Word: glasses
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...Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass models of plants and Flowers in the Botanical Museum, is open to the public on week-days from 9 a. m. till 5 p. m., and on Sundays from 1 till...
...permanent iron-frame grandstands for football and baseball. The swimming tank is planned for the open court of the Locker Building. The wall of the part connecting the two wings of the building will be knocked out, a tank 44x25 feet built, and the whole space roofed with glass...
Experiments have for some-time been in progress at the University Museum to discover a better sort of tablet than is now used upon which the glass models of flowers may rest with safety. The results have been satisfactory. The new tablets are made of a white material which will not warp under any conditions. The surface is absolutely smooth and may be made to take any color: white, however, will probably be used entirely. The chief value of this invention lies in the fact that where flowers were formerly subject to serious damage by the warping of the cardboard...
...Harvard exhibit for the Paris Exposition will be ready for shipment in a few days. The space accorded to the University exhibit proper is two "units," each unit consisting of a glass-topped cabinet above which, fastened to the wall, is a set of winged frames containing thirty-three card-board plates 22 by 28 inches. Each set somewhat resembles a large book with very heavy leaves...
Part of the Harvard exhibit at Paris this year will consist of a case of specimens of Blaschka glass models of flowers. These specimens have been selected chiefly with reference to their geographical relations and all parts of the United States, from California to Maine, are represented by characteristic species. The case which contains the specimens has been temporarily placed in the balcony of the Ware Exhibition Room, in the University Museum, where it can be seen by the public for a few days. The printed labels to accompany the specimens are not yet ready, but otherwise the exhibit will...