CLASS 95. John Wanamaker, dining room furniture, Diploma. Philadelphia Folding Bed and Desk Company, 919 Arch street, Philadelphia, roll top desk, . Diploma. CLASS 96. Ridgway Manufacturing Company, 815 Arch street, Philadelphia, refrigerators, Diploma. Wheeler & Wilson, 1312 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, double thread sewing machines, . Diploma. Wheeler & Wilson, button-hole machine, . Diploma. washing machine and motor, Report. C. Mears & Son, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, washing machine, Report. Conson Bros. & Co., Philadelphia, ironing table, Report. James Bing, Philadelphia, mangle, Diploma. John Wilde, Chester, Pennsylvania, mangle, Report. Bullock Manufacturing Company, 1361 Ridge avenue, Phila- Report. Diploma. John Wanamaker, fine display clocks, . . Diploma. Your committee respectfully submit the foregoing as their report in Classes 95, 96 and 99. They would state that in the competition of washing machines and mangles the exhibits were excellent and the decisions difficult to arrive at. The display of Wheeler & Wilson and American sewing machines were particularly fine, especially that of the former, which were worthy great praise. W. B. TILL. CLASS 100. . Diploma James Lanning, 822 Eneu street, Philadelphia, patent heater Liebrandt & McDowell Stove Company, 123 North Second Diploma. . Diploma. W. S. M. Lieber, 638 Arch street, Philadelphia, gas heating office and parlor stoves, . . Diploma. W. S. M. Lieber, oil heating office and parlor stoves, Diploma. Diploma. Job Bartlett's Sons, permanent heater, Diploma. CLASS 101. Liebrandt & McDowell Stove Company, Philadelphia, cook stoves, Report. W. S. & M. Lieber, 638 Arch street, Philadelphia, gas cooking stoves, Report. Report. ware for culinary purposes, Conrow Bros. & Co., cooking hardware, Diploma. W. S. & M. Lieber, petroleum cooking stoves, H. Nutrizo, 638 Arch street, Philadelphia, Nutrizo coffee pot, Union Indurated Fibre Company, 110 Chambers street, New York, a splendid exhibit of useful articles, . CLASS 103. Report. Diploma. A. J. Weidner, 36 South Second street, Philadelphia, an ex- CLASS 104. . Report. Report. W. B. TILL, F. P. HAEHNLEN. Borgner O'Brien, Twenty-third above Race, Philadelphia. Fire bricks and dry retorts. Cannot be surpassed, and of highest character. Edward Sutton, 300 Market street, Philadelphia. Automatic and farm gates.. Are simple in construction, and perfect in action, and the Burton steel star twisted post, exhibited by the same firm, are good posts. Marvin Safe Company, 723 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Fire and burglar proof safes. Are No. 1; no need of commendation, their reputation is established. They have new combinations of unusual excellence. David Pettitt & Co., 1219 Callowhill street, Philadelphia. Iron fence for gardens. Is of the best material and character. George W. Zeigler, Washington. D. C. Scaffolding and tresseling. Is simple, and makes a strong scaffold and highly recommended. John A. Grove. Bluffton, Indiana. Straight rail fence, portable fence, post and rail fence. Very ingenious and worthy of more than ordinary mention. James M. Vance & Co., Philadelphia. Builders' hardware. A very fine exhibit of hardware and door locks, which are of the finest. McEwen Lawrence, 11 South Seventh street, Philadelphia. Terra cotta fence posts. Good of the kind. CLASS 105. Trinidad Asphalt Company, Philadelphia. Asphalt paving blocks. Variety and good material recommended. Whillden Pottery Company, 713 Wharton street, Philadelphia. Earthen flower pots. A fine display and of good quality. Manly & Cooper Manufacturing Company, 4150 Elm avenue, Philadelphia. Iron fence, gates, &c. A very fine exhibit, embracing a great variety. Edward Sutton, Philadelphia. Iron sofas and chairs, and woven wire fencing. This display is highly recommended, elaborate, and deserves especial mention. C. W. & H. W. Meddleton, 943 Ridge avenue. Wire fencing is highly recommended. Hartman Steel Company, 434 Commerce street, Philadelphia. Wire fencing. This steel fencing is highly recommended, and is one of superior excellence. CLASS 106. A. M. Peterson, 140 South Fourth street, Philadelphia. Water filter. This filter was in operation in Floral hall. A practical test being made, showing it of superior excellence and doing its work well. We recommend it to the public. W. Heaton, 503 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Cotton, linen hose. Are highly recemmended. CLASS 108. B. F. HART, Committee. Ripka & Company, 140 South Eighth street, Philadelphia, best collection drawing implements and artists' materials, Diploma. Charles W. Frost, 104 South Thirty-eighth street, Philadelphia, building blocks, an excellent collection, giving stability to structures formed, . Diploma. F. H. Drake, 7 South Tenth street, Philadelphia, stylographs and fountain pens of superiority of design and workmanship, . Diploma. Ripka & Company, wax flowers worthy of mention for beauty of execution. Charles E. Osborn, 1421 Fairmount avenue, Philadelphia, display of shells, minerals, etc., John Wanamaker, Philadelphia, school supplies, CLASS 109. Diploma. . Diploma. M. Zineman & Brother, 130 South Ninth street, Philadelphia optical goods, for excellence of glasses, material and grind ing and