haʊˈɛvɚ, ðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt fˈeɪld tə lˈɪv ˌʌp tʊ ɪts pɹˈɑːmɪs tə pɹəvˈaɪd ˈædɪkwət kˈɛɹ fɚðə kəlˈɛkʃənz, ænd wɛn ðɪ ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi sˈɛkɹətɹi, mˈɪl stˈɛfɛnsən, vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ðə kəlˈɛkʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː hiː fˈaʊnd ɪɾ ɪn ˈeɪ "dᵻplˈoːɹəbəl kəndˈɪʃən".
However, the Institute failed to live up to its promise to provide adequate care for the collections, and when the Honorary Secretary, Mill Stephenson, visited the collection in 1892 he found it in a "deplorable condition".