the admiration of all the visitors to the exhibition . The com- mittee have never seen lamps superior to them in any point of ...
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afford Apprentices ARTIFICIAL TEETH Artisans arts and manufactures BANK NOTE ENGRAVINGS beautiful articles blank books boots Brick Machine Calvin Fletcher Carriage Cincinnati CITY OF CINCINNATI committee appointed Cooking Stove D. F. MEADER Dayton directors Doolittle and Munson Elisha Brigham examined the following executed exhi facture G. C. Miller George Graham GEORGE MUSCROFT Glass Hall O. M. Institute Henry Waterman's hibited highly creditable highly finished illustrated and explained instrument Ira Grover Isaac Young J. D. CRAIG J. P. FOOTE JOHN LYON Jonathan Mullen June 22 kind ladies Lamps exhibited Luman Watson machinery Main Street manship manu manufac marble top mechanical and chemical members and contributors Messrs neat Ohio Mechanics Ornamental Parlor Grate pencil sketches piece port folio principles Printing Press Second Annual Fair shafto SHAWK shell flowers Shepard exhibited silk stitute TALBOTT Tunis Brewer tures Type Foundry undersigned W. J. Owens Webb and Greenwood William Greene workmen
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