polishing, CLASS 110. CARVED AND MOULDED. Georgia Marble Distributing Company, 1029 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, monuments and coping in marble, a variety of veined and solid tints, sawed and polished,. Diploma Diploma. W. C. Randolph, 243 Arch street, Philadelphia, an exhibit of CLASS 111. ON PAPER AND CANVAS. Diploma. Honorable Mention. P. E. Chillman, 912 Arch street, Philadelphia, photographs P. E. Chillman, drawings in crayon, . Diploma. Honorable Mention. Committee. CLASS 113. IMPLEMENTS OF OUT-DOOR SPORT. The display of bicycles, tricycles and velocipedes, by the well-known firm, Hart Cycle Company, 811 Arch street, Philadelphia, is of the finest character, and the attraction of the exhibit is shown by the number of visitors to be seen around the same at all hours. The adjustable and extensible arrangements invented by Mr. Hart deserves especial mention. W. H. Abbott, 618 Market street, Philadelphia, guns and fishing tackle, is of that character that reflects credit and deserves the highest commendation. George W. Ziegler, Washington, D. C., lawn swing, easily adjusted and simple in construction. R. A. Humphry's, 1006 Ridge avenue, Philadelphia, tents, stools and camping outfit; extensive and reflects credit as a manufacturer. R. A. BENTLY, B. C. BARKER, Committee. CLASS 114. Weekel & Smith Spice Company, 133 North Front street, the automatic package making and filling machine does the work of eight expert packers. Walker, Sons & Company, 16 South Fourth street, steel stamps, baggage and hotel checks, surety seals, etc., are all admirably suited to their respective uses. S. M. Quest & Son, 14 South Fourth street, rubber stamps, stamp supplies, stencils, inks, brushes and presses in great variety. Cartright Metal Roofing Company, Philadelphia, the roofing is entirely new in design and pattern, is easily put on, perfectly tight against dust, rain, snow or drifts, does not corrode at joints and it commends itself to the public. Estate of W. Obdyke, 1609 Pine street, model tin house showing specimen of roofing by using tin. Philadelphia Ornamental Wire Company, household wire goods, great skill in design, and all are of practical use and great conveni ence. J. Wilson Heald, Fifteenth and Fairmount avenue, anti-shaft rattler and shaft support is a most admirable arrangement and will soon be generally used. Mexican Agate-Onyx Company, 263 South Sixth street, Philadelphia. This exhibit of Mexican agate-onyx is one of the best in the main building. The agate-onyx admits of a very high polish, and it comes in variegated colors, as shown in the stands, tables, furniture, mantels, hearth fuel, &c. Pratt Food Company, 126 South Second street, Philadelphia. Pratt's food for horses, cattle and poultry has been tried and proven valuable, being free from mineral poisons. It is always a safe food. Michner Brothers & Company, 130 North Second street, Philadelphia, exhibit royal poultry food, and, without doubt, it is a most excellent food for poultry. Capt. Natt. Atkinson, Ashvill, North Carolina, exhibits giant growth of cereals, also of grasses in great variety and enormous length, and all speak well of the productiveness of the soil in which they are grown and reflect credit on the growers or farmers. worthy honorable mention. The exhibit is George B. Rowlett, 1011 Market street, Philadelphia, anti-sash rattler, has many merits to commend it to the public, as it leaves the sash free to raise as well as to lower. John J. Smith, 821 Spring Garden street, Philadelphia, blind and window sash; a convenient article. George H. Richards, Twenty-second and Spring Garden street, Philadelphia, patent window sash; a good article. W. G. Snyder, Reading, Pennsylvania, window frame and sash; an improvement in sashes. Walker Sons & Company, 16 South Fourth street, Philadelphia, hand stamps and appliances. A large display of hand stamps, rubber stamps, stencils, marking plates, &c. J. M. Murray & Company, 9 North Thirteenth street, Philadelphia, exhibit Ceylon tea and coffee, and give a fair, honest trial of their beverages. We cheerfully commend them as unadulterated articles. Their tea is especially fine. We recommend a diploma. J. J. Bissell & Company, 20 South Broad street, Philadelphia, clothes-line elevator; a very convenient and useful article. M. L. Shoemaker & Company, Venango and Delaware avenues, fertilizers. A fine display of the best fertilizers, too numerous to mention. Kughler & Co., 26 North Sixth street, Philadelphia, indestructible fuel cartridges, are all they claim. They are a substitute for coal or wood, for heating purposes, at only one-third their cost. They can be safely used in any stove. We recommend a diploma. James Gardiner, Mantua, N. J., patent hog-scalder, merits the endorsement of the Society. W. L. Porter, Twenty-third and Columbia avenue, Philadelphia, patent ash-sifter, will be generally used as soon as introduced. It not only does the sifting well, but confines the dust in the vessel, so that silting coal or ashes can be done without having the air filled with dust. Edison Fire Extinguisher Company, 529 Arch street, Philadelphia. This fire extinguisher was publicly tested, and is not only well-named, but is true to its work. Every family should have one. We recommend a diploma. |