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104 some collection which with proper tact may eventually come to the museum, it is the duty of the committee to plan the collection which they are to buy in such a way that it will not cover the same field. But the existence of private or other collections is not the only thing to be considered. There are two ends in view in adding the museum to the educational equipment of a city. One is the development of a high class of artisans producing a more artistic grade of manufactures. The second is the general cultural development of the community. In order to do their duty by the first of these classes, the committee and the director must study the manufactures of the city. They should make a survey of the kind of artistic products which are being turned out and then see how the museum could be made of interest and value to the workers in these different manufactories. For instance, in a city where a large amount of glass is produced there should be in the museum a representative collection of glass of all periods and countries. Very often, collections are made by wise manufacturers for the use of the workmen. One of the most interesting of these collections is in Dresden, where Herr Kuhnscherf, a prominent iron manufacturer, has a collection of early German hand-wrought iron locks, keys, knockers, gates,