EXHIBITION AWARDS.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2538, 29 May 1882, Page 4

EXHIBITION AWARDS.

SECTION VI. Class 22 — Fubnitubb

Jurors of Class 22—F. Jenkin* (chairman), T. G. Moule, J. T. Brown, and F. Jones. PIB3T OBDEB OF MERIT —BILTBB MEDALS A. J. White, Christchurch —A walnut dining-room suite, consisting of a telescope dining-table, eight chairs, two carvers’chairs, two easy chairs, and sofa, upholstered in olive green morocco leather, design early English; walnut sideboard, handsomely carved, octagonal mirror, design early English, rich but chaste, the. general proportions of the lower and upper parts are well balanced and the details proportionate; walnut three tier dinner wagon, walnut mantel piece and over mantel with octagonal mirror, design early English, the general plan and details in good proportion. The above form a first-class exhibit, excellent in design, and the workmanship first class. A rimu wood mantelpiece and over mantel, octagonal mirror, style early English,' richly carved ; rimu carving table, carved back and mirror; rimu hall table, umbrella stand and mirror, and two rimu hall chairs. These exhibits are well designed, and of first-class workmanship. A walnut dining-room suite in tapestry, viz.— Oouob, six chairs, two easy chairs, and a three-seated ottoman. The design is elegant and upholstering first-class. Five occasional chairs in satin and silk, excellent in design, and best upholstery ; walnut cabinet, mirror back, hand painted figure in door panel, a very excellent exhibit, pure in design, and woikmanship best quality; large black and gold chimney glass, ebonized music cabinet, two wall bracket mirrors in walnut and ebonized wood and gold, black and gold ebonizsd tea table, throe gif B ®7 tables in walnut and honeysuckle wood, walnut ocoaaional table, black and gold corner cabinet with painted figures. These exhibits are excellent in design and workmanship, and tho upholstering is first-class. A bedroom suite, polished rimu ohesfc of drawers, dressing table and glass, washstand, with marble top and back ; towel horse, chamber cupboard, with marble top, and three chairs ; polished rimu wardrobe, with mirror centre and fitting l ?, complete; easy chair in cretonne, easy chair in crimson silk, reclining couch in cretonne; very neat design (early English) and best workmanship throughout. Brass bedstead, with copper mounts, half tester, French cretonne hangings, spring mattress j black and Jgold wall bracket, 'with mirrors Tho jurors recommend that a certificate of gold medal be awarded to A. J. White for tho number, variety, and excellence of his exhibits. Guthrie and Larnaoh, Dunedin (T, t». Kelcey, agent, Christchurch) —A dining-room suite, in rimu wood, consisting of couch, six chairs and two easy chairs, upholstered in maroon morocco leather ; dining table, dinner waggon, flap stand, coal box ; rimu sideboard, with carved work and mirror ; rimu mantelpiece and over mantel, with carved work and mirrors. The design of these exhibits is very good, and the workmanship first class, but the jurors take exception to the new principle on which tho dining table is constructed. A lima inlaid cabinet, with mirror back, richly carved with figures, floral and other ornamentation. The cabinet is of 8050 pieces of Now Zealand woods. This exhibit is artistically designed and admirably executed throughout. A richly gilt console table and glass, 72 i 54. This is an excellent specimen of a colonial-made article, and rivals the best class cf imported goods. The jurors recommend that a certificate of gold medal be awarded to Guthrie and Larnaoh for the number and excellence of their exhibits Wallaoh Bros , Melbourne (M. Hantriva, agent)—An ebonized drawing-room suite, upholstered in blue figured satin, consisting of sofa, sis chairs and two easy chairs, a centre table, writing table and cabinet en suite, cabinet, with pier glass ; chimney pier glass, do do, black and gold music Canterbury, throe ebonizsd brackets, ebonized what-not. All these exhibits are in excellent taste, the design (Louis quatorzs) rich, but ohasta ; the details are highly finished, and the workmanship and upholstering are of the best quality. Solid carved oak sideboard, gilt pier glass ; a boudoir suite,in light figured satin, consisting of settee, two chairs, two easy chairs, cabinet, four ebonizsd occasional chairs, ebonized inlaid cabinet, lady’s mahogany work table. The whole of the above exhibits display good taste and workmanship Walters and 00,, Christchurch —A dining room suite in Australian blackwood, consisting of telescope dining table, twelve chairs, two easy chairs and couch in maroon morocco leather. The design (early English), workmanship, and upholstering are first class. A blackwood sideboard, mirror back, panels inlaid with New Zealand woods. A good exhibit Walters and 00., Christchurch^ — Silver medal. An ebonissd kauri drawing room suite in cretonne, six chairs, two easy chairs and couch. Design very chaste. _ Seven blackwood occasional chairs in various designs of framing and upholstery H. Fahrmann, Christchurch —Dining room suite, viz , rimu wood telescope dining table, six blackwood chairs, two easy chairs a: d couch, upholstered in maroon morocco leather, style early English. Blackwood- sideboard with plate glass mirrors and Minton tile base. Kauri washstand with marble top and tile back. Two ebonised angle brackets with mirrors. The workmanship in these exhibits is very good George Wing, Sheffield, England—Oarved woodware, consisting of bread, butter, and cheese platters, breakfast and egg trays, bread knives, butter knife bandies, tec, A beautiful exhibit, artistically designed and skilfully wrought William Howell, Christchurch Silver modal. Inlaid drawing room 100 table, made of eeventeen varieties of New Zealand woods in upwards of 3500 pieces. This is an excellent specimen of inlaid work, well designed and admirably executed J. H. Jewell, Christchurch—Silver medal. Eight inlaid worktable tops of various designs, an inlaid chess table top, three octagonal worktable fops. A collection of turned erticka in New Zealand woods, viz , egg cups, pipes, paper knives, watch stands, walking stiokp, Ac. A collection of inlaid work boxes, napkin rings, Ac., In fancy woods. A collection of mutton bona ornaments. These collections display a large amount of excellent design and workmanship. Haywood Bros, and Co., Gardner, Mass. (Joan Hogan, agent)—Perambulators. Bodies made of cane and willow wickerwork; excellent exhibits in different designs, well made, light, strong, end durable, with strong springs, sound carriage work, and good upholstery. Chairs for bedrooms and sitting-rooms, rooking chairs and armchairs in cane work, rattan, and willow work. These goods are light, neat, strong, and serviceable. Tho Chairman and Jury.—Section VI. Gentlemen, —I have the honor to direct your attention to the carved show case erteted by my principals, the Oriental Tea Company, in the Asiatic octagon, which has been omitted from the catalogue in your section ; but inasmuch as it is the work of tho company’s own employes, and built on their premises, is eligible to be considered an exhibit in your section ; therefore I shall be pleased if you will examine it and report thereon.

