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[[centered]][[double underline]] TEXTILES. ^[[/Double underline]]  [[/centered]]

   The number of specimens on exhibition on the N. E. Court of the Museum is 1,118.
   There are now mounted, for exhibition in the Museum as soon as sufficient space can be provided, 107 unit boxes of textile fibers and fabrics and five double unit boxes of fabrics.  These are now prepared for storage.  A very valuable set of type-specimens of wool, from the principal wool growing countries of the world, is also on storage.  These specimens are very well mounted, and it is to be regretted that they cannot be shown in cases, or at leats placed where they can be examined when occasion requires.  The same may be said of certain specimens of cotton.
   There are also on storage 27 unit boxes of mounted textiles which will not be required in the Museum, but as the specimens are all good and well prepared, it has been deemed best to preserve them ready for use whenever it becomes necessary for the Museum to take part in expositions elsewhere.
   The study series at present contains 390 specimens, principally of fibers, numerically arranged and ca ^[[talogued.]]

Transcription Notes:
Where the author corrected something, I have taken his correction such as the "they" in the second paragraph where he typed "htey" and then used the Proofreaders mark to indicate the transposition of previous "h" and "t". When he didn't correct it, such as the "leats" which should obviously be "least", I left it as written.--thomas