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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JUNE, 1884.

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION

of

GOLD AND SILVER SMITHIS' WORKS, JEWELLERY, AND BRONZES IN NUREMBERG 1885,

arranged by the "Bayrisches Gewerbemuseum."

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PROGRAMME.

I.

The "Bayrisches Gewerbemuseum in Nuremberg arranges in 1885 an International Exhibition of Gold and Silver Smith's works, Jewellery and Bronzes, and of the Machines, Tools, and Raw-stuff's necessary for their production.

II.

The exhibition takes place in the new exhibition-building, constructed of fire-proof material-iron and stone-of the "Bayrisches Gewerbemuseum" in Nuremberg; it will be solemnly opened June 15th and closed September 30th.

III.

The purpose of this exhibition is to set forth the present condition of gold and silver smiths' works, jewellery and bronzes in the different countries; to call attention to the artistic and technical progress in their production; to give exhibitors an opportunity of extending their present and opening up new fields of consumption; and to promote emulation and advance by presentation of the newest machines, tools, apparatus, and raw-stuffs.

IV.

There will be admitted to the exhibition: gold and silver smiths' works and jewellery; works of art in copper including those in enamel; works of art in bronze and brass, in tin and zinc, and of the latter especially the imitations of works in bronze; and galvanoplastic reproductions of works of art.

Besides finished works themselves the material used, the tools, apparatus, and machines, employed in their construction, are also admitted.

As far as feasible a historical department shall give a survey of the development of these fields of labor.

V.

For those desirous of taking part in the exhibition special forms of announcement will be published which, filled up in duplicate, must be returned to the "Bayrisches Gewerbemuseum" by 20th December

1884.

These announcement-sheets must give exact details of the kind and number of the objects to be exhibited, and of the space required for this purpose; and must further contain the special notices necessary for preparing an exhaustive catalogue to be issued at the opening of the exhibition.

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VI.

The "Bayrisches Gewerbemuseum has to decide as to the admission of articles announced for, and amount of space required in, the exhibition. Special forms of announcement will be issued as to manner of taking part in the Historical exhibition.

VII.

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All articles for exhibition must be forwarded franco to the "Bayrisches Gewerbemuseum Nuremberg from 1-30 April, 1885. In regard to bulky objects and larger exhibitions, which require extra contrivances for their setting up, special agreement is reserved. Would-be exhibitors, whose articles are not to hand in Nuremberg by 15th May, have no claims for admission to the exhibition, and lose the rights acquired by the acceptance of their announcement.

VIII.

The objects for exhibition will be arranged according to countries, and within this arrangement as far as possible according to material. The "Bayrisches Gewerbeinuscum" will after its own discretion attend to the setting up of the objects, and supply gratis the exhibition-cases necessary for this purpose.

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Exhibitors who provide their own exhibition-cases, or who having larger exhibitions require special arrangement of setting up, must send in drawings of these with their announcement.

Special agreements are reserved for fiting up machines and setting these in operation; likewise for the construction of workshops, &c. Motive-power is supplied gratis.