I have the honor to be, sins. Your obedient servant, Quo. W. Wamblbt, Lichfield afreet, Christchurch, May sth, 1882. Oriental Tea Company, Melbourne (Q-. W. Wamsley, agent)—An exhibition show case of cedar, constructed for a tea trophy. Fluted columns 'with carved capital*, carved dolphins, and gilt bells pendant at angles of caves, richly carved frieze and cornice, roof covered with dresaed wood shingles, painted and gilded, ornamented ridges; apex of roof surmounted with a gilded dragon, sides enclosed with plate glass. The structure is hexagonal on plan, and stands on a richly moulded cedar base, and is guarded by a braes rail in metal brackets. The roof is richly painted and gilded. This highly ornamental and massive show case is the production of the company’s employes, and made on their premises. Sullivan and Co., Invercargill (H. Hinge, agent, Christchurch) —A patent self-acting cinder sifting ash closet. No. 1, cabinet ash closet, £5 10s, pan extra 5s ; No. 2, skeleton frame ash closet, for fixing in a building, £4 10s, pan extra ss. This is a very valuable exhibit, the mechanical contrivance for sifting and applying the cinder ash being self-acting, simple in construction, and not easily cleringed. The jurors strongly recommend this closet to householders who have not got the advantages of a water closet, it being far preferable to the present system of closet pans. PAPBBHANOIHOB. I'lßflT OBDBR OP MBBIT —BILVBB MBDAI, William Woollams and Co., London (O. W. Wamsley, agent)—A collection of samples

