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4. There are on exhibition in the collection of fibres and textiles, 318 specimens (including 72 specimens of cotton), and 37 specimens of furs. In addition to these there are a number of old forms of spinning and weaving machinery placed on top of the cases and on the floor, awaiting cases which are to be made for them.
It is impossible to state the number of specimens now in the collection which will be placed in the series for study or among the duplicates. All of the material would require to be looked over and classified, which would require weeks of labor to do in a proper manner, before the number could be even approximately known.