PART IV.

EXHIBITORS’ DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. [Illustration: PLAN OF SPACE FOR EXHIBITION. A} B} Non-Selling Division. C} ⁂ The Selling Division comprehending the South Gallery and the Galleries on the South-Eastern side are devoted to Miscellaneous Articles.] INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. GROUND FLOOR:--SOUTH-WEST SIDE: Page STATIONERY COURT.--COURT OF INVENTIONS 179 HARDWARE COURT 180 BIRMINGHAM COURT 181 SHEFFIELD COURT.--MINERAL MANUFACTURES COURT.--HEATH’S BATH WHEEL CHAIR DEPARTMENT 182 GROUND FLOOR:--SOUTH-EAST SIDE: FOREIGN GLASS MANUFACTURES COURT 182 FRENCH COURT:--CARRIAGE DEPARTMENT 183 EAST GALLERY:--CENTRAL TRANSEPT 184 SOUTH-EAST GALLERY 185 SOUTH GALLERY:--PICTURE GALLERY 186 WEST GALLERY:--CENTRAL TRANSEPT 187 NORTH TRANSEPT:--TROPICAL DEPARTMENT 189 BASEMENT: MACHINERY 189 AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS 190 EXHIBITORS’ DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE Stationery Court. SPECIMENS of ORNAMENTAL DESIGN for BOOK-BINDING, &c. Exhibited by JOHN LEIGHTON, F.S.A. GEORGE ROWNEY & Co., 51, Rathbone Place, London.--Specimens of Drawing and Painting Materials. Specimens of Chromo-Lithography. NATURE PRINTING.--The specimens exhibited of this new process for obtaining life-like or physiotypic impressions of plants are mostly of FERNS and MOSSES, but the process is still further peculiarly applicable to the representation of the GRASSES, the LICHENS, and the SEA-WEEDS. These results are obtained by placing the specimen to be copied upon a plate of soft lead, with a highly-polished surface, and passing it, at a high pressure, between hard steel rollers. The specimen leaves its impression upon the lead, and gives not only its outline, but also the most delicate elevations and depressions of its surface with that sharpness and fidelity as to present a _perfect fac-simile_ of the original specimen in its natural size. The lead plate thus impressed--not being practically available for printing purposes--is copied by the electrotype process, by which a copper plate (the image on which is perfectly identical with the original impressed lead plate) is obtained, which can be printed from at an ordinary copper-plate press. NATURE PRINTING was introduced into England by Mr. HENRY BRADBURY, in 1853; the first application of the process has been most successfully exemplified by him in the magnificent folio Edition of “THE FERNS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND,” NATURE PRINTED. Descriptions by THOMAS MOORE, F.L.S.; Edited by Dr. LINDLEY. Imperial folio, with 51 Nature-Printed plates. Price £6 6_s._ [Illustration] J. JONES & CO., 21, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON. First Class Pianofortes from Twenty-four Guineas. EXHIBITORS IN LONDON AND PARIS EXHIBITIONS. JARRETT’S IMPROVED EMBOSSING, COPYING, and PATENT ENDORSING PRESSES. Chief Depôt, 37, Poultry, City. WATERLOW & SONS, London Wall, Birchin Lane, and Parliament Street, London, Stationers, Account Book and Envelope Manufacturers. Court of Inventions. BRYAN CORCORAN & CO., 36, MARK LANE, OBTAINED Prize Medal at the London Universal Exhibition, 1851, for finest Specimen of METALLIC CLOTH; and in Paris Industrial Exhibition of 1855, MODEL of IMPROVED DRYING KILN for Malt and all other Grain, on a scale of one inch to the foot. The improvements are economy of fuel, regularity of heat, and prevention of condensation of steam. Specimens of Paper Machine Wires of all widths to 108 inches. Woven Brass Wire, No. 150 X 160, 24,000 holes to the square inch, half yard wide. Twilled Copper and Brass, 1,120 shoots in one inch, the finish woven. Iron Woven Wire, 1,000 holes in one inch. Copper Wire or Thread, 3,000 yards to one ounce. Brass Wire or Thread, 1,300 yards to one ounce. Iron Wire or Thread, 542 yards to one ounce. Improved Wire Work for Screens, Sieves, &c. Strong Woven Wire for Malt Kilns, Smut Machines, &c. Swiss Silk for dressing flour. French Millstone for grinding wheat. AWARDED A PRIZE MEDAL UNDER CLASS XIX. TO THE CARPET TRADE.