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THE INDUSTEY OF ALL NATIONS.
The importation of foreign Watches into
England is carried on to a considerable extent,
although, we believe, that since our manufac-
turers have learned to combine cheapness with
A Cheval Screen, carved and gilt, is ex-
hibited by Mr. T. Nicoll, of London ; it is so
excellence, a large diminution has taken place
in the number imported. The watch-makers of
Switzerland have long maintained their pre-
constructed that by a simple process it may be
converted into a stand for lights, a music-stand,
eminence in this branch of industrial art by the
ingenuity and skill which they have brought to
bear on their productions ; so that the watches
of that country find a ready sale throughout the
continents of Europe and America. We have
engraved on this page six out of several which
M. Patek, of Geneva, has contributed to the
Exhibition. By a simple and ingenious mechanism,
the use of watch-keys is rendered unnecessary in
and a table. In the centre is a Pastil painting,
by Mr. A. Blaikley, representing Peace and
Plenty; the composition of the picture is highly
pleasing, while the design of the frame is good.
some of them; a screw in the handle, when
turned, winds up the watch, and, by another
movement, equally simple, regulates the hands.
300
The importation of foreign Watches into
England is carried on to a considerable extent,
although, we believe, that since our manufac-
turers have learned to combine cheapness with
A Cheval Screen, carved and gilt, is ex-
hibited by Mr. T. Nicoll, of London ; it is so
excellence, a large diminution has taken place
in the number imported. The watch-makers of
Switzerland have long maintained their pre-
constructed that by a simple process it may be
converted into a stand for lights, a music-stand,
eminence in this branch of industrial art by the
ingenuity and skill which they have brought to
bear on their productions ; so that the watches
of that country find a ready sale throughout the
continents of Europe and America. We have
engraved on this page six out of several which
M. Patek, of Geneva, has contributed to the
Exhibition. By a simple and ingenious mechanism,
the use of watch-keys is rendered unnecessary in
and a table. In the centre is a Pastil painting,
by Mr. A. Blaikley, representing Peace and
Plenty; the composition of the picture is highly
pleasing, while the design of the frame is good.
some of them; a screw in the handle, when
turned, winds up the watch, and, by another
movement, equally simple, regulates the hands.
300