of wall papers, staircase paper*, flock, embossed flock and raised flock paper*, dado and other mural decorations, hand-made and nonarsenical Scott, Onthbertaon and 00., London (James Qianvillo, agent, O ii*tohuroh) —A collection of samples of wall papers, staircase papers, Qmk, embossed flick and raised flick papeis, dado, ceiling and other papers, hand-aadc and non-arsonical; a collection of patterns o.‘ machine-made papers Both of the above exhibitors show choice samples of the best designs and qualities of mural decorations, from the costly heavily gilded to the less expensive kinds of papers, FIBST OBDKR OF MBBIT —BILTBB MBDAL. Lewis J. Godfrey, Dunedin—Two richly carved cedar mirror frames, birds, flowers and foliage, a timepiece, caee and bracket, with richly carved garlands of foliage and flowers, dead birds, carved in wood, shell fish, carved in wood These are choioo specimens of design and carving. BILVBK MBDAIi.

■William Graham, Lyttelton—lvory and bone turner, collection of fancy articles of turnery in vegetable ivory, collection of articles in bone, viz , napkin rings, draught men, dominoes, knives and forks, &0., & a., collection of articles in oke ake and other hard woods, viz., candlesticks, egg onps, napkin rings, &0.. &o. t turned walking sticks, &c., in fancy woods, shell work, &0., specimens of ehin bone, leg bone, &0., &0., as used for manufacturing the bona articles exhibited, and which are said to be worth £ls to £2O per ton in England FIRST ORDER OP MBBIT —BILTBB MEDAL.

Walter Gee, Christchurch Venetian blinds in various colors for inside, and with oases for outside use, and for square, semicircular and gothic headed windows, spring barrel blinds, fancy blinds, blinds with Ha'ton's patent cheek, verandah blinds with barrel springs. Wood revolving shutter and frame for fixing inside. The laths are fastened with copper rivets, and fitted with spring-barrel, which acts as tho roller for the shutter. (This arrangement is an original contrivance of the exhibitor.) Spanish hood blinds and oases with spring-barrel action, linen blinds; Oriental blinds and cases, linen blinds; Florentine blind* and oases, cotton blinds; American outside louvre shutter blind and frame ; American outside sliding shutter and frame ; dwarf Venetian window blinds; gauzs wire window blinds; half bonnet hood, sunshade in striped linen for window heads; stained linen transparency. The above exhibits display good materials and first-class workmanship Taylor, Son and 00., Christchurch —Venetian window blinds, in various colors and plain Tarnished ; gauze wire window blinds ; model of revolving shutter and frame for fitting inside room, and model of revolving shutter and frame for outside use. These exhibits display good material and workmanship Stewart Hartshorn, New York (John Hogan, agent)—Self-acting spring rollers for window blinds, without cords or balances. A neat and convenient contrivance, which can be usefully adapted to a variety of purposes J. B. KowoliSa (G. P. Sharp, agent, Sydney)—Patent woven wire spring mattresses and fittings. This is a valuable invention, conducive to cleanliness and comfort, easily adjusted, flexible and durable Class 22 —Fubnitvbb. SECOND OBDEB OF MBBIT —BRONZE MBDALS. Jurors—F. Jenkins (chairman), T. Q. Moule, J. T. Brown and F. Jones. A. J. White, Christchurch —An inlaid small 100 table, map of Christchurch Walters and Co., Christchurch —One round 100 table, inlaid with map of New Zealand; one oval coffee table, iulaid with map of N-w Zealand ; one inlaid chess tabic ; a small collection of turned egg cups and vases in New Zealand woods

A. Jacobsen, Christchurch —A Scotch chest of drawers, inlaid front and top in sixteen kinds of New Zsalind woods. The inlaid work is elaborate, and well executed Guthrie and Larnach, Dunedin—Hall furniture in rimu wood, viz., hat stand, two hall chairs, and table with gong Charles Effey, Christchurch—A black wood dining-room suite, upholstered in maroon moroooo leather, viz., couch, six chairs, and two easy chairs This exhibit is of neat design and good workmanship, and produced at a price to come within the reach of a numerous class