--ROYAL VICTORIA FELT CARPETING. The Patent Woollen Cloth. Company beg to inform the trade that their NEW PATTERNS in CARPETS and TABLE COVERS for the present season are now out, and will be found far superior to any they have hitherto produced, both in style and variety. The public can be supplied at all respectable Carpet Houses in London and the country. The Company deem it necessary to caution the public against parties who are selling an inferior description of goods as Felted Carpets, which will not bear comparison with their manufacture, either in style or durability; and that the genuineness of the goods can always be tested by purchasers, as the Company’s carpets are all stamped at both ends of the piece, “Royal Victoria Carpeting, London,” with the Royal arms in the centre. The Company’s Manufactories are at Elmwood Mills, Leeds, and Borough Road, London. Wholesale Warehouses at 8, LOVE LANE, WOOD STREET, CHEAPSIDE. Hardware Court. A FIRST-CLASS SILVER MEDAL has been awarded to NYE and Co., at the Paris Universal Exhibition, 1855, for their Improved [Illustration] Patent Sausage-making and General Mincing Machine, For private families, hotel-keepers, &c. Price £1 10s., £2 2s., and £3 3s. Also a small Mincer for the dinner table, to assist digestion, loss of teeth, &c., price from 30s. A Patent Coffee Mill, price 10s. Testimonials sent free. 79, WARDOUR STREET, SOHO. FLAVEL’S PRIZE KITCHENER.--The only Kitchen Range which obtained a Prize Medal and Special Approbation at the Great Exhibition. Sole Agents, BENHAM & SONS, 19, WIGMORE STREET, LONDON. BENHAM & SONS, Manufacturers of Drawing Room and other Stoves, Fenders, Fire Irons, Gas and Hot Water Apparatus, Baths, Kitchen Ranges, and Dinner Lifts. 19, WIGMORE STREET, CAVENDISH SQUARE, LONDON. THE PAXTON FLOWER BASKETS.--W. COGGER, Manufacturer, and Ornamental Wire Worker to the Crystal Palace Company. Garden Arches, Aviaries, Rose Temples, Flower Stands, Trainers, &c. Address, Westow Hill, Upper Norwood, Surrey, S. JAMES RUSSELL & SONS, Crown Tube Works, Wednesbury, and 81, Upper Ground Street, Blackfriars, S. Patent Lap-Welded Tubes for Gas, Steam, and other purposes. GEORGE JENNINGS, Engineering, Building, and Sanitary Appliances, 5, HOLLAND STREET, BLACKFRIARS ROAD, LONDON. PATENT COOKERY STOVES, which obtained a Prize Medal from England and France. DALEY & SONS, NORTHAMPTON. BY HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. THE LOVERS’ LAMPS, price Five Shillings each. No dressing or trimming required. EDMUND SPILLER, 98, HOLBORN HILL, LONDON. BACHELORS’ KETTLES, from 3s. each. Self-acting Cooking Apparatus to Fit the above, 1s. 6d. each. EDMUND SPILLER, 98, HOLBORN HILL, LONDON. PIERCE’S IMPROVEMENTS IN FIRE-LUMP GRATES. PIERCE’S CELEBRATED FRESH AIR WARMING AND VENTILATING FIRE LUMP GRATES, FOR the production of HEALTHFUL WARMTH and CONTINUOUS VENTILATION--for which the PRIZE MEDAL of the GREAT EXHIBITION of 1851 was awarded to PIERCE, the INVENTOR and SOLE MANUFACTURER--at prices from 50s. to 150s. upwards. [Illustration] PIERCE’S PYRO-PNEUMATIC Warming and Ventilating STOVE GRATES, WHICH received the SOCIETY of ARTS’ LARGE BRONZE MEDAL in 1859, is now in universal use, warming CHURCHES, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, HALLS, BANKING-HOUSES, SCHOOLS, WAREHOUSES, SHOPS, &c., &c., &c. Prices, £7 