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^[[Graphic Arts.]]

1.  HOW HAS THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1896, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AS FAR AS (1) THE NUMBER OF ACCESSIONS AND (2) THEIR SCIENTIFIC VALUE ARE CONCERNED?

Owing to the absence of the curator in Europe during the whole of the year 1895, very little progress is to be noted in the Section of Graphic Arts.  For the same reason no report was made for the year ending June 30, 1895.  [[right margin]] Report for July-Dec. '94 was rec'd. [[/right margin]]  The following figures, etc., include therefore, the two years ending, respectively, June 30, 1895, and June 30, 1896.

[[underlined]] Year ending June 30, 1895. [[/underlined]]
1.)  The last number on the catalogue June 30, 1894, being 5500, and on June 30, 1895, 5561, it follows that the number of entries for the year was 61.  The number of entries for the preceding year was 270. -
2.)  The most interesting addition is that of 44 specimens illustrating the transmission of photographs by means of electricity, contributed by the inventor of the process illustrated, Mr. N.S. Amstutz, of Cleveland, O.

[[underlined]] Year ending June 30, 1896. [[/underlined]]
1.)  Entries carried up to No. 5620, showing 59 entries against 61 the preceding year. -
2.)  These entries represent mostly specimens collected, - a few of them bought - by the curator in Europe.  The most interesting addition is a "photo-autocopyist" outfit, bought in London, which illustrates a method of collographic printing, i.e. from gelatinized parchment, not yet represented in the collections of the Museum.

There are still quite a number of additional specimens received from Mr. Amstutz during the absence of the curator, which have not yet been catalogued.  Mr. Amstutz proposed also to give to the Museum some models of machinery used by him and raised the question whether it would not be better to give these models to some department other than the Section of Graphic Arts.  This point has not yet been decided, and it seemed best, therefore, to leave the specimens uncatalogued for the present, as it may be thought advisable to keep models and specimens together.