Charles Rffey, Ohristohnroh—Exhibits of furniture consisting of conches, chairs and easy chairs ; also spring mattress and flack mattress. These exhibits of a cheaper class of furniture are plain, strong and useful, and moderate in price ' Walters and Co., Christchurch—School desks, school forma and blackboard, made of kauri and French polished ; a colleotion of turned eleotric bell patens in fancy woods. The school fittings are similar to those made by the exhibitors for the Government schools. They are well made, and are very suitable for the purposes for which they are designed Mrs T, Archbold, Christchurch —Collection of oaue work, consisting of chair bottoms, chair backs, Ac.; twenty-nine pieces in different designs and colors. The designs and workmanship are excellent, and the exhibits form a valuable addition to the list of loeal industries Sykes, Auckland (William Harding, agent) —Patent hygienic hot air portable bath E. and J. Slater, Auckland (William Harding, agent)—Patent extending trellis work. Adapted for garden screens and similar purposes Class 6—Timbeb and Woodwabb, Jurors—E. Jenkins (chairman), T. G. Moulr, J. T. Brown and F, Jones. ITIBBT OEDEB OS MERIT—SILVER MEDALS. W. H. Hargreaves, Christchurch A counter with circular ends, raised panels, and boleotion mouldings, carved pilaster capping, cut dentils. Tho surbasa mouldings, capping, and panels, in fancy woods ; counter top and base in ebonised kauri, carved enrichments in white pine; mottled kauri mantelpiece, with carved lion head trusses, grape and floral drop brackets, and carved fascia ornaments ; kauri mantelpieos, boxed jambs ; rima] mantelpiece, with turned honeysuckle jamb columns ; kauri mantelpiece, with honeysuckle panels and oarvod trusses. These exhibits are good specimens of joinery work Findlay and Co., Dunedin—Collection of IJ-in and l-Jin Baltic window sashes, glazed and nnglazadj collection of IJin and If in 4-panel kauri doors, Ifin boleotion moulded front door, Ifin sash door, with figured glass, rosette angles and stained margins ; kauri ohimnaypiece, boxed jambs, carved trusses. The above are of superior quality and'well made exhibits SECOND OBDKB OS MEBIT—BRONZE MEDALS. W. H. Hargreaves, Christchurch—Collection of IJin and 12 in window sashes and casements, glazed and unglazed ; collection of Ifin, IJin, and Ifin doors ; 1-Jin front doors, circular heads, boleotion moulded, diamond plate and rough plate glass ; Ifin front door (six panel), raised panels and mouldings ; Ifin inside glass doors, with figured centres, rosette angles and stained margins, and other doors ; diagonal parcelling fixed round the walls of the court, in five kinds of woods, planed, T. and G. and V. jointed B. W. England, Christchurch —Specimens of planed and polished mottled kauri panel beards and figured rimu and honeysuckle boards. A collection of eighty-one specimens of New Zealand ornamental woods, planed and polished A. J. White, Christchurch—Specimens of wood turnery, viz , table legs and pillars, bed posts, and general colleotion of cabinet makers’ turnery W. H. Hargreaves, Christchurch—Turned and carved bed pasts, fluted table legs and bed posts, and general collection of cabinet makers’ turnery, turned circular mouldings, from 4in to Bft 6in in diameter

W. H. Hargreaves, Christchurch—Carved wood brackets

J. Swinnerton, Christchurch—Carved kauri brackets for chimney pieces, furniture, &0,, &o. Fair samples of wood carving C. J. Hill, Eicoarton (Upper)—Specimens of machine carvings in wood by exhibitor; now “pointing machine,” invented by exhibitor. On account of the machine not being in complete working order, the specimens of carving are in an unfinished state, otherwise these exhibits would have deserved higher recognitisn 0. Higgs, Christchurch, carver and gilder —A pair of gilt wall brackets, a pair of gold and silver gilt fcliaged brackets, six gold and silver gilt foliaged angle brackets —highly finished sneoimens