10s. to £25. Also his IMPROVED COTTAGER’S GRATE, for warming two rooms with only one fire. Price 30s. and 35s. And his ECONOMICAL RADIATING FIRE LUMP DRAWING-ROOM GRATES, made in a VARIETY OF ELEGANT DESIGNS. Prospectuses and Testimonials will be forwarded on application to PIERCE, at his Manufactory and Warehouse, 5, JERMYN STREET, REGENT STREET. TWO Prize Medals were Awarded, at the Paris Exhibition, for LYON’S SAUSAGE CUTTING and MAKING MACHINE, Manufactured in Four Sizes, price £1 10s. to £6 6s. Also his Small Machines for the Dinner Table, used to assist digestion, Loss of Teeth, &c. These are made to keep the cooked food hot while being cut up. An Improved Chopping Knife, for chopping suet, parsley, &c., fitted to a strong board. Also an Improved Cucumber or Potato Slicer. Prepared Skins for Sausages, warranted to keep in any climate. A much-approved Seasoning Mixture for Sausages, &c. A. LYON, Patentee and Manufacturer, 32, WINDMILL STREET, FINSBURY, LONDON. Circular, with Plates, Price, and Testimonials, sent post free. Birmingham Court. JOSIAH WOOLDRIDGE, Manufacturer of Cabinet Brass Foundry, Brass Fittings, Brass Toy Cannons, Mortars, Anchors, Bells, and a variety of other Brass Toys. 38, St. Paul’s Square, Birmingham. G. B. LLOYD & Co., Manufacturers of Lapwelded Iron Tubes for Steam Boilers, Gas and Steam Tubing, &c., Berkeley Tube Works, Gas Street, Birmingham. JOHN C. ONIONS, Manufacturer of Smiths’ Bellows for Anchor Smiths, Machinists, and others, Patent Circular, House, Library, and every description of Fancy Bellows, Patent Water and other Tue Irons, Anvils, Vices, and Hammers, Improved Blowing Machines, &c., Bradford Street, Birmingham. CHARLES ALLDRIDGE & SON, Cabinet and Stationery Case Manufacturers, Regent Parade, Caroline Street, Birmingham. THE PATENT CRYSTAL WINDOW BARS, adapted for Domestic Windows, Shop Fronts, Conservatories, Skylights, Verandahs, Exhibition and Counter Cases, Aquariums, Fern Cases, &c., &c., combining perfect transmission of light, durability against rust or decay, and economy in the facility with which they are kept clean. Aquariums with Slate or Marble Bottoms of various sizes, with or without Fountains, also of glass. Manufactured by LLOYD & SUMMERFIELD, Park Glass-Works, Birmingham. All kinds of Flint Glass, cut and plain, Coloured Window Sheet, Optical Sheet, Coloured Lenses, &c., &c. GEORGE HAINES PARKES, General Coach, and Harness Furniture Manufacturer, for Home and Exportation, 10 and 11, St. Mary’s Row, Birmingham. MESSRS. ELKINGTON, MASON, & Co., Exhibit Specimens of their Electro-Plate and Fine Art Manufactures, between the Sheffield and Birmingham Courts, in the Nave. Sheffield Court. ÆOLIAN PITCH-PIPES, TUNING FORKS, CHROMATIC FORKS, PORTABLE METRONOMES, TUNING HAMMERS, REED METAL. EDWARD GREAVES, 76, Milton Street, Sheffield. Mineral Manufactures Court. TO GOLD, SILVER, ANTIMONY, STEEL, AND BRASS MELTERS AND REFINERS. THE PATENT PLUMBAGO CRUCIBLE COMPANY, BATTERSEA WORKS, LONDON, S.W., MANUFACTURERS to the ROYAL MINTS OF ENGLAND, FRANCE, RUSSIA, PRUSSIA, HOLLAND, BELGIUM, AMERICA, CALIFORNIA, AUSTRALIA, &c., and every Gold and Silver Refiner in London, direct attention to the great superiority of their Patent Plumbago and other Melting Pots and Crucibles. PRICE LISTS AND TESTIMONIALS ON APPLICATION. Heath’s Bath Wheel Chair Department. J. HEATH, 4, Broad Street, Bath, Maker to the Sovereigns of England, France, Spain, &c. &c., Manufacturer of the Chair presented by Her Majesty to the Empress of the French. Foreign Glass Manufactures Court. FRANCIS STEIGERWALD, Bohemian and Bavarian Coloured Glass Manufacturer, Munich.--Large Assortment constantly exhibited at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham. French Court. =JEWELLERY.