. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature. ixlcggand other places inTyrol,and in Galicia, Buckowina, and Hungary. The quantity of metalemployed is about 40,000 cwt., and the value of the articles annuallyproduced is £250,000. In the ^carf-works the quantity of metalemployed is 65,000 cwt., the annual value of-the goods pro-duced, £100,000. Tin is manufactured (principally in Bohemia)to the annual value of £50,000, and zinc to that of £2500. Theprecious metals, gold and silver, are principally worked in thelarger towns, particularly Vienna an
. The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ... A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature. ixlcggand other places inTyrol,and in Galicia, Buckowina, and Hungary. The quantity of metalemployed is about 40,000 cwt., and the value of the articles annuallyproduced is £250,000. In the ^carf-works the quantity of metalemployed is 65,000 cwt., the annual value of-the goods pro-duced, £100,000. Tin is manufactured (principally in Bohemia)to the annual value of £50,000, and zinc to that of £2500. Theprecious metals, gold and silver, are principally worked in thelarger towns, particularly Vienna and Prague, and the value of thearticles annually produced is about £1,700,000. In addition tothis a considerable amount of gold and silver is annually taken upby the mints. The mixed metals are also made and manufactured to aconsiderable extent, as brass, bell metal, gun metal, pinchbeck. &c. The glass manufacture has its greatest development in Bohemia,where there are not only the greatest number of works (35 inNorthern and 85 in Southtrn Bohemia), but the wires are also of ¥. XoniflluilB East 16 fiam Qreenwlch % A COililEECE.] AUSTRIA 121 very superior qnnlity. Their ig about £1,000, ia Styria and Morivvin there is little glass Diaiie in otherparts of the country, and that onljr of the commoner sorts. of mirrors is also extensively carried on iu Bohemia andBome other parts. Bohemia and Moravia are likewise distinguishedfor their earthen and porcelain wares. The preparation oichcmcaletuffi has been of late years greatly extended, and is now activelycarried on. Sulphuric and muriatic acids are largely made inBohemia, Lower Austria, ami Silesia ; pharmaceutical preparationsand perfumes are made chiefly in Vienna, and dye-stulls in LowerAustria and Bohemia. The manufacture of woode?i articles is i\ ide-Bpread over the country, and affords employment to a great numbercf persons. The smaller articles, particularly childrens toys, arela
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