Pioton Borough Council—Eed birch, black birch, and brown birch slabs, one of each A. T. Thompson, Pioton—Specimens in the rough of some remarkable Nov Zealand woods—v 2., 1 3ft, 18in x 2Jin, koai koai, suitable for wheel naves ; a seasoned slab of koklhiohi; a short length of a Native vine stem axe and pick handlee of New Zialand aeh; pair of tennis bate of aka; violin and

oho of riwa riwa j a batten of New Zealand cociar Soharf, Westland—A fancy table, with cupboard and shelves, made of thirteen specimens of ornamental New Zealand woods Findlay and 00., Dunedin—Two wide kauri boards, 54in x liin P. and J. Bartholomew, Fielding—Three 42in wide totara boards and planks Class 44a—Billiabd Tables.

Jurors—F. Jenkins, chairman, T. Q. Moule, J. T. Brown, and F. Jones.

FIBST OBDBB CF MBBIT — SILVER MEDALS j George Wright and 00., London (G. W. Wameley, agent.) —Mahogany billiard table, l£-in slate top, 12ft x 6ffc, fitted with improved fast antiolimatio cushions, with furni ture including ivory balls, ebony butted cues, rests, markers, ico. Aloook and Co., Melbourne (T, J. Maling and Co., agents)—Solid blackwood billiard table, IJtn slate top, 12ft x Gin, fitted with patent climatic equilibrium, cushions and patent brass adjusting toes, with furniture, including ivory balls, cues, rests, markers, &o. SECOND OBDBB OF MBBIT—BEONZB MEDAL. Aloook and Co., Melbourne (T. J. Maling and Co., agents) A patent reversible combination dining and billiard table and furniture, This exhibit is adapted for family use where space is limited. Class 44—Obiokbt and Tennis Wabe. Jurors—F. Jenkins (chairman), T. G. Moule, J. T. Brown, and F. Jones. FIBST OBDBB OP MBBIT —SILVBB MBBIT. James Llllywhite, Frowd and Co., London (A. J. White, agent)—Lawn tennis bats, cricket bats, stumps, balls, pads, shoes, boots, and gloves, footballs, boxing gloves. All these exhibits are of the best quality SECOND OBDEB OF MBBIT—BEONZB MEDAL. I*. Q. Bussey and Co., London (F. Cross and Co , agents)—Lawn tennis bats and netting, cricketing materials, and fishing tackle Class 24 Bettshwaek. Jurors—F. Jenkins (chairman), T. G. Moule, J. T. Brown and F. Jones. 'FIBST ORDER OF MBBIT—BILTBB MBDALS. John Gosnell and Co., London (H. J. fctoott, agent)—Toilette brush ware, patent Tricbo saron. Best quality of goods Hamilton and Co., London (W. P. Dilworth, agent)—Painters’, grainers’, gilders’ and paperhangers’ brushes. A first-class exhibit throughout Orowdon and Qarrod, London (W. P. Dilworth, agent)—Painters’, grainers’, gilders’, paperhangers’, toilette, household, shoe and other brushes. A varied and first-class assortment Forteous and Gibaud, Melbourne (H. Apsley Pellatt, agent)—Toilette, household, painters’ and other brush ware. Good quality, including the best and also the cheaper class of sr.icles Hugh K. Qilmour, Auckland (Clark and Son, agents)—Toilette, household, carriage, stable and other brushwaro. A colonial exhibit, worthy of special comment SECOND OBDEB OP MERIT BBONZB MBDALS. Thomas J. Harbutt, Auckland—Corn brooms and switches. Clark and Son, agents. Excellent articles James Miller, Christchurch —Household, shoe, stable and other brushes. A local exhibit worthy of special encouragement Eagle Metallic Brush Co., Boston —Metallic hair brushes. John Hogan, agent Class 75 —Stationery. Wm, Mitchell, 44 Cannon street, London— Exhibit of steel pens. Unequalled; we reoammend certificate of gold medal Joseph Gillott and Co., London and Birmingham—Stationery. Too well known for any comments on this beautiful exhibit; we recommend certificate of gold medal