=--Bracelets, Brooches, Chains, Lockets, Charms, Keys, Seals, Ear-rings, Studs, Sleeve Links, Gem and Signet Rings, &c., in Gold, Silver, Pebble, Tortoiseshell, Ivory, Jet. Also in Electro-plating and Gilding. =FANS.=--Bone, Ivory, Pearl, Enamelled, and Sandal Wood (with Spangles or Painting), in Paper, Linen, Battiste, Kid, Silk, &c. Pocket Opera Glass, Shade, Bouquet, and other novelties. =LEATHER GOODS.=--Reticules, Etwees, Housewifes, Bags (fitted or unfitted), Dressing Cases, Desks, Blotters, Papeteries, Envelope, Stationery, and Etui Cases, Pocket Books, Porte Monnaies, City Purses, Season Ticket and Sermon Cases, Music Rolls, Needle Books, Cigar and Card Cases, &c. PAPIER MACHE of every variety, in Plain, Inlaid, and Mediæval Work. =CABINET WARE= of all descriptions, in Mahogany, Walnut, Ebony, Oak, Rosewood, Amboyna, Cedar, Coromandel, and other Woods. =SUNDRIES.=--Pearl, Ivory, Scotchwood, and other works, in variety too numerous to particularise. CUTLERY, PERFUMERY, BONBONS, PRINTS, &c., &c., CLOCKS, BRONZES, MODERATEUR LAMPS, &c., &c. RUMSEY’S IMPROVED PLATE POWDER. MANUFACTORIES--LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, SHEFFIELD, WHITBY, PARIS, FRANKFORT, DIEPPE, AND BERLIN. ROBERT HOLT, PROPRIETOR. Carriage Department. CARRIAGES BY THE AID OF MACHINERY. KINDER & M^{c}NAUGHT, MANUFACTURERS, WORCESTER, BEG respectfully to invite the attention of all purchasers to the many Improvements recently introduced by them into modern Carriages. The style and excellence of their work is rarely equalled by the most expensive builders in London, and has the advantage of being produced at a moderate price,--a result mainly arrived at by an extensive adaptation of machinery, such as no other house in the trade possesses. A communication by letter, or the favour of a call at their Works,--where, in addition to employing upwards of 100 hands, they have erected engines of 25-horse power, which, with the above, and several newly patented adjustments, may be seen in full operation,--is respectfully solicited. SWAINE AND ADENEY, Whip Manufacturers to the Queen and Royal Family, Prize Medal awarded at the Exhibition of 1851.--No. 185, Piccadilly, London. ROCK AND SON, Patentees of the Dioropha and other improved Carriages. Manufactory at Hastings. Export orders carefully packed. [Illustration] BLACKWELL’S PATENT SADDLERY AND HARNESS MANUFACTORY, &c., 359, OXFORD STREET, NEAR THE MARBLE ARCH, LONDON. AWARDED THE PRIZE MEDAL, LONDON. and THE ONLY 1st CLASS SILVER MEDAL FOR SADDLERY, PARIS. “GUTTA PERCHA JOCKEYS,” for Breaking Horses Temperate and Easy-mouthed, with vulcanized Rubber Spring Reins of varied strengths, 54s. to 60s. Above a thousand in use; Hire, 2s. per week. SAFETY SPRINGS FOR RIDING AND DRIVING REINS TO BOTH BITS, one Rein in hand 4s. to 6s. STRAPS TO PREVENT CRIB-BITING, LINED WITH CLOTH, 18s. Three sorts of crib-muzzles, 18s. VULCANIZED INDIA-RUBBER SPRINGS FOR SADDLE STRAPS, GIRTHS, ROLLERS, BELTS, ETC., 2s. BRASS, IRON, AND GERMAN SILVER (VULCANISED RUBBER SPRING) HOOKS FOR BRIDLES, REINS, WHIPS, CHAINS, ETC., Waterproof Kersey Knee Wrappers, Driving Aprons, Loin Cloths, and Horse Clothing. Web Fetlock, Speedy, Splint, Leg, Strengthening, and Knee Boots, with Rubber Knee Caps, 8s. to 12s. To be seen, and the utility explained, in the Carriage Department, Crystal Palace. East Gallery--Central Transept. GOODYEAR’S “VULCANITE” COURT, CENTRAL TRANSEPT GALLERY, GARDEN SIDE. VISITORS to the Crystal Palace should inspect the above beautiful Court, which is built and furnished throughout with “Vulcanite,” or hard India Rubber, and where may be purchased Combs, Canes, Brooches, Boxes, Opera Glasses, Penholders, Book-marks, Cigar Cases, Pencils, Rings, Brushes, Flasks, Drinking Cups, Paper Knives, Surgical Instruments, &c. &c. The Patent Woollen-Surfaced Waterproof Coats and Capes, equal to finest cloth--Overshoes--the Percussion Pencil--The Musical Toys--and innumerable other things made of the same material. This new manufacture of India Rubber excels Ivory and hard wood in beauty of polish, durability, and elasticity. The Council Medal, Great Exhibition, 1851, and Grande Medaille d’Honneur, Exposition Universelle, 1855, were awarded, and are on view as above. Wholesale Warehouse, 47, Leicester Square, London, W.C. South-East Gallery. [Illustration] THE BEST AND CHEAPEST TEAS IN ENGLAND ARE AT ALL TIMES TO BE OBTAINED OF PHILLIPS AND COMPANY, TEA MERCHANTS, 8, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY, LONDON. For the convenience of Visitors to the Crystal Palace, SAMPLE PACKETS of PHILLIPS & CO.’S RARE TEAS, COFFEES, and CHOCOLATES may be obtained at their Stand, in the South-East Gallery. FRENCH CHOCOLATE, As supplied to HER MAJESTY and the ROYAL FAMILY, may be obtained of PHILLIPS & COMPANY, in the South-East Gallery, and at 8, King William Street, City. TEAS, COFFEES, AND SPICES SENT CARRIAGE FREE To any Railway Station or Market Town in England, if to the value of 40s. or upwards. PHILLIPS & COMPANY, TEA AND COLONIAL MERCHANTS, 8, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY, LONDON. SUGARS ARE SUPPLIED AT MARKET PRICES. _A Price Current is published every month, containing all the advantages of the_ LONDON MARKETS, _and is sent free by post on application_. South Gallery. PERAMBULATORS, ROCKING HORSES, NURSERY YACHTS, BABY JUMPERS, &c.--MEAD and POWELL, Manufacturers and Patentees of the above articles, invite the attention of Parents and Guardians to the above useful inventions for Children. They have always on hand an extensive stock to select from; with every description of FOREIGN and ENGLISH TOYS. Also, a large assortment of BAGATELLE BOARDS, FANCY GOODS, &c., &c. Agents for the Sale of Crystal Palace Season Tickets. SOUTH EASTERN BAZAAR, 6, 7, 9, RAILWAY ARCADE, LONDON BRIDGE. [Illustration] GLASS SHADES. CLAUDET AND HOUGHTON, 89, HIGH HOLBORN. PAINTED, STAINED, AND ORNAMENTAL WINDOW GLASS. CLAUDET AND HOUGHTON, 89, HIGH HOLBORN. Picture Gallery. Having passed through the Picture Gallery, we arrive at the West Gallery--Central Transept. JOSEPH MORGAN, PLATTED CANDLE WICK MANUFACTURER for all descriptions of Hard Material Candles. PATENTEE of SELF-CONSUMING WICK for Tallow, Mould, and Dip Candles. Patent Moulding Machines for making Spermaceti, Stearine, Composite, or Tallow Candles. Pewterer and Manufacturer of all descriptions of Candle Machinery. DUCIE WORKS, MANCHESTER. PHILLIPS AND COMPANY’S CELEBRATED TEAS AND COFFEES, AS EXHIBITED HERE, MAY BE PURCHASED AT THEIR STAND, IN THE SOUTH-EAST GALLERY, OPPOSITE. SEE CATALOGUE OE S.E. GALLERY. [Illustration] SAMPLES OF RARE AND CURIOUS TEAS, EXHIBITED BY PHILLIPS AND COMPANY, TEA MERCHANTS, 8, KING WILLIAM STREET, CITY, LONDON. JONAS BROOK AND BROS., MELTHAM MILLS, NEAR HUDDERSFIELD. THE ONLY PRIZE MEDAL FOR SEWING COTTON, &c., AT THE LONDON EXHIBITION, 1851. The only First-Class Prize Medal for Sewing Cotton, &c., at the Paris Exhibition, 1855. WHITE, BLACK, AND COLOURS. Patent Glacé--6 and 9 Cords--Patent Cord--Sewing Machine Cottons. The Name and Goat’s Head Crest is on every reel. Embroidering and Crochet Cottons--Upholsterer’s Colours--All lengths are guaranteed. May be obtained retail of all respectable Haberdashers in London and the Provinces. WHOLESALE: 20, CANNON STREET WEST, LONDON. See their Case as it appeared in Paris in this Gallery. Specimens of their Manufacture are on sale by E. SUMNER, SOUTH GALLERY, CRYSTAL PALACE. PERFUMERY, COMBS, BRUSHES, TURKEY SPONGE, and every requisite for the Toilet, of the very best description, and in great variety, at J. & E. ATKINSON’S, 24, Old Bond Street, London. J. & E. ATKINSON beg leave to recommend their New Perfumes, the CRYSTAL PALACE and TURKISH BOUQUETS, samples of which, with several others, are always open for inspection. EAU DE COLOGNE, from J. M. Farina, opposite Julliers Place, Cologne. THE POCKET SIPHONIA, Or WATERPROOF OVERCOAT, weight 10 oz. NOTICE.--Name and Address stamped inside. None other are genuine. EDMISTON & SON, WATERPROOFERS, 69, STRAND. RUPTURES--BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT. WHITE’S MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS is allowed by upwards of 200 Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective invention in the curative treatment of Hernia. ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE CAPS, &c. JOHN WHITE, Manufactory, 228, Piccadilly, London. RICHARD GUNTER, Motcombe and Lowndes Street, Albert Gate. Bride Cakes.--Wedding Breakfasts furnished complete with Wines and Attendance. WALTER EVANS & CO., Boar’s Head Cotton Manufactory, DERBY, EXHIBIT:-- SPOOLS IN CROCHET, GLACE THREAD, 3, 6, and 9 Cord SEWING COTTONS. BALL COTTONS (various sizes). SEWINGS, TAMBOURS, CORDS, AND BONNET COTTONS, in Skeins. KNITTINGS, MENDINGS, FRENCH AND ENGLISH EMBROIDERING COTTONS. COTTONS IN PROCESS. STAYS SUPERSEDED.--RUMBLE’S IMPROVED ELASTIC BODICE, recommended by eminent Physicians.--This superior and much-improved Elastic Bodice can with confidence be offered to Ladies as surpassing any yet made; it fastens easily in front, retains its firmness and elasticity, and by a peculiar system adopted by Mrs. RUMBLE, a perfect fit is ensured. Prices of Bodices, 12s. 6d., 14s., 16s., 21s. to 42s., and upwards. To be obtained only of the Manufacturer, M. RUMBLE, 2, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-square (opposite the Savings Bank), London. CORK SOLES. SAMPLES of various descriptions, chiefly remarkable for thinness and durability, PATENT CORK LININGS, for the upper parts of boots and shoes, for promoting warmth without interrupting perspiration. The Sheet Cork is rendered strong by a preparation, its extreme thinness prevents any perceptible increase in bulk or weight. W. F. COLES, 61, Paul Street, Finsbury, E.C. JAMES CARLILE, SONS, AND CO., Bank End Mill, Paisley, MANUFACTURERS of COTTON and LINEN SEWING THREADS, viz.--6, 3, and 2 Cord, Crochet, Patent Glazed, and Wire or Bonnet Threads. Embroidery Flowering. Moravian and Darning Cottons, and Linen Slop or Beat Thread. COMFORT TO THE FEET. [Illustration: EASE IN WALKING] THE PANNUS CORIUM BOOTS and SHOES are extremely soft and easy, yielding to the action of the feet, without the least pressure or painful effect in walking. A valuable relief to all who suffer from Corns, Bunions, Gout, Chilblains, or any tenderness. The Pannus Corium sold by the yard or piece. HALL & CO., Patentees, 2, WELLINGTON STREET, STRAND, leading to Waterloo Bridge. LIGHT, CHEAP, AND DURABLE ROOFING. CROGGON’S PATENT ASPHALTE ROOFING FELT effects a saving of half the timber usually required; has been extensively used, and pronounced efficient, and particularly applicable for warm climates. Price, One Penny per Square Foot. Samples, Testimonials, and full instructions, on application to Croggon & Co., 2, Dowgate Hill, London. LADIES, LET YOUR SERVANTS USE RUMSEY’S IMPROVED PLATE POWDER, WITHOUT QUICKSILVER--the Largest Quantity for ONE SHILLING, and you will never desire another preparation. Also RUMSEY’S CHEMICAL POLISHING PASTE, in large 6d. and 1s. Pots, for brass, steel, and other white metals; as well as his superior URN POWDER, in 6d. and 1s. Boxes. Sold almost _everywhere_, and by R. HOLT, FRENCH COURT, AND SOUTH-EASTERN GALLERY, CRYSTAL PALACE, SYDENHAM. Manufactory, No. 20, CLAPHAM ROAD PLACE, KENNINGTON, London, S., from whence the trade is supplied on exceedingly liberal terms. WILLIAM TONKS & SONS, Cheapside, Birmingham, General Brass-Founders and Manufacturers of every Description of Brass work. J. SOLOMON, WHOLESALE OPTICAL & PHOTOGRAPHIC WAREHOUSE, 22, RED LION SQUARE, LONDON. CATALOGUES GRATIS. North Transept--Tropical Department. [Illustration] A SUNDIAL, like this, is placed on the Terrace of the Crystal Palace; it shows the time at eight different parts of the world at one sight, and also at the spot where it is placed. Made by H. WEST, Optician and Sundial maker to the Queen, 41, Strand, opposite the Lowther Arcade. Basement--Machinery. ALFRED WRIGHT & CO., MANUFACTURERS of Smiths’ Bellows, Improved Blowing Machines, Portable Iron Forges, with bellows attached, of all descriptions, to Her Majesty’s Honourable Board of Ordnance, the Honourable East India Company, Retail and for Exportation. Also House and Fancy Bellows. 16, LITTLE ALIE STREET, WHITECHAPEL. LONDON. REEDS OR SLAYS. AMONG the various samples of REEDS or SLAYS, the only ones that received Honourable Mention by the Commissioners of the PARIS UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION were A. BROWN’S, of BARNSLEY, YORKSHIRE. RICHARD JOHNSON & BROTHER, Iron Manufacturers, Wire-Drawers and Galvanizers, 27, Dale-street, Manchester. I. P. CLARKE, Manufacturer of Sewing Cottons, King-street Mills, Leicester. The interesting process of winding by steam power may be seen in the Machinery department. C. A. PRELLER, 4, Lant-street, S.E., London, Specimens of Leather Lashing Laces, Twice-Stretched Machine Driving Bands, specially prepared for hot climates; Leather Ropes for grooved pullies, &c. THORNTON & SONS, Birmingham, and 16, Fish-street Hill, London, Contractors, Merchants, and Manufacturers of all kinds of Railway Stores and General Ironmongery, exhibit Screw and Hydraulic Lifting Jacks, Railway Signals, Lamps, &c. Agricultural Implements. RANSOMES AND SIMS, IPSWICH, ENGINEERS, IRONFOUNDERS, AND MANUFACTURERS OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. MANUFACTURERS of Patent and other Iron Prize Ploughs, for Pony, One, Two, and Four Horse Power; Double Furrow Ploughs, Moulding, Subsoil, and Trenching Ploughs; Horse Hoes; Scarifiers, of two, three, and four horse power; Iron Harrows; Field Rollers; Crosskill’s and Cambridge Clod Crushers; Horse and Hand Drag Rakes; Portable and Fixed Prize Steam Engines; Prize Steam Thrashing Machines; Portable and Fixed, one, two, three, and four horse power Thrashing Machines; Barley Awners; Dressing-Machines; Chaff Cutters, for hand, horse, and steam power; Turnip Cutters and Graters; Bruising and other Mills for linseed, oats, and beans; Flour Mills; Oil Cake Breakers; Malt Mills; Saw Benches; Scotch and other Carts; Horse Gears; Cattle and other Feeding Troughs; Sack Barrows; Carriage Lifting Jacks; Grass Cutters, Hay Makers; Patent Stable Fittings; Copying Presses, &c., &c. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES MAY BE HAD ON APPLICATION TO THE WORKS, IPSWICH, SHEPPARD RANSOME, LONDON AGENT, 31, ESSEX STREET, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. OR OF C. GARROOD, AGRICULTURAL SUPERINTENDENT, CRYSTAL PALACE, SYDENHAM. Stand 43.--Corn and Seed Crushing Mills, Chaff Cutters, &c. E., R., and F. TURNER have received the Royal Agricultural Society’s First Prizes for the above Mills at the Annual Exhibitions of 1853, 1854, and 1855 (the last occasion when a prize was offered). Also the 1st Prize and Gold Medal at the Paris Imperial Universal Exhibition of Agriculture, 1856; Large Silver Medal at the Grand Austrian Imperial Exhibition, Vienna, 1857. Illustrated Catalogues sent free on application to ST. PETER’S IRON WORKS, IPSWICH. RICHARD GARRETT & SONS, Leiston Works, Saxmundham, Suffolk; Patentees and Manufacturers of Agricultural Machinery of all kinds, and of the most approved construction. Route to the Works: Per Eastern Counties Railway from Bishopgate-street, London, booking direct to Leiston. MARRIOTT’S Improved Humane Bee-hives, for taking pure Honey without destroying the Bees, to be obtained of E. RIGBY and Co., 80, Gracechurch-street. EDWARD HAMMOND BENTALL, Ironfounder, Patentee and Manufacturer of Agricultural Implements. Works: Heybridge, near Maldon, Essex. Warehouses: Swan Lane, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C., and 48, Rue des Marais, St. Martin, Paris. THE PORTRAIT GALLERY OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE. BY SAMUEL PHILLIPS. [Illustration] CRYSTAL PALACE LIBRARY; AND BRADBURY AND EVANS, 11, BOUVERIE STREET, LONDON. 1854. BRADBURY AND EVANS, PRINTERS TO THE CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY, WHITEFRIARS. PREFACE. The object of the following pages is to extract from the valuable collection of Statues and Busts, that will be found adorning the vast area of the Crystal Palace, some of the interest and instruction which such works, if properly addressed, are certain to yield. Man looks at his own image with a more feeling curiosity than he regards the architectural remains of a city, however ancient, or of any structure, however beautiful. The broad brow of the poet whose works we have read, or the martial air of the soldier whose deeds we have heard, excite an instant desire for more intimate acquaintance with the men; and such acquaintance can never be formed without lasting advantage to all who are susceptible of instruction. The limits of the present small volume have prevented my doing more than record, as briefly as I might, the salient points in the characters of the various personages whose statues and busts constitute the Portrait Gallery of the Crystal Palace; but I trust sufficient has been done to throw a little light upon the various features which the visitor will contemplate on his pleasant journey, and to indicate, however indistinctly, the universal path which, in life itself, leads to all true greatness. A portrait gallery exhibits the men who have worked their way to eminence. Biography teaches how they travelled the difficult and thorny road. The collection of Statues and Busts in the Crystal Palace is necessarily imperfect; but it begins with a goodly array. It is the intention of the Directors to extend and, as far as the nature of the subject allows, complete it; and there can be no doubt that we have already the elements of one of the finest portrait galleries in Europe. I desire in this place to express my thanks to my friend M. Regnier, the eminent French comedian, to whose kindness I am indebted for much information in connexion with the French busts. I am also anxious to acknowledge the services of my assistant, Mr. Shenton, who, under severe pressure, has rendered me great help in the collecting and verifying of our interesting materials. SAMUEL PHILLIPS. CRYSTAL PALACE, _June, 1854_. CONTENTS. ANTIQUE PORTRAITS. GREEK COURT. PAGE SOUTH SIDE COURT-- GREEK POETS AND DRAMATISTS 13 NORTH SIDE COURT-- GREEK PHILOSOPHERS, STATESMEN, AND GENERALS 19 ROMAN COURT. ROMAN EMPERORS 29 AVENUE IN FRONT OF ROMAN COURT 41 COURT OF THE ROMAN LADIES 43 COURT OF ROMAN GENERALS AND POETS 46 THE ITALIAN PORTRAITS--